Germinal’s WFG21 Everyday Meadow wildflower seed mixture is formulated to produce the kind of quick and easy-to-establish meadow-type habitats required by modern commercial landscaping projects.

Unlike most traditional meadow mixtures, which typically contain 80% grasses and 20% wildflowers, Everyday Meadow contains a ratio of 90% grasses to 10% wildflowers. By increasing the grass content and selecting only annual species of wildflowers, Everyday Meadow is faster to establish.

WFG21 Everyday Meadow produces a denser habitat than traditional meadow mixtures thanks to its ability to be sown at 15g/m2, compared to most meadow mixtures, which are usually sown at 5-10g/m2. Everyday Meadow rapidly creates a thick, attractive canopy, so landscape contractors don't need to worry about sparse or slowly developing vegetation cover.

All of the wildflower species in Everyday Meadow are indigenous to the UK and have been hand-selected for their native traits and disease- and stress-tolerant characteristics, making them perfect for urban, sub-urban and business park environments.

Applications

  • Urban, semi-urban and business park environments

  • Commercial landscaping projects

  • Areas requiring a fast-establishing sward

Mixture

2.0%

White Clover

(Trifolium repens)

0.5%

Corncockle

(Agrostemma githago)

0.5%

Corn Poppy

(Papaver rhoeas)

2.0%

Red Clover

(Trifolium pratense)

0.5%

Rudbeckia

(Rudbeckia hirta)

0.2%

Cornflower

(Centaurea cyanus)

1.0%

Oxeye Daisy

(Leucanthemum vulgare)

0.5%

Oxeye Sunflower

(Heliopsis helianthoides)

0.5%

Hyssop

(Hyssopus officinalis)

0.3%

Salad Burnet

(Sanguisorba minor)

0.5%

Leo (Birdsfoot Trefoil)

(Lotus corniculatus)

0.2%

Yellow Rattle

(Rhinanthus minor)

0.5%

Phacelia

(Phacelia tanacetifolia)

0.3%

Yarrow

(Achillea millefolium)

0.3%

Common Vetch

(Vicia sativa)

0.2%

Common Knapweed

(Centaurea nigra)

30.0%

Strong Creeping Red Fescue

(Festuca rubra rubra)

25.0%

Chewings Fescue

(Festuca rubra commutata)

20.0%

Slender Creeping Red Fescue

(Festuca rubra litoralis)

10.0%

Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass

(Poa pratensis)

5.0%

Browntop Bent

(Agrostis capillaris)

Usage guide

Sowing Rate

15 g/m2

Sowing Time

March - October

Sowing Depth

10 mm

Sowing Instructions

Create a fine friable seedbed down to 150 mm in depth. Carry out two equal sowings at right angles to each other and diagonally to main axis. Broadcast manually or use seed drill, rake level and roll. Ensure good seed to soil contact.

Maintenance

First cut mid-September - 1st October and collect the arisings.

Cutting height 70 -100 mm

Cut from mid-August to early October. This can be done as one cut but preferable, and if the meadow is big enough, you will cut it in sections leaving a week to a fortnight between cuts. Ensure you collect the arisings. If the meadow is large enough, consider allowing up to a fifth to stand uncut through the winter and cut down and remove the clippings in March the following year, this will provide a habitat for invertebrates and some vertebrates over the winter. Rotate this area so a different section is left uncut each year. This more closely replicates the grazing of animals which would leave some small areas not grazed.

If possible, and with the obvious exception of areas you are leaving uncut, lightly mow the sward down to 70 -100 mm as required throughout the winter months until March and collect the clippings.