On Sat, 05 Jun 2004 14:06:03 GMT, Vox Humana wrote:
area into a wild flower meadow. It seems that in a year or two you have a
weed infested area that is dominated by one or two species. The man-made
meadows that I have seen in botanical gardens seem to require a periodic
burn - something that most people can't or won't do. Without the burn, the
meadow is just a stop on the way to reforestation. Weed trees, brush,

Correctly timed mowing will do the same. There's a rhythm to prairie
replanting, for instance. Yes, you've got lots of weeds the first few
years, but they get crowded out by perennials later.
http://www-ed.fnal.gov/help/prairie/Prairie_Res/
http://users.cis.net/hamfam/prairie/..._fire_mow.html
http://www.for-wild.org/