Dry Ground Flowering Lawn

Dry Ground Flowering Lawn

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NEW FOR JULY 2023 - A beautiful mowable flowering lawn mix for very dry conditions.

This beautiful flowering lawn, made up of grasses, legumes and wild flowers is suitable for very dry, poor and free draining soils. This diverse mixture requires only a moderate maintenance (mowing as required).  This seed mix is made up of 60% flowers and 40% grasses. The flowering species are all suitable for walking on and will flower repeatedly after mowing. The wild flowers will provide rich resources to pollinators. 

WHERE TO SOW: Any bare earth surface intended to be turfed or seeded with grass and managed with a few annual mowings

HEIGHT: varies according to maintenance / mowing

MANAGEMENT: mowing a few times a year

DIVERSITY: 13 varieties including 3 legumes, 3 grasses, and a selection of wild flowers

SOWING PERIOD: autumn or spring

SOWING DENSITY: 3 to 5 g/m² in the autumn or 7 to 10 g/m² in spring.
(Autumn is the prefered sowing time as the seeds can be sown less densely and therefore cover a greater area.)

FLOWERING: April to October

COMPOSITION: 40% grasses and 60% flowers

13 species including:
7 nectar-rich species
7  *Wild Form

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)*
Tor Grass (Brachypodium pinnatum)*
Sheep's Fescue (Festuca ovina)
Oregano (Origanum vulgare)*
Lemon Thyme (Thymus pulegioides)*
Strawberry Clover (Trifolium fragiferum)
White Clover (Trifolium repens)

   

    

 

Our packaging is made from FSC recycled cardboard and environmentally friendly inks. The seed bags are fully compostable starch to keep seeds in the best condition during storage.