Managing mini-meadows

Adrian Thomas shares how creating mini-meadows in your garden can restore lost habitats and bring beauty and wildlife buzzing back

It’s easy to see why this ethereal meadow garden recently won the 2025 Landscape & Gardens Award by the Sussex Heritage Trust. Today, the contemporary single-storey house is wrapped on all sides by an

Non Morris reveals the techniques behind the contemporary take on William Robinson’s original idea of naturalising bulbs in long grass, creating an effect even more dazzling than a meadow

September, with its cooler temperatures and moist warm soil, is one of the best times of the year to make a new lawn. Grass seed germinates fast now giving quick results; about 7 to 10 days is usual.

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By the time we get to this point in the season, I’m ready for a good clear-up in the garden. The sense of order that’s come from trimming the hedges and cutting down the meadow has lingered, becoming