The best time to sow seeds and start creating your meadow is autumn. You can also plant in spring. You need to create a fine top layer of soil to sow the seeds. So clear the ground of any existing ...

This species is especially abundant where ground cover is thick. The meadow jumping mouse builds nests of plant fibers 10-15 cm (4-6 in) in diameter, in clumps of grass, within the bases of hollow ...

See also: how to create a wildflower meadow. We ordered from nine different websites in quantities to suit the average gardener. Some websites sold both plug plants and seeds in the numbers we wanted, ...

Eelgrass is a critical habitat for fish, protects against coastal erosion and stores carbon. But it's threatened by pollution and climate change. Dozens of local scientists are working to protect and ...

Like many small herbivores, the meadow vole occasionally eats insects or other invertebrates but, grasses, sedges, seeds, tubers, and roots comprise most of the diet. Under the cover of snow, the ...

A smaller tree, also grown from seeds distributed by the Arnold Arboretum, is located in the at Duke University. If you know the bald cypress tree, note how similar the two species appear. Exploring ...

involved sowing wildflower seeds to create vast expanses of blooming flora, equivalent to more than 85 domestic tennis courts. Once in bloom, these wildflower meadows will play a vital role in ...

Seagrass seeds were bagged at the National Marine Aquarium ... hoping to restore four hectares (40,000 sq m) of seagrass meadow. Mark Parry, from the Ocean Conservation Trust, said the work ...