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The importance of wildflowers and a very special offer for sowing now, and/or in spring
As a seed company, the oldest family run one at that since 1783, we have seen some change over the centuries as you can image. But the last State of Nature 2023 report found that “the UK is one of the most depleted countries in the world” and that there were “substantial consequences of living in a nature-depleted country. Butterflies have lost 97% of their habitat, and that pollinating insects like bees, hoverflies and moths which play a critical role in food production show an average decrease in distribution of 18% since 1970.
The RHS too in their article on the 27th of November 2024 Horticulture contributes £38 billion to UK economy and climate resilience / RHS Gardening said: Environmental horticulture is essential to nature-based climate solutions, with the UK’s gardens and green spaces mitigating climate impacts, easing extreme weather effects and enhancing biodiversity. The cooling and pollution-reducing effects of urban green spaces were valued at £27.4 billion in 2021 alone, while urban vegetation helped the UK avoid £800 million in health-related costs.
These contributions to biodiversity, air quality, and urban resilience highlight the sector’s role in advancing the UK’s net zero goals. In addition, in 2023, public parks, gardens, and green spaces attracted £4.2 billion in tourism spending while also proving essential for public health.
Whilst there are many different solutions from planting trees to vertical and roof top gardens, the growing of easy -pollinator-friendly flower mixes in pots or directly into the ground is one of the simplest and most effective.
You might know me for vegetables but….. you may not know that we also responsibly source PURE wildflower seed with no fillers, no vermiculite, no grasses, just …… 3sqm of British grown native and non-native pollinater friendly Wildflowers. Even planting a small patch in your garden will help regenerate, especially in city spaces but not only. So many wildflower packets contain up to 80% fillers and they just don’t deliver like ours and the best thing is that you can sow them now, till the end of October and again in the spring. Not only do they help our insects which in turn helps our birds and also pollinate our allotment and back garden plants. But don’t forget they are also beautiful natural areas which will sway with the wind and which your butterflies and other garden animals including hedgehogs and will also appreciate as they hide.
We are offering a bundle of 3 wildflower mixes:
- ‘Days of Olde’ which is a mix of 19 traditional flowers field flowers.
- ‘Countryside Annuals’ a mix of 5 including poppies, cornflowers and corn marigold, corn cockle and corn chamomile
- ‘Colour Explosion’ a mix of 17 varieties producing a sea of brightly coloured flowerheads.
You can use this excellent tutorial from the RHS to help you How to sow a wildflower patch / RHS Gardening
We would like to offer this exclusive bundle of 3 sachets covering 3sqm each (normally £10 each) plus a 1g sachet (2sqm) of Yellow Rattle free of charge, plus free P&P on top for just £24 - a saving of £11. Paolo. Seeds of Italy
Colour Explosion - Height in CM
Baby’s-breath Gypsophila – White, 50cm
Calendula Calendula arvensis - Orange, 60
Californian Poppy Papaver rhoeas - Orange/yellow, 40
Candytuft Iberis - Pink/white, 30
Clary Salvia sclarea - Pink/white/blue, 80
Chrysanthemum (mixed) Chrysanthemum – Mixed, 60
Corn Chamomile Anthemis arvensis – White, 60
Corn Cockle Agrostemma githago - Pink/purple, 90
Corn Marigold Chrysanthemum segetum – Orange, 60
Cornflower (mixed) Centaurea cyanus - Blue/purple, 90
Cosmos (mixed) Cosmos bipinnatus – Pink,100
Larkspur (mixed) Delphinium - Blue/pink, 80
Mignonette Reseda lutea - Green/white, 35
Night Scented Stocks Matthiola longipetala - Pink/purple, 45
Poppy Papaveraceae Red 40-60
Viper’s Bugloss Echium vulgare – Blue, 40
Virginia Stocks Malcolmia maritima- Purple/pink, 30
Days of Olde - Height in CM
Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus - Yellow, 5-60cm
Black Medick Medicago lupilina - Yellow, 10-60
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus - Yellow, 10-50
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra - Purple, 50-90
Common Vetch Vicia sativa - Purple/blue, 20-40
Cowslip Primula veris - Yellow, 5-10
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa - Purple, 30-90
Lady’s Bedstraw Galium verum - Yellow, 10-80
Ox-eye Daisy Leucanthermum vulgare - White, 20-100
Red Campion Silene dioica - Red, 20-80
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata - White/pink, 10-40
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia - Red, 15-40
Salad Burnet Sanguisorba minor ssp - Red/purple, 20-90
Self Heal Prunella vulgaris - Purple, 5-50
Sorrel Common Rumex acetosa - Red, 10-80
White Campion Silene Latifolia - White, 30-100
Wild Carrot Daucus carota -White 20-100
Wild Clary - Yellow, 30-150
Yarrow Achillea millefolium - White, 10-100
Countryside Annuals - height in CM
Corn Chamomile Anthemis arvensis – White, 60cm
Corn Cockle Agrostemma githago - Pink/purple, 90
Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum – Orange, 60
Cornflower (mixed) Centaurea cyanus - Blue/purple, 90
Field Poppy Papaver rhoeas – Red, 20-80
