Question
I would like to plant wildflowers permanently in my garden of perennials. It is October and I am in So California. I cleaned up my garden bed, raked and want to add groundcover bark, HOWEVER, should I plant the wildflower seed BEFORE or AFTER laying down the groundcover bark (smallest bark)?

Answer
Hey, Veronica.

I think you're going to have problems getting the wildflowers to do well if you're starting with seed in goundcover bark.

If you want to start with seeds, let the seeds get a good start, and once the plants are about four inches, you can surround them with mulch.

If you're wanting to let the wildflowers self-sow in future years from their own seed, go lightly on the grouncover mulch.

Hope that helps.

Russel