How to Grow a Wildflower Garden

Growing wildflowers can offer your landscape natural beauty throughout the seasons. Nearly any spot is ideal for growing wildflowers and can take the form of a woodland, meadow, or prairie garden. In fact, if your space is limited, you can even grow them in containers.

Most wildflower gardens are planted in borders and beds, along tree lines and roadsides, or in vacant lots. Some people plant wildflowers along their property lines as well. Before starting your wildflower garden, you should take into account the native plants with which may already be located on your property. Wildflowers are extremely adaptable and will generally grow in almost any landscape; however, if you are somewhat unfamiliar with growing wildflowers, it is often a good idea to study your surroundings in order to get a sense of the particular species which thrive in your location.

Woodland gardens are generally composed of flowering plants, grasses, shrubs, and trees. When designing a woodland garden, include layers of plants as they would be found in their natural setting. You can easily create a woodland wildflower garden by planting smaller trees, shrubs, hostas, and ferns along with your desired wildflowers. Many woodland gardens actually thrive in partially shaded areas. If your space is limited, consider planting wildflowers such as mountain anemone, bleeding heart, wild ginger, or hepatica underneath a large shade tree in your yard.