Wildflowers require specific conditions to grow successfully. Factors such as soil type, sunlight, and water availability can all impact the growth and health of your wildflowers. One of the most important factors is soil preparation. Wildflowers prefer well-draining soil that is free of weeds. Its best to eradicate all weeds 2-3 weeks prior to sowing to give the meadow the best chance of establishing successfully. Our regular training days cover all aspects of establishing a meadow from seed.

Generally, it takes 3-5 years to establish a fully flowering meadow, however you will see some of the annual’s flower during the first year, if included in your mix.

You can, however, we recommend a slope no greater than a 30° angle. Any greater than that, the seeds can wash down the slope when it rains.

The best time to sow wildflower seeds is in the Spring or Autumn. An Autumn sowing will allow the seeds to overwinter and germinate strongly in the Spring, encouraging slightly earlier and more diverse flowering in the first growing season. It can be difficult to always plan this far in advance, so it’s important to say that a Spring sowing also works well, but some seed may remain dormant until after it goes through its first Winter.

Ideally, seed should be stored is a cool, dark place. In the right conditions, wildflower seed can maintain its health for several years, but this is usually in larger scale, temperature controlled, purpose-built storage. If required, we can offer climate-controlled seed storage for your seeds.