Help on what to plant

[germanshepforeverx]

I have been removing Spanish bluebells from a big plot of our garden and now am stuck on what to do with it. I want to make it as native and wildlife friendly as possible. I was thinking wildflower turf but it seems so expensive and I don’t want to lay seed as I have children and animals so want something quick. Any ideas would be appreciated it is also under apple and cherry trees so needs a soft landing 😅

I would just put grass seed down for the time being. Then you can add things when you like

Native bluebells? 😅

@Agapornis no I removed Spanish bluebells as they are invasive. I would like to plant native plants for wildlife to thrive not necessarily bluebells.

@Geneticsbunnyi am thinking just some grass and then add to it I think that will be the quickest and probably cheapest option 😊

To clarify, I suggested Spanish bluebells in jest - they clearly would like the soil, but you won't want to deal with the inevitable hybrids.

You could get a roll of grass, it'll need a fairly bit of love and watering for a good while, so possibly not the best time of year? I'd look at summer bulbs and perennials, you could sprinkle wildflower seeds in between. You could just grow something for this year, e.g. potatoes and tomatoes. Then sow perennial seeds separately to eventually plant out.

I suggest turf for any areas in reasonable sun, and lay composted bark on the rest for this year. Wildflower mixes won't work under trees.

By the way, the Spanish bluebells will be back. I've been trying to get rid of a patch of them in my garden for at least 5 years. The annoying thing is that when I planted the bulbs they were sold as native ones.

How do you remove Spanish bluebells?

Dig them up. Its hard work.