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Cut & Sow Wildflower Seeds - Description
- Irish Cut & Sow Wildflower Seeds
- Seed Mix With Yellow Rattle
- Pack Size: 40 Grams
- Sow into Existing Lawns (See how to Sow below)
- Did you know All our Wildflower Seed is:
- Provenance Irish
- Native & Naturlised Wildflora
- No Imports, Varieties or Cultivars
- Nor EU Forbes Are Used in our Wildflower Seed Mixtures
- Coverage:
- Dense Cover: 40m2
- Light Cover: 75m2
- Meadow Gaps: 150m2
- Irish Grown Wildflowers with Yellow Rattle
- Mix Contains Annuals, Perennials & Biennials
- This is Pure Seed (No Chaff in Seed Mix)
- No Insecticides Used - Neonicotinoidee Free
Cut & Sow Wildflower Seeds - Species List
- Yellow Rattle
- Birdsfoot Trefoil, Black Meddick, Century, Cowslip, Devils bit Scabious,
- Meadow Buttercup, Field Scabious, Kidney Vetch, Lady's Bedstraw, Lesser Knapweed,
- Marjoram, Ox-eye Daisy, Red Clover, Ribwort Plantain, Smooth Hawksbit, Sorrel,
- St Johnswort, Wild Carrot, Yarrow, Iris.
Cut & Sow Wildflower Seeds - Meadow Details
- Height: Ranges from 30cm to 160cm
- Flowering Time: Throughout the Summer (May to Sept)
- Maintenance Level: Easy
- Number of cuts per Year: Depends on desired height. For tall meadow cut twice yearly
- Full Cover Sowing Rate: 1 to 1.5g/m2
- Soil Type: Most soils. Not suited to wet & very low fertility soils
- Aspect: Sunny
- pH: Suits all soils.
- See How to Grow tab for sowing instructions
- Life Cycle of the Meadow: Contains Grassland Annuals, Biennials & Perennial
- Fertility Range: Will grow on any soil, the less fertile the soil, the less cutting will be required
Cut & Sow Wildflower Seeds - How to Sow
- Can be difficult to establish if careful preparation is not followed
- Lawns need to cut back to bare soil level. 'zero grazed' levels. Grass roots will be under the soil waiting to grow
- Weed out heavy glass clumps & swards
- Weed out white clover, dock, thistle & couch grass
- Once cut down to the 'scut' Rake/harrow the ground to scratch the surface, sometimes easier said than done,
- Sow the seed as soon as you can, while the grass is below soil
- Rake, Roll or press the seed into the ground.
Cut & Sow Wildflower Seeds - Cutting
- Wait for grass to re-emerge, then cut down to 10cm to 14cm
- Cuts per year: 3 to 5 cuts per year depending on fertility
Cut & Sow Wildflower Seeds - Advantages
- Popular with county councils for use in parks, conservation areas & low maintenance sites
- Grow our grassland mix to create a colourful natural meadow
- Also looks great in long drifts next to manicured lawns
- Ideal for hard to cut sloping banks & road side verges
- Grants for growing wildflowers can be obtained as part of CAP Rural Development Plan
- Grassland meadow mix is great for attracting bees, butterflies & insects
- Diverse range of species increases your garden's biodiversity
Native Grassland Mix - Did you Know?
- 1 Hectare of wildflowers can store up to 15 ton of carbon from the atmosphere annually!
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Note: We don't ship plants on Fridays due to the extended period they would remain without light & water
Shipping Options & Rates
FOR IRELAND & NORTHERN IRELAND
- Standard Courier Delivery With Fastway (3-4 Working Days)
- Cost is €4.95 on Orders Below €75
- Free Delivery on Orders Above €75
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Courier Delivery With Fastway (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €5 extra for express delivery
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Delivery With DPD (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €11.45 for orders below €75
- Cost is €6.50 for orders above €75
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This services comes with email tracking
- 'Seed' Postal Delivery Option ***
- Cost is €2 - Packet of Seeds ONLY Orders
- Note: Does Not Apply to Seed Potatoes, Bulbs or Sets ***
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This is a non-trackable service
MAINLAND ENGLAND & SCOTLAND & WALES (Currently Unavailable Due to Brexit)
- Standard International Courier
- Cost is €10
- UK shipping fee covers parcels up to a total weight of 20Kg
WESTERN EUROPE & WORLDWIDE
- Standard International Courier
- Delivery rates vary, please see chart below
- Note: There is no free delivery for Western Europe Deliveries
Bulk Bags & Large Item Pallet Deliveries
- Bulk bags & large orders are shipped via pallet couriers on a rigid lorry
- Delivery is to kerbside only
- If road access to your site is tight, then please advise us before purchasing
- Please Note: We cannot guarantee next day delivery on pallet deliveries
- Also, we cannot guarantee delivery on a specific day (Please allow 1-3 days for delivery)
- It's always best to order well in advance to avoid disappointment
- Cancellation of pallets when items are already in transit will incur a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee (To cover return delivery costs)
- Where pallet delivery can not be made due to site access, a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee will apply (To cover return delivery costs)
International Delivery Prices & Times
- Please note max weights below, heavier orders may require additional payment
- We will contact you to discuss, if max weight of order exceeded
Terms
- The shipping fee is fixed for an order, regardless of the number of items bought
- All courier orders require signed proof of delivery & the customer must be contactable by phone
- We do not offer a weekend delivery service (Mon-Fri Only excl. Bank Holidays)
- * Our courier achieves a 98% success rate on next day deliveries
- Once your parcel is shipped it will be placed on works courier's next day delivery service
- ** Seed postal option applies to seed ONLY orders & is available in all 32 counties of Ireland
- *** Does not apply to seed potatoes, bulbs or sets
