Wildflower sowings

Common Agrimony –Agrimonia eupatoria – grows best in well-drained grassland on sites where there is plenty of sunlight. Plants are attractive to Bees and other insects.  Common Agrimony is a relatively late flowering species. In mid to late summer its attractive brightly yellow spiked flowers brighten up our hedgerows and meadows. Common Agrimony looks best growing with other plants that flower in mid-summer such as Oxeye daisies, Black Knapweed, Meadow Cranesbills and Field

Wild Basil Seeds Wild Basil -clinopodium vulgare – grows best in dry grassland and is well suited to chalk and limestone soils on sites where there is plenty of sunlight. It has a variety of other habitats including woodland edges, rough grassland and bare open ground. In garden settings, Wild Basil plants can be introduced into a sunny border, or wildflower meadows on poorer soils. Wild Basil attracts a broad range of insects such as Bees, Butterflies and Ladybirds. It is us

Oxeye Daisy seeds Oxeye Daisy- Leucanthemum vulgare sometimes known as the Moon daisy this is a familiar wildflower of meadows and roadsides. It is an excellent general-purpose meadow plant, being well suited to all wide variety of soils and look best growing in full sun, but can also be grown in dappled shade. When sown as part of a meadow mixture, Ox-eye daisies are often one of the first flowers to appear, in the first or second year. Initially it is not uncommon for them

Betony seeds Betony seeds – stachys officinalis – can be sown onto on a wide variety of soils and will grow well in a variety of habitats such as open woodland, hedgerows and grassland. Plants will tolerate sites where there is plenty of sunlight and also a degree of shade, so all in all this species makes for a very good general-purpose wildflower. Betony is a low growing species with a rich red flower that appears from June to August. Plants are highly attractive to Bees an

Bluebell seeds Bluebell Seeds English Bluebell Seeds can be sown in semi-shade or sun but will look best grown in shaded woodland settings where the rich blue colour will be more intense. In the wild bluebells have a preference for acid soils and grow in a variety of habitats including woodlands, hedgerows, grassy banks and even alongside open coastal cliffs. In gardens, bluebell seeds can be introduced under small trees, or on the north and east side of fences and hedges and

Q:  When is the best time to  sow wildflowers? A: Wildflower seeds can be sown at any time of year but the best time is generally spring or autumn. Some wild flower seeds such as cowslip and Primrose seeds require  prolonged periods of cold to trigger germination, a process known as stratification. The best time to sow Wildflower Seeds such as these,  is in the Autumn, and in trays of compost which are left outside and exposed to the winter’s weather. Germination should occur

Q: Do wildflower seeds require any special treatment prior to sowing? A: The 2 forms of special treatment are as follows: a. Scarification: This is where hard coated wild flower seeds can be encouraged to germinate more readily by rubbing between two sheets of sandpaper hence allowing moisture to penetrate more readily. A few examples within our own range of wildflower seeds include Rockrose, Meadow Cranesbill, Vetches, Bluebell, Ribbed Melilot and Sainfoin. b. Stratification

Q:  How long do wildflower seeds take to germinate? A: Some wildflower seeds generally germinate very readily and easily. Species such as kidney vetch and Birdsfoot trefoil often take only 2 or 3 days to emerge. Unlike some ordinary flower seeds however, wildflower seeds have not been genetically modified by humans for easy germination and as such there are a few varieties that are notoriously difficult to grow. In fact, some wildflowers seeds have built in mechanisms designe

Q: What are the sowing rates for wildflower seeds and mixes ? A: Grass and Wildflower seed mixes 4 grams per square metre or 16 Kgs per acre 100% wildflower seed mixtures 1 grams per square metre or 4 Kgs per acre Cornfield annual seed mixes 2 grams per square metre or 8 Kgs per acre Individual wild flower seeds 1 gram per square metre Meadow grass seed mixes 5 grams per square metre or 20 Kgs per acre The above are the recommended sowing rates which can occasionally be reduc