Turf over bluebells snowdrops etc

[Fridakahlofan]

We are going to use lockdown to make our garden as wildlife friendly as possible and have plans for an orchard/meadow/pond/ woodland bit.

Part of this means changing some flower beds into grassy areas. We are hoping not to lose flowers by moving them to new beds elsewhere.

I am not sure what to do about the huge number of primroses, daffs, bluebells and snowdrops we have in the beds we are getting rid of.
Should we move them? Can we move them?! Is there a time where we could turf over them and they would grow through the turf? Or will we kill them by doing that?

Thanks

Snowdrops, primroses, and daffodils are all happy growing in grass, though I'd probably obtain the grass via seed rather than via turf (which involves putting an extra 3 inches of soil over them).

I think they will be OK, it's nice what you're doing to benefit wildlife

We turfed over bluebells, primroses and some other lovely things. We had no choice, it was so bad we actually had a digger come and dig up the ground. Yet there they all are growing through the turf! Haha

My daffs grow through that woven black membrane every year and bluebells are indestructible

Ok this is good news. Thank you very much indeed all.

Do you think we need to wait for the bluebells to die down before we turf over them. They are in their prime now.

I’ll give them another week of splendour!

Remember, the leaves are there for a purpose, to make an store energy in the bulbs for next year's flowering. You'll set them back if you simply turf over, burying the leaves. That's why I suggested grass seed not turf.