Plant your own Mini meadow

THERE’S nothing quite as lovely as a summer meadow – a sight that has inspired artists and poets for centuries. But according to the RSPB, a whopping 99% of the UK’s so-called ‘unimproved grassland’ has been lost since the 1930s. This is grassland that hasn’t been re-seeded, fertilised or drained, making it an ideal habitat for native wildflowers and wildlife.

As farming practices intensified, the addition of fertilisers and the introduction of more vigorous grasses meant that the grasses