Wildflowers are the secret superstars of the garden, bringing a riot of color without the fuss. Ideal for anyone seeking to ...

You can start meadows with seeds, or try wildflower plugs, mats or turf. Wildflower plugs are single plants or clusters of ...

They will sprout within a few days, and then you can go in with the flower seeds. Wildflower meadows require at least half a day's sunlight in order to thrive. In the early years, you'll need to ...

Weeds are big competitors for water, sunlight and nutrients, which are all needed to ensure successful germination of ...

If your soil is rich then you may need to remove the top 3-6 inches of top soil to ensure that the conditions are right for growing wildflowers. The best time to sow seeds and start creating your ...

Direct sowing works best for large plantings of wildflower and cold tolerant perennial plant seeds and it’s the method to use if you want to convert part of your lawn to a meadow. Gardeners in ...

Cut the grass at the end of summer after most of the wildflowers have had a chance to set seed. If you only have a small meadow, use a strimmer (wearing protective clothing, such as goggles ...

The task facing conservationists is made harder by the difficulty in placing meadows firmly into the public's consciousness. Fiona Guest, from Scotland's only commercial wildflower seed producer ...

Many places sell wildflower meadow mixes. It's best to use suppliers who guarantee their seeds are native to Britain, so you don't get harmful species cropping up. Wildflower lawn mixes, with or ...

Wildflower seed mixes have different proportions and types of flowers ... Many mixes contain colourful plants, such as poppies and cornflowers, that live at field margins rather than in meadows. These ...

As the meadow matures, wildflower seeds will be harvested and used in other local nature conservation projects. Since the 1930s, the UK has lost 97% of its wildflower meadows, mainly due to ...

species-rich native wild grass and wildflower seed mixes that provide a haven for pollinators, insects, birds and butterflies, which it applies to its two living wall solutions; a Vertical Meadow ...