Martin's Easy Way to Make a Wildflower Meadow
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Supplier to the winning show garden designed by
Claudia de Yong at Gardeners' World Live, NEC 2017
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If you would love a traditional wildflower meadow in your garden, but are worried about the uncertainty of seeding (it is often a major disappointment, even if you do everything 'right'), then wildflower meadow turf is what you need.
Yes, it's a lot more expensive initially, but you get a fantastic wildflower meadow THIS YEAR, instead of waiting 3-4 years for a disappointing
result, and in the long run it actually works out cheaper as you don't have to deal with the weeds.
This is why the people who make the show gardens at RHS Chelsea, Gardeners' World Live, etc. buy this stuff from us - it is an easy way to get a great result, quickly. It was also used in the London Olympics in 2012!
If you're still not convinced, feel free to order some wildflower meadow seed mix, and I really hope it works for you, but if your ground is anything other than perfect for seeding, I would urge you to consider this fantastic wildflower turf.
It's what we used for our wildflower meadows.
If you need any help, just click on the chat button to chat with me or leave an offline message.
Best Regards, Martin.
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If you've been watching TV nature and gardening programmes lately, you'll have seen a lot of interest in wildflower meadows. There are many advantages to wildflower meadows:
they cover the ground in a beautiful mix of wildflowers and grasses; they provide a banquet of nectar and pollen for bees and butterflies, and many other insects; and they just
make you feel good while you're looking at them.
If you saw Sarah Raven's series Bees, Butterflies and Blooms on BBC 2, you'll have seen how wonderful these mini habitats can be, and how much pleasure
you and your friends can get from them.
We can't think of an easier way to convert an area of your garden into a wildflower meadow! Once you've cleared the ground you just need to roll out the turf,
water it from time to time, then sit back and watch it grow! You can even use it on a green roof for a really dramatic effect.
The native flower seeds mixed into the turf will give you wildflowers from early spring right through to autumn which will provide a fantastic habitat for birds,
butterflies and other insects. Whilst you're waiting for your turf to bloom you can easily add a few plug plants to it or even plant bulbs through it.
And it doesn't matter how large or small an area you want to convert... our Wildflower Turf is supplied in easy to use rolls. So, you can order just as much as you need, from 5 sq m to a full truck load, or even more!
Click here for more information on our Wildflower Turf,
including species composition,
ground preparation
and maintenance.
Click here for more information on our Wildflower Roof Turf,
including preparation and maintenance.
Please contact us for details of our special roofing turf & roofing turf with sedum added.
Our standard wildflower meadow turf is a 75% mix of wildflower and 25% grass seed so that you get a high proportion of flowers. All seeds used are, of course, from native stock (except where specified). The grasses used
in the turf form a dense sward which acts as a weed blanket, giving the wildflower plants a head start against outside competition, and have been chosen to
complement rather than overwhelm the flowers.
Because Wildflower Turf is grown on a plastic base all the root development is contained within the turf itself, creating a good mat of roots. This gives it
great strength which in turn makes it easy to handle and lay. And because it hasn't been cut from topsoil it hasn't lost its roots, so it establishes itself
really quickly in your garden (occasionally, our soil-less turf may be unavailable, in which case we will supply an alternative).
Maintenance, apart from watering it during establishment, is minimal... no weeding or fertilising should be necessary, just an annual cutting in autumn.
Wildflower turf can be grown using specific species to suit your requirements, so please
contact us with your requirements.
Note that there may be a surcharge for delivery to northern Scotland. We can't supply to Northern Ireland.
Click here for more information on our Wildflower Turf,
including species composition,
ground preparation
and maintenance.
There are six variants of our Wildflower Turf:
- Standard Wildflower Meadow Turf
- Ideal for establishing native species wildflower meadows
- Species Rich Lawn Turf
- For those who want a lawn with a few wildflowers in it
- Native Enriched Turf
- Includes some non-native perennial flowers to extend the flowering season - ideal for garden borders (no grass)
- Shade Tolerant Turf
- Includes over 40 species of flowers and grasses, with a minimum 75% wildflowers
- Wildflower Roof Turf
- This native species turf is more drought-tolerant so is ideal for use on roofs
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Standard Wildflower Meadow Turf
(minimum order 5 sq m)
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| Wildflower Meadow Turf |
£42/sq m inc UK delivery |
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| Quantities 50sq m or over |
£26/sq m including UK delivery |
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| Quantities 100sq m or over |
£17/sq m including UK delivery |
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Species Rich Lawn Turf
(minimum order 5 sq m)
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| Species Rich Lawn Turf |
£42/sq m inc UK delivery |
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| Quantities 50sq m or over |
£26/sq m including UK delivery |
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| Quantities 100sq m or over |
£17/sq m including UK delivery |
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Native Enriched Turf (contains some non-native flowers & no grass)
(minimum order 5 sq m)
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| Native Enriched Turf |
£45/sq m inc UK delivery |
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| Quantities 50sq m or over |
£28/sq m including UK delivery |
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| Quantities 100sq m or over |
£20/sq m including UK delivery |
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Shade Tolerant Turf (40 species of flowers and grasses, minimum 75% wildflowers)
(minimum order 5 sq m)
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| Shade Tolerant Turf |
£45/sq m inc UK delivery |
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| Quantities 50sq m or over |
£28/sq m including UK delivery |
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| Quantities 100sq m or over |
£20/sq m including UK delivery |
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Wildflower Roof Turf
(minimum order 5 sq m)
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| Wildflower Roof Turf |
£45/sq m inc UK delivery |
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| Quantities 50sq m or over |
£28/sq m including UK delivery |
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| Quantities 100sq m or over |
£20/sq m including UK delivery |
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Please order using the payment buttons above
The delivery service is an overnight pallet line service and the vehicle has a tail-lift and a pallet truck for offloading the pallet which is suitable for hardstanding surfaces only. The driver will not be able to use the pallet truck over gravelled or soft surfaces. Most deliveries are carried out with the use of large articulated trucks, if access to your delivery site is limited and you require a smaller vehicle, please let us know.
This is a 9am-5pm delivery service, Tuesday to Friday. We can request a morning or afternoon delivery but this is not guaranteed. The delivery will be kerbside only i.e. the side of the road. However the driver using his pump truck will get as close as he possibly can to the property. The driver is not insured to unload the pallet or take the goods into the property.
Please
contact us to discuss your requirements for wildflower turf for your garden.
We can also supply biodegradable turf pegs.
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