Wildflower meadow pops up in the heart of Sydney

A meadow full of wildflowers with two metre tall sunflowers and a rainbow of pink, orange and purple zinnias, paper daisies and marigolds has popped up at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

The first meadow in the Garden for nearly 30 years, the unconventional botanic feature has been cleverly designed by the Garden’s horticultural team to allow visitors to wander through and interact with the colour, but it is also a new haven for bees and butterflies.

Royal Botanic Garden Sydney Horticultural Supervisor David Laughlin explains “we have seen hundreds of people wandering through the interactive display, but it’s also humming with healthy insect life.

“We wanted to create a beautiful, unique feature that challenges peoples’ expectations about what a botanic garden can display, but that also gives back to the urban ecosystem it grows in.”

“A meadow of wildflowers is great because it provides a paradise for hungry insects in our city environment before it transforms itself into green or plant-based manure to enrich and fertilise the soil it sprouted from!”

“It’s a good example of what people can do at home if they want to add some colour and life to their own backyard or balcony, and the good news is, it will definitely be the first of many to come.”

The wildflower meadow will be in bloom until the end of this month.

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