Wildflowers Advice

Whilst wildflowers have a longer blooming period than most garden flora, there does come a time when their blooms will begin to die off and it is time to think about mowing your meadow.

Wildflowers add a range of colours, exciting shapes and pleasant smells that sweep across your garden, catching the eye of onlookers. It is also where local wildlife will flourish, appealing to bees, birds, bugs, butterflies, and wild birds, and it can be a wildlife haven for you and the whole ...

There are plenty of products on the market that promise an instantaneous meadow with very little preparation required. But, if you really want to establish a wildflower meadow that will last year after year, you must do the preparation first!

Why should you sow wildflower seeds in your garden? Wildflower meadows, or an area of your garden devoted to wildflower growth is a beautiful addition to your garden that benefits your local wildlife. We believe it is important to preserve nature and encourage biodiversity, in this post we talk ...

Spring and autumn are hailed as the best times to sow wildflower seeds and for good reason. But if you have left your sowing a little late you may be wondering if there’s still an opportunity to sow wildflower seeds this late in the year and if sowing wildflowers in winter is even a good idea. ...

Wildflowers – you sow them, you grow them, they bloom and… what next? Our guide will help you manage your wildflower meadow get your wildflower meadow blooming.

Yellow rattle is often described as the ‘meadow maker’ due to its ability to weaken vigorous grasses within a meadow, allowing other wildflowers to flourish. As a result, it is a semi-parasitic wildflower plant as it soaks up and feeds off the nutrients that neighbouring grasses need. Join ...

Wildflowers make a colourful addition to any garden and once sown, are extremely easy to maintain.

Many of us ‘like’ the idea of wildflowers – their vibrant and versatile blooms, their ability to attract an array of bees and pollinators and their low maintenance characteristics. However, sometimes the narrative of whimsical wildflowers doesn’t quite fit in with your current aesthetic ...

If you’ve ever watched, say, the Chelsea Flower Show and thought to yourself, ‘Gosh, wouldn’t a wildflower meadow be lovely?’ then you’re in the right place. Yes, wildflower meadows are lovely, and even lovelier than that - they are amazingly easy to look after.