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wildflower garden

  • 08-09-2013 1:14am
    #1
    bigblackmug
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    Anyone got any good links for planning a wildflower garden?
    I'm most interested in links for gardens in the british isles.

    I understand these gardens need to be cut back in the autumn? Can the grass and wild flowers be fed to cattle or would there be poisonous varieties there in the mix?

    Would it be possible to let Chickens roam free in a wildflower garden or do they need to be able to scratch about?

    How many months of colour can one realistically expect to get out of a wildflower garden in our climate?


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  • #2
    Rancid
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    In the absence of any other replies so far, and until you get some better suggestions, these links might help.

    http://www.irishwildflowers.ie/
    http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wildflowers/


  • #3
    paddy147
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    bigblackmug wrote: »
    Anyone got any good links for planning a wildflower garden?
    I'm most interested in links for gardens in the british isles.

    I understand these gardens need to be cut back in the autumn? Can the grass and wild flowers be fed to cattle or would there be poisonous varieties there in the mix?

    Would it be possible to let Chickens roam free in a wildflower garden or do they need to be able to scratch about?

    How many months of colour can one realistically expect to get out of a wildflower garden in our climate?


    Hens/chickens do need somewhere to scratch around and have a bit of a wander.

    If you want some battery hens.....then theres between 7000-9000 ex battery hens being rescued from a commercial farm in Laois today.


    They need a good home and someone to care for them,and they will still lays eggs for you.


    They have never seen freedom and dont know what sunlight or rain drops are.

    We are getting some of them today to give them a new home to and give them a much better quality of life too.:)


  • #4
    paddy147
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    Oh and with a wildflower garden....you can cut it back after the various flowers have self seeded.


  • #5
    paddy147
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    Our rescued ex-battery hens laid their 1st eggs this morning for us.


    They are still getting to grips with grass and bark chip....(scratching away in it)....as they have never seen or felt these before,due to be in tiny cages for all their lives.

    Very happy indeed.:)


  • #6
    wildlifeboy
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    pics please? are you going to eat them when they stop producing eggs.. off with their heads etc


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  • #7
    paddy147
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    wildlifeboy wrote: »
    pics please? are you going to eat them when they stop producing eggs.. off with their heads etc


    They have a good few years of egg production left in them.

    5 eggs in 2 days is good going so far,and reasonable sized eggs too.......considering they were very stressed out after being rescued on Monday from the commercial battery farm in Laois..:)

    They now seem to know what scratching around is about and they are milling the "Layers Mash" food out if it aswell.

    They seem to really love eating cabbage leaves too.:)



    Anyway,Im taking away from the OPs post now.

    Appoligies OP.:)


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