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in my head, its more that the 'lawn' would be more heavily planted/disrupted in the area I've labelled 'wildflowers'. We're not fussed about having a proper lawn, its a smaller garden than my drawing makes it looks, my OH just wants somewhere to sling the lounger. Definitely going to involve some cosmos, that's a great shout, we've got some mixed in with erigeron in containers already.
@hugo7 your input in this thread lately is mainly what's got me thinking about it properly, decided it was time to write some shit down!
jackbepablo
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I don't think you can realistically grow a wildflower meadow in one single bed and make it look good.
Instead, you could plant ornamental grasses and, if it gets enough sun, mix them in with verbena bonariensis, prairie perennials like your echinacea, and annuals like poppies, cornflowers or cosmos. That way you might achieve a sort-of-naturalistic look.