Admiring Wild Flowers
Jonathon Hardcastle
Walking with my family close to nature during late Sunday times
has been a practice that I definitely enjoyed while I was a kid.
Especially, if these long walks took place during spring time, I
became extremely excited since I was able to admire all those
wild flowers that attracted my attention and collect as many as
I wanted for my bedroom's vase. As during the past few years
I've read about, and have seen more interest in wildflowers, I
figured it was about time to jump in and add my two cents.
Planting wild flowers in your backyard is not as an easy
process as you might imagine. Just because the flowers you
select to plant belong to the "wild" type that does not mean
that they are able to survive without any attention or be
sprayed with harmful pesticides.
First of all, the one interested in exploring the wild flowers
business has to understand what kind of neighborhood
wildflowers would be appropriate for the specific situation he
or she lives in. It is true that wild flowers tend to prefer
wide open spaces with at least 8 hours of sunshine each day. It
is also true, they are sun worshipers. They also like the soil
to be rich in nutrients and well drained. What wild flowers do
not like is the hard packed soil and also being watered for
long periods of time. If you garden tends to be frequently wet,
wildflowers might not be the best choice for your outdoor
surroundings.
But, wildflowers can be used for weed control and with a great
deal of success. It is better though if you have to give
wildflowers a start or the weeds will keep the area free from
your original goal of a beautiful wildflower garden. Since both
love the sun, weeds and wildflowers try both to reach the
surface of the ground so as to gain as much sunlight as
possible. Neither will grow well without adequate sunlight.
Using this information to your advantage and you can end up
with a beautiful bed of wildflowers that requires little
maintenance.
The Wild Flower Preservation Society, whose headquarters are in
Washington, D.C., makes the following recommendation to wild
flower fans, "Do not pick or dig up wild flowers in quantity
unless they are abundant or weedy. Wild flowers that are not
abundant should be picked or dug up very sparingly." If the
years I used to pick up wild flowers have long passed, perhaps
it is time to grow some of my own in my back yard and share
them with the people I care about. If you belong to the same
group, there is always a good possibility we will meet in one
of those flower markets, someday down the road.
About The Author: Jonathon Hardcastle writes articles for
http://letsdosomeyardwork.com/ - In addition, Jonathon also
writes articles for http://homeimprovementstation.com/ and
http://4homelife.net/
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