It is increasingly common to choose to have meadows replacing the lawn, since the maintenance cost is much lower, and you can have a great diversity of different plants and flowers. Those who have the opportunity to go to the countryside will surely enjoy seeing the immense meadows that nature creates in all kinds of climates. And depending on the conditions, some herbs or others will grow.
This in the garden can be seen as if you have a piece of nature at home. Something that, without a doubt, you will like and will make you spend very pleasant moments with your family.
And, Who does not remember a scene, whether from a romantic movie or a cartoon, in which the protagonists had a great time observing and smelling the flowers of some meadow? Or, who has not run among the tall grasses in their childhood, or has seen how their dog enjoyed playing in it? Yes, practically all of us have done it at some time.
That is why, for all those magnificent memories, that we think it is very interesting to have your own meadow. As we said, the cost of maintaining a meadow and that of a lawn are very different. In the case of the prairie, as they are normally native plants, the cost is very low, Almost nil. On the contrary, if we talk about grass, we have to find out how to treat pests that it may have, fertilizers it needs, how often it is necessary to water, etc.
How to start? To reduce the cost of maintenance and irrigation, it is interesting that sow seeds of native wild plants, that is, of plants that already inhabit where we live. In this way we will not only be able to save a lot of money, but we will also help prevent exotic plants from invading the land of the autochthonous ones. To keep them at bay, you can use the brush cutter from time to time.
Do you dare to have a meadow in the garden?