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    Hi, I prepared a hole today and inserted a pre formed shallow pond for wildlife. I have left an old log pile to rot and already have hedgehogs, slowworms and either toads or frogs. I bought some yarrow, teasle and other wild plants from the local NT shop but I would like to buy a good wildflower mix. Can anyone recommend a brand? I also thought I would plant some surplus kale and spinach seedlings and let them flower. I would be very grateful for any ideas.

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    OH and I dug over a test patch in our new garden yesterday and sowed some wildflower mix (box) from Wilkinsons to see how it fares before committing to a larger area next year. You can get specialist mixes, though, according to your soil type and local area. I can't offer a view on any of them as this is our first year with trying this out. Quite a few companies come up if you google wildflower seed.

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    • #3
      neglect works best, I read somewhere, over cultivation and feeding of the soil is incorrect behaviour when growing wildflowers.
      Before you spray a single thing,
      sit down and read the silent spring.

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      • #4
        I'd also welcome recommendations for bulk purchase. I have a 100m driveway with woodland on one side. Some bluebells and forget-me-nots on the edge of the drive; it'd look lovely with snowdrops in spring and wild flowers in summer. Nothing too tall, and it's fairly shady though not overly so. I can get a photo of it helps, but it's going to take a lot of seed and bulbs.

        Our local council have recently come up with the lovely idea of seeding wild flowers on roundabouts instead of just grass, I wonder where they get their supply... Though their blend is more meadow, waist high.

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        • #5
          T&M have a few choices, including the option to buy larger packets with 15g of seeds:
          Thompson-Morgan - Search Results for Wildflower Seed Mix

          There's also a lot of information and advice here:
          https://www.growwilduk.com/

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          • #6
            Moles caters for bulk quantities and offers a good range of single species and mixes. https://www.wholesale.molesseeds.co.uk/wild-flowers/

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            • #7
              I just pick up a few inexpensive packets of wild flower and anything else that looked interesting, sown them at the rear of the raised bed, idea being to attrach bees etc.

              A quick Google for Wild flower mixes turns up a good number of options. Likely easier for you to select your own.


              Our local council have recently come up with the lovely idea of seeding wild flowers on roundabouts instead of just grass, I wonder where they get their supply... Though their blend is more meadow, waist high.
              Ours did that to a new section of road - all the banks are wild flowers, all access/slip roads have wild flowers and the new roundabouts were planted/seeded.
              Does get a bit manic with the bees and insects if you walk along the footpaths.
              The council also do at least leave the flowers to die back and self seed, but slowly a dominent species is gaining the upper hand in the various areas.

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