Wildflower mats

Just been round to see a friend tonight and she had the most amazing wildflower corner. She said she bought somthing from Woolworths called wildflower mats which was like a cappilary mat that you just laid down in situ and watered..it was so beautiful, my friend bought hers some years ago and it has continued to set seed and flourish. Anyone know wher these are availlable now?

 

you dont need wildflower mats ..just purchase some mixed wild flower seeds from suffolk herbs..scatter them and i normally put a bit of compost over mine to stop them all being eaten..and you can fill your garden with all sorts of wild flowers..these are some of mine the best is still to come..

 

I have also filled the front garden with seeds also..

 

Thanks Wildflower, what a beautiful garden you have I thought I needed Mats as my soil has been given lots of fertilizer over the years, Dont wildflowers have to have poor soil : Can you please tell me the name of that lovely Tall plant that I can see...the one with the pom-pom head, did you grow that from seed, its so pretty

 

Thats angelica you can have as much seed as you want from me in about a months time..as its very invasive and i have 4 giant plants..I have poor soil also and wildflowers love poor soil ..thats why you see them growing in strange places..i buy a variety of seed some for the hedgerow ..cornfield mixture..birds ..bees and butterflys..most come up the first year and will self seed everywhere and some come up the second year..all my plants are late due to the spring being so cold..but they are getting their now...by the way you can eat the angelica...its what they use to make cake decorations with..all my borders are tightly packed so i dont have to weeed very much..i just have a big clear out in late september..

 

your daises look lovely wildflower, they have survived the gas men then?!

I've bought Angelicas gigas from ebay and it's looking small but good so far.

Where have you been lately?

 

The daisys just about survived the gas men!! then my dog went and sat down in the middle of them yesterday ..you probably heard me shout at him....i will get a angelica gigas one day but not while i live here as i am over run with plants ..i was giving away loads yesterday i sort of went mad and planted a whole packet of mullein seeds and they all grew and i must have had four dozen of them so i was panicking..the same went for some tarragon and green nicotine plants i was overrun..i do it every year i just keep sowing seeds till i have that many i dont know what to do with them...my greenhouse is full to bursting i cant get in their ..what a nightmare..most of it is to be planted in september so i wont panic yet!!

 

Wish my front garden looked like that wildflower, I am to embarrassed to tell you what mine is like! :eek:

 

Good to have you back W/F............
Where have you been?
Heres a coming home present.......

 

Thankyou Wildflower, I would like to take up your kind offer of some Angelica seeds(I have emailed my address to you) your garden looks so pretty, I am going to order the mixtures that you have used..do you sow yours in the autumn or spring?

 

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sorry about that i think i made a disaster..these flowers all all seed grown..this year and their are many more to come..

 

Thats my kind of garden I am very into the cottage garden look, you have certainly perfected the look and have inspired me to try seeding wildflowers. Thanks for your email re the seeds, I also pick bunches of cow parsley to put on the windowcills, like you said they have got seed pods so I will try and get some seed out.Hoping my flowers turn out like yours..we garden on clay round here so must have a bit more nutrients in the soil.

 

I have clay soil also so you will be fine...RODERS..i love the dandelion i am sure i am fascinated with dandelions i have drunk half a pint of dandelion tea this morning allready..i keep taking photos of dandelions..think i will have to get a mug with a dandelion printed on it!