I later learned homeowners across the country are planting similar patches, known as wildflower meadows, instead of grass. "Wildflower meadow lawns are gaining in popularity as people become more ...

Holly can provide shelter from winter weather, as well as natural places to nest in the spring.

It's relatively easy to create a mini wildflower meadow, particularly if you start with plant plugs, putting them in the ground in spring. Gardener's World gives guidance on this method. Alternatively ...

If you have a lawn, there are a range of ways you can improve it for wildlife, from simply mowing less frequently to installing a wildflower meadow. Check out our article on how to grow a lawn that's ...

WEST Kilbride pupils have been busy little bees while working to create a wildflower meadow in their playground. The schoolkids have rolled their sleeves up and mucked in to support the Ayrshire ...

Once established, wildflower meadows help bees, butterflies and other creatures thrive. The planting forms part of a wider, government-funded initiative to improve the condition of meadows and ...

Fiona Guest, from Scotland's only commercial wildflower seed producer, Scotia Seeds, says people have tended to take meadows for granted. She says: "There is a phenomenon known as 'plant blindness ...

Several neighbours had joined in with planting outside their homes A guerrilla gardener transformed her street from a "neglected patch of urban land" into a sea of colourful wildflowers thanks to ...

Coun Jennifer Fradgley, chair of Stratford District Council, joined volunteers from local housing provider Orbit,to plant ...