Wild Flower Mixture Information

The Mixtures

Wildflowers for a Garden Pond Edge WFM 21070
Annuals, Biennials and Perennials
Average Height 90cm
Approx Weight 2 grams
Sow 0.5 - 1 gram per sq metre
A balanced seed mixture of colourful mainly perennial, wild flowers of mixed heights and flowering periods. It contains a selection of attractive wild plants representative of those usually found growing on saturated soils such as marshy areas, margins of ponds, streams and ditches. It is intended for sowing without a grass seed mixture onto a prepared ground to create a permanent aquatic mini-habitat. As well as providing some butterfly and caterpillar food plants, the abundant vegetation will provide food and shelter for amphibians, birds and small mammals.
Species include :-
Angelica, Avens Water, Indian balsam, Birds-foot-trefoil, Bur-marigold, meadow Buttercup, Red Campion, Dame's-violet, Water Figwort, Common Fleabane, Gipsywort, Hemp-agrimony, Iris-yellow, Cuckooflower, Meadowsweet, Monkeyflower, purple Loosestrife, Ragged Robin, St Johns-wort, Devils-bit Scabious, Selfheal, Sneezwort, Teasel, Tufted Vetch, Water-plantain, Marsh Woundwort.
Cultural Information :-
Best sown late March to late May, or early August to mid September.
If possible choose a sunny weed free site with fertile soil. Organic or inorganic fertilizer can be used both before and after sowing.
Sprinkle the seed very thinly onto the prepared seed bed.
Lightly rake the seed in and firm and water if necessary.
Keep seedlings well watered until they are established.
Thin the seedlings as necessary, using the thinnings for other areas of the garden.
Ensure the site is kept free from unwanted plants or grass.
Some species in the mixture spread rapidly from self-sown seed, these can have their heads removed after flowering to prevent them seeding.

Conservation seed mixture of Hedgerow Plants  WFM 21072
Annuals Biennials and Perennials
Average height 90cm
Appros weight 2 grammes
Sow 0.5 - 1gram per sq metre
A balanced seed mixture of colourful annual, biennial and perennial, native wild flowers of mixed heights and flowering periods. Specially formulated to help create an area of plants in your garden, rich in wild flowers to attract butterflies and other insects as well as the eye throughout the summer.
It is intended to be sown without a grass seed mixture onto prepared ground, and is particularly suitable for creating a permanent 'Ornamental' bed of plants with mixed heights and flowering times.
Species include :-
Wood Avens, Hedge Bedstraw, Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Betony, Red Campion, Rough Chevril, Meadow Cranes-bill, Cowslip, Oxeye Daisy, Dandelion, Foxglove, Common Knapweed, Common Mallow, Great Mullein, Garlic Mustard, St Johns-wort, Selfheal, Teasel, Hedge Woundwort and Yarrow.
Cultural Information :-
Sow either late March to early May or late August to mid September in a sunny weed free site with fertile soil. Balanced organic or inorganic fertiliser can be used both before and after sowing.
Cultivate the ground to prepare the finest seed bed possible. If necessary tread or roll to get a firm seed bed. Sprinkle the seed thinly and evenly onto the bed. Lightly rake in with a spring tined rake, firm the soil.
Keep the seedlings, young plants well-watered. Thin as required using thinnings as a source for plant material for other areas of the garden. Ensure the site is kept free of unwanted plants and grass.

Honeybee conservation wild flower mixture WFM 21074
Approx weight 2 grams
Sow 0.5 to 1 gram per square metre
Sow in either spring or autumn
The mixture contains attractive wild flowers of real horticultural merit, many rich in both nectar and pollen, which are known to be especially attractive to honey bees. By growing honey bee food plants in your garden, you are helping to support these important pollinators.
It is intended to be sown without a grass seed mixture onto prepared ground, and is particularly suitable for creating a permanent 'Ornamental' bed.
Species include :-
Charlock, Chicory, Common Birds-foot-trefoil, Common Knapweed, Common Mallow, Common Toadflax, Corn Chamomile, Corncockle, Cornflower, Dandelion, Field Poppy, Foxglove, Great Mullein, Hedge Woundwort, Hemp-agrimony, Hogweed, Hound's-tongue, Large flowered Evening Primrose, Meadow Cranes-bill, Meadowsweet, Oxeye Daisy, Purple-loosestrife, Red Clover, Ribbed Melilot, Rough Hawkbit, Sainfroin, Teasel, Thrift, Vipers-bugloss, Wild Carrot, Wild Marjoram, Wild Parsnip, Wild White Clover, Yarrow and Yellow Rocket.
Culture :-
Best sown late March to mid May, or late August to mid September. If sowing after 1st June ensure seed bed is kept well watered.
If possible choose a weed free site. Use organic fertiliser
Sprinkle the seed very thinly onto the prepared seed bed.
Lightly rake the seed in and firm and water thoroughly.
Keep seedlings well watered until they are established.
Thin the seedlings as necessary, using the thinnings for other areas of the garden.
Ensure the site is kept free from unwanted plants or grass.

Ladybird Mixture  WFM 21075LB
Approx Weight  5 gram
Recommended sowing rate  2 gram per sq metre
A mixture of the following wildflowers noted for attracting wildlife and insects to the garden.
Red Campion, White Canpion, Cornfower, Poppy, Corn Marigold, Red Dead Nettle, Dandelion, Field Buttercup, Creeping Buttercup, Salad Burnet, Forget me not, Scented mayweed, Musk Mallow, St Johns Wort, Hawkbit, Hedge Geranium, Lady's Bedstraw.
Sow autumn and early spring, Scatter the seed evenly over the surface of the prepared seed bed and lightly rake in. Water as necessary throughout the growing season. Pull out any obvious garden weeds.

The Living Garden wild flower mixture WFM 21076
Approx Weight 1 gram
sow 0.5 to 1 gram per sq metre
A mixture of annual, biennial and mainly perennial wild flowers of mixed height, flowering period and colour, for a sunny position in the garden. All are well worth growing, for their own sake as well as for the butterflies, other insects, birds and animals they will attract. It is intended to be sown without a grass seed mixture onto prepared ground, and is particularly suitable for creating a permanent 'Ornamental' bed of plants with mixed heights and flowering times.
Species include :-
Birds-foot-trefoil, Common Poppy, Rock-rose, toadflax, Corn Chamomile, Cornflower, Cowslip, Dandelion, Field Scabios, Foxglove, Great Mullein, Harebell, Hemp-Agrimony, Kidney Vetch, Marjoram, Meadowsweet, Mignonette, Oxeye Daisy, Purple-loosestrife, Ragged Robin, Red Dead-nettle, Red Campion, Red Clover, teasel, Thrift, Vipers-bugloss, White Dead-nettle, Wild Candytuft, Wild Chamomile, Wild Pansy, Wild Thyme.
Culture :-
Best sown from early March to late May or from 1st September to early October.
If possible, select a weed free site of low fertility. Do not use fertiliser.
Clear the ground of both annual and perennial weeds using a Glyphosate herbicide if required (for couch grass,Docks, Thistles and Nettles) and cultivate the soil to form the finest seed bed possible, and roll.
Sprinkle the seed relatively thinly and evenly onto the bed.
After sowing, the seed should be lightly raked in and the are rolled to ensure the seed comes into contact with the moist soil.
Keep the seedlings/plants well watered. Ensure the site is kept free of unwanted plants.
Thin as required using thinnings as a source for plant material for other areas of the garden.