This summer, I took out a bunch of grass and seeded wildflowers. It was a fun summer! I got quite the show, did no mowing, and even got to donate all the flowers to a bridal bouquet.
But now I am at the end of the season. Do I just leave them for the winter, or should I get the weed whacker out and knock them down? Or is there something else I should be doing?
I live in northern Alberta if that matters.
by aardvarkious
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I am in Zone 3a.
Pictured above is what it looks like now, what it looked like end if summer, and mid summer.
I’d leave it for the bugs and birds. I’d also weed out anything you don’t want.
You can just let it get buried in snow… Spread new seed and some compost in spring… Or if its flat enough you can use a mulching mower set on high and mow it down
Leave it until Spring. That will provide shelter and forage for wildlife over winter. This is what a natural bird feeder looks like
Mow it down after a killing frost….clean or don’t clean the mess your choice. I let the seed shake out of everything and clean up the mess in the spring.
If it’s the first year of flowers I would cut them down about knee height and leave the trimmings