You can add a wonderful, colorful section to your garden by simply planting a wildflower garden, or in this instance a wildflower section. We extended the width of our garden a couple years ago and have not been getting the results we are looking for out of the new area. There is sun, but not a full days worth. We have great soil built and supply the area with plenty of water, but never could get any vegetables to really grow in the area.

This year I wanted something different. There are a few reasons for this Wildflower Garden. The main one the wonderful beauty that wildflowers add to the yard. Next, they are, for the most part perennial. This makes next years wildflower garden even better by default. The last reason, but the most important, is the diversity of insects that it attracts. My bees now have a larger diversity of flavors on their plate, the butterflies have been much busier and more prevalent and the beneficial insects such as ladybugs, lacewings, parasitic wasps and many, many more are everywhere in the garden. Native wildflowers will help your garden grow bigger and better eliminating the need to use any type of harmful chemical pesticides on those pests that insist on eating your dinner.

Your local nursery will most likely have a native wildflower mix that you can buy in bulk. I had probably 50 packages of old wildflowers seeds that were laying around that we needed to plant. I just mixed the seeds all together in a big bucket and broadcasted them over my prepped bed then gently raked them over and began watering them. It took about 2 months for everything to really show, but the results are just wonderful! See for yourself in the picture below.

Wildflower Garden attracts Beneficial Insects.

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