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2 bright seeds has the perfect range The Bright Seeds range of wildflowers offer a very attractive alternative to traditional lawns and gardens. Supplied in tubes containing 100g of seed giving a total coverage of 20m 2 - Tailored to suit most soil types. Bright Seeds Tel: a growers guide with nature at its heart

With our use of effective herbicides and efficient farming, rare arable weeds (wildflowers) have been removed or kept dormant from the landscape.

3 INTRODUCTION Welcome Intensive farming has taken its toll on our flora and fauna in the last 100 years. You only have to travel through parts of France and Europe to rediscover wildflowers in abundance on their less intensive systems. With our use of effective herbicides and efficient farming, rare arable weeds (wildflowers) have been removed or kept dormant from the landscape. This has a knock-on effect to soil and insects, mammals and birds - which all benefit from pollen and nectar-producing flowering plants. All is not lost, as over the last 10 years UK farming has benefited from government environmental schemes to encourage less intensive farming and to plant specific winter feed crops for troubled target species. This also includes arable reversions and restoration of floristically enhanced grassland. The uptake of such environmental schemes is increasing throughout the farming community and is slowly restoring the countryside to its former glory. Chris Bright This booklet can be recycled in your kerbside box. Printed on paper made from sustainable forests, Created and designed by Agripix Limited CONTENTS 1 Standard Wildflower mixture 2 Old English meadow mixture 3 Calcareous soils mixture 4 Woodland clearing 5 Sandy Soils 6 Hedgerows, margins & shaded areas 7 Heavy Clay 8 Acid Soil 9 Economy wildflower mixture 10 Cornfield Annuals 11 Blaze 12 Bumblee Bee Mix 13 Bush Harvested 14 Horse and Pony paddock mixtures 15 General purpose low maintenance grass mix 16 Herb Rich Meadow Mixture 17 Lawn Mixture 18 Sowing and management instructions for wildflowers

1 Standard wildflower mixture This mixture will give you some good colour in the first year from the Cornfield Annuals and from then on you will start to see more and more of the other species.

4 1 Standard wildflower mixture This mixture will give you some good colour in the first year from the Cornfield Annuals and from then on you will start to see more and more of the other species. Suitable for most soil types. The companion grass is of standard nature to suit most situations. 2.5 Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Blue/Purple Corn Marigold Chrysanthemum segetum Yellow Corn Cockle Agrostemma githago Purple Corn Chamomile Anthemis arvensis Yellow Field Poppy Papaver rhoeas Red Oxeye Daisy Leucanthermum vulgare White Salad Burnet Sanguisorba minor Green/Red Common Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia Pink Yarrow Achillea millefolium White Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus minor Yellow Betony Stachys officianlis Red/Pink Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Purple Common Sorrel Rumed acetosa Red White Campion Silene alba White Ragged Robin Lychnis flos-culi Pink Lady s Bedstraw Galium verum Yellow Agrimony Agrimonia Yellow Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus coniculartus Yellow Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Violet/Blue Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus Yellow Self Heal Prunella vulgaris Blue/Purple Red Campion Silene dioica Deep Pink Companion grasses 40 Slender Creeping Red Fescue Festca rubra litoralis 20 Crested Dogstail Cynosurus cristatus 15 Sheeps Fescue Festuca ovina 5 Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis 5 Sweet Vernal Grass Anthoxanthum odoratum 5 Small Leafed Timothy Phleum bertolonii 10 Common Bentgrass Agrostis castellana 100% Wildflower Mixture 86 per kg + VAT 80% Grass 20% Wildflowers 46 per kg + VAT - Sowing rate 3-5 grams per m²

2 Old English meadow mixture This traditional old English mix is based on common and well known species, traditionally multiplied up by late hay production. A good general purpose wildflower mix.

5 2 Old English meadow mixture This traditional old English mix is based on common and well known species, traditionally multiplied up by late hay production. A good general purpose wildflower mix. Should not be grazed with livestock. 2 Cowslip Primula veris Yellow Yarrow Achillea millifolium White Common Vetch Vicia Sativa Purple/Blue Ladys Bedstraw Galium verum Yellow Ox-eye Daisy Leucanthermum vulgare White Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculous bulbous Yellow Self Heal Prunella vulgaris Purple Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus coniculartus Yellow Salad Burnet Sanguisorba minor ssp Red/Purple Black Medick Medicago lupilina Yellow Red Campion Silene dioica Red Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Purple Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata White/Pink Wild Carrot Daucus carota White White Campion Silene alba White Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus minor Yellow Wild Clary Salvia verbenaca Blue Sorrel Common Rumed acetosa Red Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa Purple Sainfoin Onovrychis viciifolia Red Companion grasses 20 Chewing Fescue Festuca rubra ssp commutata 10 Sheeps Fescue Festuca ovina 25 Slender Red Fescue Fesctuca Rubra ssp pruinosa 15 Strong Red Fescue Festuca rubra subspecies 15 Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass Poa pratensis 7 Crested Dogtail Cynosurus cristatus 3 Common Bentgrass Agrostis castellana 5 Meadow Fescue Festuca Pratensis 100% Wildflower Mixture 88 per kg + VAT 80% Grass 20% Wildflowers 46 per kg + VAT Sowing rate 3-5 grams per per m²

6 3 Calcareous soils mixture This mixture is suited to calcareous soils and all light loamy ground. It also lends itself to banks and steeper sides. Like most wildflower meadows it takes a few years to establish but will be a really good show of species. 7.5 Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare White Salad Burnet Sanguisorba minor Red/ Purple Red Campion Silene dioica Red Lady s Bedstraw Galium verum Yellow Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus minor Yellow Self Heal Prunella vulgaris Blue/Purple Hoary Plantain Plantago media Pink Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Yellow Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus Yellow Meadow Sweet Filipendula ulmaria White Meadow Cranesbill Geranium pratense Violet Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria Yellow Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Purple Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Lilac/Blue Devils Bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Blue Small Scabious Scabiosa culumbaria Pink Yarrow Achillea millefolium White Wild Carrot Daucus carota White Common Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia Pink Cowslip Primula veris Yellow 5-10 Companion grasses 35 Slender Creeping Red Fescue Festca Rubra litoralis 20 Crested Dogstail Cynosurus cristatus 10 Sheeps Fescue Festuca ovina 5 Yellow Oatgrass Trisetum flavescens 5 Sweet Vernal Grass Anthoxanthum odoratum 10 Cocksfoot Dactylis glomerata 15 Common Bentgrass Agrostis castellana 100% Wildflower Mixture 88 per kg + VAT 80% Grass 20% Wildflowers 46 per kg + VAT Sowing rate 3-5 grams per per m²

4 Woodland clearing As the mixture suggests, it is ideal for shaded areas on the edge of the woodland or clearings. It should show a good array of colour with some well known traditional species.

7 4 Woodland clearing As the mixture suggests, it is ideal for shaded areas on the edge of the woodland or clearings. It should show a good array of colour with some well known traditional species. This mixture will take some time to get established but well worth the wait. 2.5 Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Green/Yellow Betony Stachys officinalis Red/Pink Agrimony Agrimonia Yellow Bellflower Campanula trachelium Purple Ramsons Allium ursinum White St Johns Wort Hypericum hirsutum Yellow Angelica Angelica sylvestris White Bluebell Hyacinoides nonscripta Blue Hedge Bedstraw Galium mollugo White Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria White Stitchwort Greater Stellaria holostea White Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Pink Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Blue/Purple Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata White Teasel Dipsacus fullonum ssp sylvestris Purple Upright Hedge Parlsey Torillis japonica White Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Pink Red Campion Silene dioica Red Primrose Primula vulgaris Yellow 5-20 Companion grasses 5 Browntop Bentgrass Agrosti capillaris 20 Wood Meadow Grass Poa nemoralis 20 Sheeps Fescue Festuca ovina 15 Chewings Fescue Festuca rubra ssp commutata 15 Slender Red Fescue Fesctuca Rubra ssp pruinosa 5 Tufted Hairgrass Deschampsia caespitosa 20 Crested Dogstail Cynosurus cristatus 100% Wildflower Mixture 98 per kg + VAT 80% Grass 20% Wildflowers 49 per kg + VAT Sowing rate 3-5 grams per per m²

8 5 sandy soils Sandy soils are usually free draining, prone to drying out over the summer months. This mixture contains deep rooted varieties, capable of sabilising the soil and thrive on very little nutrients. 6 Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus coniculartus Yellow Black Medick Medicago Lupilina Yellow Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculous bulbous Yellow Bladder Campion Silene Vulgaris White Cowslip Primula veris Yellow Rough Hawkbit Leontodon Hispidus Yellow Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Purple Ladys Bedstraw Galium verum Yellow Wild Mignonette Reseda Lutec Yellow Oxeye Daisy Leucanthermum vulgare White Hoary Plantain Plantago media Pink Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata White/Pink Self Heal Prunella vulgaris Blue/Purple 5-50l 1 St Johns Wort Hypericum hirsutum Yellow Common Toadflax Linaria Vulgaris Yellow Common Vetch Vicia Sativa Purple/Blue Vipers Bugloss Echium Vulgare Blue Wild Carrot Daucus carota White Yarrow Achillea millifolium White Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus minor Yellow Companion grasses 5 Browntop Bentgrass Agrosti capillaris 20 Wood Meadow Grass Poa nemoralis 20 Sheeps Fescue Festuca ovina 15 Chewings Fescue Festuca rubra ssp commutata 15 Slender Red Fescue Fesctuca Rubra ssp pruinosa 5 Tufted Hairgrass Deschampsia caespitosa 20 Crested Dogstail Cynosurus cristatus 100% Wildflower Mixture 89 per kg + VAT 80% Grass 20% Wildflowers 48 per kg + VAT Sowing rate 3-5 grams per per m²

6 Hedgerows, MARGINS & SHADED AREAS This mix has been designed for hedgerows, margins and areas under semi shade. Also suitable for woodland edges and shaded banks.

9 6 Hedgerows, MARGINS & SHADED AREAS This mix has been designed for hedgerows, margins and areas under semi shade. Also suitable for woodland edges and shaded banks. 4 Hedge Bedstraw Galium mollugo White Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus Yellow Red Campion Silene dioica Red White Campion Silene alba White Cowslip Primula veris Yellow Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Pink Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Purple Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa Purple Great mullein Verbascum Thapsus Yellow Musk mallow Malva Moschata Pink Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata White Oxeye Daisy Leucanthermum vulgare White Self Heal Prunella vulgaris Blue/Purple Common St Johns Wort Hypericum hirsutum Yellow Teasel Dipsacus fullonum ssp sylvestris Purple Upright Hedge Parlsey Torillis japonica White Common Vetch Vicia Sativa Purple/Blue Wild angelica Angelica Sylvestris White/Purple Hedge woundwort Stachys Sylvatica Purple Yarrow Achillea millifolium White Companion grasses 5 Browntop Bentgrass Agrosti capillaris 20 Wood Meadow Grass Poa nemoralis 20 Sheeps Fescue Festuca ovina 15 Chewings Fescue Festuca rubra ssp commutata 15 Slender Red Fescue Fesctuca Rubra ssp pruinosa 5 Tufted Hairgrass Deschampsia caespitosa 20 Crested Dogstail Cynosurus cristatus 100% Wildflower Mixture 89 per kg + VAT 80% Grass 20% Wildflowers 49 per kg + VAT Sowing rate 3-5 grams per per m²

10 7 heavy clay This mixture is suitable for areas of moderate acidity, ie: below ph6 or where soil is heavy, compacted and difficult to break up. Also with an inclusion of yellow rattle for grass growth suppression. 3 Cowslip Primula veris Yellow Bethony Stachys officianlis Pink/red Ladys Bedstraw Galium verum Yellow Ox-eye Daisy Leucanthermum vulgare White Sheep Sorrel Rumux acetosella Red Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Blue/Purple Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus coniculartus Yellow Common Cats Ear Hypochaeris radicata Yellow Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Violet/Blue Yarrow Achillea millefolium White Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Blue/Purple Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus minor Yellow Slender St.johns Wort Hypericum pulchrum Yellow Ragged Robin Lychnis flos-cuculi Pink Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Yellow Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Pink Sorrel Rumex acetosa Red Black Knapweed Centaurea nigra Pink Companion grasses 10 Browntop Bent Agrostis Capillaris 5 Sweet Vernal Anthoxanthum Odoratum 20 Crested Dogstail Cynosurus Criststus 5 Wavy Hairgrass Deschampsia Flexuosa 40 Sheeps Fescue Festuca Ovina 20 Slender Red Fescue Festuca Rubra Ssp Pruinosa 100% Wildflower Mixture 88 per kg + VAT 80% Grass 20% Wildflowers 49 per kg + VAT Sowing rate 3-5 grams per per m²

8 acid soils Formally associated with Peaty high organic matter soils commonly found on moors, heathland, reclaimed land or woodland clearing.

11 8 acid soils Formally associated with Peaty high organic matter soils commonly found on moors, heathland, reclaimed land or woodland clearing. 10 Fragrant Agrimony Agrimonia Procera Yellow Bethony Stachys officianlis Pink/red Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus coniculartus Yellow Greater Birdsfoot Lotus Pedunculatus Yellow Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus Yellow Common Catsear Hypochaeris Radicata Yellow Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Pink Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Purple Ladys Bedstraw Galium verum Yellow Oxeye Daisy Leucanthermum vulgare White Ragged Robin Lychnis flos-culi Pink Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Green/Yellow Devilsbit Scabious Succia Pratensis Purple Sneezewort Achillea Ptarmica White Sorrel Rumex acetosa Red Sheep Sorrel Rumux acetosella Red Common St Johns Wort Hypericum hirsutum Yellow Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Blue/Purple Yarrow Achillea millifolium White Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus minor Yellow Companion grasses 5 Browntop Bentgrass Agrosti capillaris 20 Wood Meadow Grass Poa nemoralis 20 Sheeps Fescue Festuca ovina 15 Chewings Fescue Festuca rubra ssp commutata 15 Slender Red Fescue Fesctuca Rubra ssp pruinosa 5 Tufted Hairgrass Deschampsia caespitosa 20 Crested Dogstail Cynosurus cristatus 100% Wildflower Mixture 89 per kg + VAT 80% Grass 20% Wildflowers 48 per kg + VAT Sowing rate 3-5 grams per per m²

12 9 Economy wildflower mixture This is a very versatile mixture, hard wearing, fast establishing and will produce plenty of variety and colour. The mixture contains most of the common legumes and wildflowers available and can be used in many different situations. Excellent for drought prone areas and with its deep rooted species it works well to stabilise steep banks and verges. 4 Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Blue/Purple Corn Marigold Chrysanthemum segetum Yellow Corn Cockle Agrostemma githago Purple Corn Chamomile Anthemis arvensis Yellow Field Poppy Papaver rhoeas Red Oxeye Daisy Leucanthermum vulgare White Lucurne Medicargo sative Blue Salad Burnet Sanguisorba Minor Ssp minor Red/Purple Sainfoin Onovrychis viciifolia Red Yarrow Achillea millifolium White Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus minor Yellow Black Knapweed Centaurea nigra Purple Ribgrass Plantago lanceolata White /Pink White Campion Silene alba White Ladies Bedstraw Galium verum Yellow Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus coniculartus Yellow Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus Yellow Self Heal Prunella vulgaris Blue/Purple Red Campion Silene dioica Red Companion grasses 50 Slender Creeping Red Fescue Festca Rubra Litoralis 18.8 Meadow Fescue Festuca Pratensis 18.8 Sheeps Fescue Festuca Ovina 12.4 Common Bent Agrostis Castellana 100% Wildflower Mixture 66 per kg + VAT 80% Grass 20% Wildflowers 36 per kg + VAT Sowing rate 3-5 grams per per m²

10 cornfield annuals These fast growing brightly coloured annuals provide extensive cover all summer long and will look a picture the first two years.

After the first year, it is a good idea to lightly cultivate the land to promote early new spring growth. Cornfield annual mix generally lasts one to three years depending on management.

13 10 cornfield annuals These fast growing brightly coloured annuals provide extensive cover all summer long and will look a picture the first two years. Because this mix is made up from annuals, they rely on dropping their seed for growth on the following year. After the first year, it is a good idea to lightly cultivate the land to promote early new spring growth. Cornfield annual mix generally lasts one to three years depending on management. 20 Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Blue/Purple Corn Marigold Chrysanthemum segetum Yellow Corn Chamomile Anthemis arvensis Yellow Corn Cockle Agrostemma githago Purple Field Poppy Papaver rhoeas Red % Wildflower Mixture 64 per kg + VAT Sowing rate 3-5 grams per per m² Cornfield Annuals

11 Blaze Colourful annual flowers Blaze is a blend of extremely colourful annual flowers perfect for brightening up areas of the farm, estate or large garden.

14 11 Blaze Colourful annual flowers Blaze is a blend of extremely colourful annual flowers perfect for brightening up areas of the farm, estate or large garden. With their striking mass of flower heads they attract many different insects and invertebrates. Any prospective land owner would have an area where this would grow and it never fails to impress! Sown in early spring these colourful flowers will start producing at the end of June and flower through to October, although most of the species are annuals this mix could last up to three years depending on how they are looked after. They tend to grow on most productive soils but would prefer not to be in shade. 3 Virginia stocks Purple / Pink 30cm 2.5 Larkspu Blue / Pink 80cm 2 Clary Pink/White/Blue 80cm 3.5 Gypsophlia White 50cm 4 Candytuft Pink / White 30cm 3 Chrysanthemum Mixed 60cm 2 Mignonette Green/ white 35cm 5 Knight scented stocks Pink / Purple 45cm 9 Calendula Orange 60cm 2 Echium Blue 40cm 10 Cornflower Blue 90cm 10 Cosmos Pink 100cm 5 Californian Poppy Orange / Yellow 40cm 20 Corn Cockle Pink / Purple 90cm 10 Corn Marigold Orange 60cm 9 Corn Chamomile White 60cm A combination of extremely colourful garden and wild flowers to attract beeds and different insects. Sow early spring to flower end of June through to the autumn. Will grow in most types of soil but prefer sunny position.

15 12 Bumble bee mix The Bunble bee mix is a fast growing blend of flowering species designed to attract many Bumble bee and honey bee species. The colourful blend can flower from May November and will last up to 5 years. Over time some of the species may dominate the mix depending on your soil type. 3 Phacelia Phacelia sericea Purple Borage Borago officinalis Blue/Purple Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus coniculartus Yellow Red Clover Trifolium pratense Red 60 7 Crimson Clover Trifolium incarnatum Red 60 7 Lucurne Medicargo sative Blue Vetch Ervum Blue Echium Echium vulgare Blue Sainfoin Onovrychis viciifolia Red % Wildflower Mixture?? CHRIS! 80% Grass 20% Wildflowers?? Sowing rate 3-5 grams per per m²

13 Brush Harvested seed and service Brush harvesting of wildflower seed is a responsible and sustainable way of harvesting wildflower meadows and an excellent way of replicating good mixtures.

The seed we harvest is certified by Natural England and can be used under ELS and HLS schemes or where local and native providence is important.

16 13 Brush Harvested seed and service Brush harvesting of wildflower seed is a responsible and sustainable way of harvesting wildflower meadows and an excellent way of replicating good mixtures. We brush harvest local county seed from native wildflower down land and meadows which is available for sale. The seed we harvest is certified by Natural England and can be used under ELS and HLS schemes or where local and native providence is important. Because of the nature of the wildflower meadows, the seed which we take off can be all different sizes and therefore becomes a mixture very difficult to regulate and clean. The brush harvested seed will contain small grass stems so therefore drilling the seed is not possible and is best mixed with sand and broadcast. We also offer our brush harvesting service and would be happy to quote for local work which can include harvesting, cleaning and drying.

14 Horse and Pony paddock mixtures Horse paddock mixture Highly palatable grass mix with prolonged grazing Creeping fescue to self repair poached ground Quick to establish Excellent hay yields

Fescue ----------- 12kg / acre 39 per acre, packed in 12 kg bags.

17 14 Horse and Pony paddock mixtures Horse paddock mixture Highly palatable grass mix with prolonged grazing Creeping fescue to self repair poached ground Quick to establish Excellent hay yields Available with extra horse herbs to increase mineral and trace element uptake 5kg Late Diploid Perennial Ryegrass 3kg Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass 1kg Timothy 1kg Meadow Fescue 2kg Creeping Red Fescue kg / acre 39 per acre, packed in 12 kg bags. Ryegrass Free Horse Paddock mixture Lower sugar content Very hard wearing with prolonged grazing Self repairing after heavy poaching Lower yield and slower to establish 4kg Creeping Red Fescue 4kg Meadow Fescue 2kg Timothy 1kg Crested Dogstail 1kg Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass kg / acre 36 per acre, packed in 12 kg bags.

15 General purpose low maintenance grass mix This general purpose mix is perfect for un-kept grass areas that would be mowed only once a year or less.

Very hard wearing Self repairing Drought tolerant Slower to establish Low growing with no ryegrass Packed in 10 or 25kg bags Recommended sowing rate 3

18 15 General purpose low maintenance grass mix This general purpose mix is perfect for un-kept grass areas that would be mowed only once a year or less. It also works well on steep banks, pathways, parking areas and grass margins. Very hard wearing Self repairing Drought tolerant Slower to establish Low growing with no ryegrass Packed in 10 or 25kg bags Recommended sowing rate 3 grams / m² (10 12kg / acre) 10% Chewing Fescue 5% Small leaf timothy 20% Meadow fescue 20% Red fescue 10% Common bent 10% Smooth talked meadow grass 5% Crested dogstail 20% Sheeps fescue % 5.75 per kg. Packed in 10 kg bags.

19 16 Herb rich meadow grass Traditional long term pasture mixture. Will produce a sward with excellent ground cover and winter hardiness. Clovers fix atmospheric nitrogen and add useful protein to the sward. Timothy included for it s good palatability and hay quality. Meadow Fescue included for it s good midseason digestibility. Herbs add usefull trace elements to the diet. Chicory is know for it s anthelmintic properties. Excellent for traditional livestock breeds 2.50 kg Intermediate Diploid Perennial Ryegrass 3.00 kg Late Diploid Perennial Ryegrass (1) 3.00 kg Late Diploid Perennial Ryegrass (2) 1.50 kg Meadow Fescue 1.25 kg Timothy 0.75 kg Cocksfoot 0.50 kg Medium Leafed White Clover 0.50 kg Medium Small Leafed White Clover 0.50 kg Red Clover 0.10 kg Chicory 0.05 kg Yarrow 0.15 kg Burnet 0.10 kg Sheeps Parsley 0.10 kg Ribgrass kilos per acre Please contact the office or visit for a price telephone:

17 Lawn mixtures Moonraker Commercial: Moonraker commercial is a very

Dark green in colour Packed in 10 or 25kg bags Moonraker Commercial

Supreme: Moonrake supreme is a hard wearing finer lawn mix designed for

20 17 Lawn mixtures Moonraker Commercial: Moonraker commercial is a very hard wearing general purpose grass suitable for front and back lawns mowed with a conventional lawn mower. It can also be used for grass banks, verges and in some cases sports pitches. Hard wearing, self repairing Fast establishing Good disease resistance Dark green in colour Packed in 10 or 25kg bags Moonraker Commercial Recommended sowing rate 30 grams / m² Moonraker Commercial Moonraker Supreme: Moonrake supreme is a hard wearing finer lawn mix designed for smart front lawns to be mowed regularly with a fine or professional mower. Hard wearing Fast to establishing Rich green colour Good disease resistance Packed in 10 or 25kg bags Moonraker Supreme Recommended sowing rate 30 grams / m² Please contact the office or visit for a price telephone:

21 Sowing and management instructions for wildflowers Site and soil preparation Try to avoid high fertile soil. Usual sowing rate approx: 5-7 grams / m 2 One of the most important things to remember is to start with a weed free seed bed to reduce the weeds from competing with the wild flowers. Cultivate the ground and if possible leave until you get a really good show of weed growth. Then spray off with Glyphosate following the manufacturer s instructions. In an ideal situation you should do this twice. 1 Cultivate and spray off any weeds. 2 Mix the seed well in the bag/box before planting. If you are having problems drilling or broadcasting by hand you can mix with a fine dry sand to give some weight to the seed. 3 Broadcast or drill the seed into a clean weed-free seedbed. 4 Roll the ground before (preferably ring roll) then flat roll after planting. Important maintenance Once you have sown the mixture it is very important to manage the growth for the first year. This includes cutting and weeding if possible. If sowing in the autumn, cut the sward when the grass gets established and keep it down to help the flower seeds to germinate. If sowing in the spring, again keep the grass low for the first growing season. Whenever you cut, it is vital to remove all the material. After establishment maintenance Very easy: in the spring, cut to 10cm and remove the cuttings. Cut again after flowering in the autumn. Job done!

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