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Sandy Soils Wildflowers - All Questions
Hello, we've just pulled up all the concrete in our garden and want to turn it into a wildflower/grass meadow. At the moment it's 3 or 4 inches of what looks like builder's sand. I know low fertility is good, and we're not going to add topsoil, but it's there another kind of low - fertility soil we can add, just so it's not nearly 100% sand and will be better for my son to run around on? Thanks
Question by: Sarah Miles on 28 Sept 2020, 14:23
If it is sharp sand which it more than likely is then it will be fine. However 100% sand won’t be good enough and you would need to add decent topsoil/loam and incorporate that, that should see you end up with a sandy soil, that is clean (providing the topsoil is) but has some nutrients to sustain the plants. I would then recommended our flowering meadow mix rather than the sandy soil mix, it will be better for a garden, with possibly the addition of some Meadow just for added colour.
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Answer by: Roisin McCann on 30 Sept 2020, 10:19
we live in North West Fl. so when would be the best time to sow the Wild Flowers?
Question by: gesa m. schimmer on 26 Sept 2021, 18:59
Hi, all our mixes and seeds are native to the UK. Unfortunately we can only advise on UK climate and what is best for these regions. I am sorry I could not be of more help on this occasion.
Answer by: Roisin McCann on 27 Sept 2021, 11:04
Can I ask if you do low growing meadow seeds which will thrive in sandy soil, please? By low growing, I’m thinking 30cm (12 inches) in height.
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Question by: Leslie Durrant on 13 Oct 2021, 14:17
Hi, unfortunately we can not make a recommendation for a mix based on height as the mixes contain so many different varieties of wildflower and some may flourish in areas and grow quite tall or they may stay relatively low, this is just something we can not know exactly
Answer by: Roisin McCann on 13 Oct 2021, 14:30
We have a track 220 metres long. On one side we have a verge that is approximately 1metre wide with a ditch and on the other the verge is approximately half a metre wide. It has top soil on both and there is a mixture of clay and sand. As it’s a long track I would like a grass with wild flowers with a short low maintenance grass. Please can you advise what is best for these conditions. Thank you
Question by: Alison OConnor on 19 Oct 2021, 18:48
Hi, if you would like to send some pictures through to [email protected], we would be happy to look at the area and make few recommendations.
Answer by: Roisin McCann on 20 Oct 2021, 08:45
Hi. We have inherited an old equestrian sand school and want to turn it into a wild flower meadow. It has a hardcore base layer with about 80mm of sand on top. What preparation would you suggest we do to the sand and what seed would you recommend?
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Question by: Martin Spencer on 20 Jan 2023, 18:40
Hi Martin, thank you for your question.
Sandy Soils Wildflowers is the most suitable for this area. It is a mix of wildflowers that have the ability to root, grow and thrive in sandy soil conditions and tolerate soils that are free draining and prone to dryness. This mix contains annuals, perennials and grasses and majority of the wildflowers are perennials.
Below you will find our step by step guide on how to prep and sow a wildflower meadow but if you would like to email some photos of the area to [email protected], I can take a look and advise.
Sandy Soils Wildflowers is the most suitable for this area. It is a mix of wildflowers that have the ability to root, grow and thrive in sandy soil conditions and tolerate soils that are free draining and prone to dryness. This mix contains annuals, perennials and grasses and majority of the wildflowers are perennials.
Below you will find our step by step guide on how to prep and sow a wildflower meadow but if you would like to email some photos of the area to [email protected], I can take a look and advise.
Answer by: Roisin McCann (Admin) on 23 Jan 2023, 09:04