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Your guide to green living in Montgomery County, MD |
Interested in replacing your lawn with a meadow?
Our friends at the University of Maryland have advice on establishing a meadow and increasing the habitat on your property for pollinators and wildlife. Many people underestimate the time and effort that can go into establishing and maintaining a meadow and go too big too early.
Start small and take a year to observe the plants to learn how to properly care for your meadow before expanding it. Native plants are best suited to this area’s climate and benefit the environment and ecosystem more than non-native plants. A good nursery will be able to assist you with ordering the right native plants for your project.
We recommend starting in the backyard, keeping a tidy, maintained border around it, and communicating your intent with your neighbors. A well-defined border around your meadow will serve to both help keep out weeds and to show that the meadow is intentional. Don’t forget to tidy up each year, and control any invasive weeds, to keep it looking well cared for. Always keep plants from hanging over into a sidewalk, road, or neighboring properties and keep them from blocking any street signs.
If you are looking for more info, follow these great step-by-step instructions for establishing your meadow.
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We also may want to establish a front-yard ‘meadow’, and substantially improve yard drainage and upgrade our backyard ‘Rain Garden’.
Tel. 301-589-2340
Hi Joel, judging from your landline # (above) I think you may live in the 4 Corners neighborhood, as I do (Indian Spring) I”m also interested in the idea of a suburban meadow, an idea I learned more about at the recent Green Matters Symposium presented by Brookside Gardens last Friday, Feb 21.
I’d love to connect with you—and other homeowners—who are considering replacing lawn and share information on workers who do this type of landscaping, who really understand the ideas, whether or not they are landscape designers or not. I want qualified people but do not have unlimited funds : ) though I’m happy to pay a fair wage!
Ann Bullock
301-233-4822
Hi Joel, judging from your landline # (above) I think you may live in the 4 Corners neighborhood, as I do (Indian Spring) I”m also interested in the idea of a suburban meadow, an idea I learned more about at the recent Green Matters Symposium presented by Brookside Gardens last Friday, Feb 21.
I’d love to connect with you—and other homeowners—who are considering replacing lawn and share information on workers who do this type of landscaping, who really understand the ideas, whether or not they are landscape designers or not. I want qualified people but do not have unlimited funds : ) though I’m happy to pay a fair wage!
Ann Bullock
301-233-4822