Garden designer Tom Stuart-Smith raised his own prairie garden from seed and was delighted to find it requires a fraction of the maintenance of a conventional border

Happy #NationalMeadowsDay 🌱 Here's one of our favourite meadows at @GreatDixterofficial. Designing a meadow can be a fulfilling if challenging thing. But meadows are proven to support huge biodiversity and be excellent for pollinators. Even if you don't want to create a meadow in its entirety, or don't have the space for one, you can still bring a little sense of meadow to your plot, whatever its size. © Richard Bloom

Create a meadow you can frolic through.

The latest trend is for wildflower garden ideas featuring hazy swathes of planting and a wash of pretty pastel colors

Looking for beautiful plants and design ideas for your pollinator garden? Take a tour of this wild yet refined property for endless inspiration.

In an extract from Ian Hodgson's ‘New Wild Garden’, he explains how to sow a meadow garden using annual seeds, perfect for a small space

John Greenlee paints with grasses. His colorful meadow gardens, created for clients around the world, are environmentally friendly alternatives to a tradit

Discover how to transform your lawn into a vibrant wildflower meadow. Learn the best wildflowers to plant for a stunning, eco-friendly alternative. Tap to start your lawn makeover!

Tom Stuart-Smith

Water restrictions and environmental concerns have caused many homeowners to ditch their traditional grass lawns and opt for more eco-friendly options. Replace your lawn with a native plant garden, add beds & borders, permeable hardscape, and other no-mow alternatives.