Wildflower Seeds for Greater Manchester: Native Mixes for Mosslands, Pennine Fringe and Urban Green Space Greater Manchester’s landscape is shaped by two very different stories. To the west and south-west, the county sits on what was once one of the largest expanses of lowland raised peat bog in England — the mosslands around Chat Moss,
Wildflower Seeds for West Sussex: Native Mixes for the South Downs, Weald and Coastal Plain West Sussex runs from chalk in the south to heavy clay in the north, with a lighter coastal plain and greensand band in between. The South Downs cross the county from Brighton’s edge westward to Chichester, thin and free-draining. North
Wildflower Seeds for the West Midlands: Native Mixes for Heathland, Black Country Brownfield and Urban Parks The West Midlands metropolitan county — Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and the Black Country boroughs of Sandwell, Dudley, Walsall, plus Solihull and Coventry — is one of England’s most heavily built-up areas, but it holds more genuine wildflower potential than its
Wildflower Seeds for East Sussex: Native Mixes for the South Downs, High Weald and the Levels East Sussex divides into four genuinely different landscapes. The South Downs run chalk along the county’s southern edge, from Lewes through Seaford towards Eastbourne. North of that, the High Weald’s sandstone ridges and clay valleys cover most of the
Wildflower Seeds for Monmouthshire: Native Mixes for the Wye Valley, Vale of Usk and Gwent Levels Monmouthshire packs an unusual amount of geological variety into a relatively small county. Old Red Sandstone dominates the Black Mountains fringe and the Vale of Usk, giving free-draining, slightly acid-to-neutral ground. The Wye Valley’s limestone slopes around Chepstow and
Wildflower Seeds for Cornwall: Native Mixes for Granite, Slate and the Coastal Fringe Cornwall doesn’t have one soil, or one climate. Within thirty miles you can move from wind-scoured granite moorland to sheltered slate valleys to the raw, low-nutrient spoil of a china clay works — and a wildflower seed mix chosen for one will
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From Cotswold limestone to Chiltern chalk and Thames-side clay, Oxfordshire’s ground varies hugely. Here’s how to choose wildflower seeds that fit yours.
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Wildflower Seeds for Hertfordshire: Native Mixes for Chalk, Clay and the Chess and Lea Valleys Hertfordshire runs from chalk uplands in the west and north down to London Clay in the south, with a network of river valleys cutting alluvial strips through the middle. That geological range means there’s no single answer to “what wildflower
Wildflower Seeds for Surrey: Native Mixes for Chalk Downs, Greensand and Heathland Surrey packs an unusual amount of geological variety into a small, heavily wooded county. The North Downs run chalk from Farnham through Guildford, Dorking and Box Hill towards the Kent border. South of that ridge sits the Greensand, its sandy hills rising around
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Wildflower Seeds for Bristol: Native Mixes for Limestone Gorge, Urban Verges and the Avon Fringe Bristol is a compact county with an outsized wildflower story. The Avon Gorge, cutting through the city’s western edge, holds some of the rarest limestone flora in Britain — plants found nowhere else on Earth. Beyond the gorge, the city
Wildflower Seeds for Bedfordshire: Native Mixes for the Greensand Ridge, Chalk and Ouse Valley Clay Bedfordshire packs three genuinely different landscapes into a small county. The Greensand Ridge runs through the middle from Leighton Buzzard to Gamlingay, chalk downland rises in the south around Dunstable and Luton, and heavy clay dominates the Ouse valley to
Wildflower Seeds for the Isle of Wight: Native Mixes for Chalk Downland, Greensand and Clay The Isle of Wight packs a surprising amount of geological variety into 380 square kilometres. A central chalk ridge runs the width of the island from Culver Down in the east to The Needles in the west, with a second
