What coastal sites is the 80/20 Coastal Meadow Mix suitable for?

It is designed for coastal gardens, clifftop amenity areas, dune margins, and sandy or calcareous ground within reach of salt air. Both the grass and wildflower components are selected for tolerance of salt wind, drought, and the free-draining, low-nutrient soils typical of coastal habitats.

Why choose the 80/20 version rather than a 100% wildflower mix on the coast?

The native grass matrix anchors light sandy soils that can shift in wind, prevents surface erosion on slopes, and gives the meadow structural stability on exposed ground. On mobile sandy soils or steep coastal banks, the 80/20 version establishes and holds far more reliably than a wildflower-only mix.

How do I sow the Coastal 80/20 mix?

Sow at 5g per square metre into exposed sandy or calcareous soil. Firm the seedbed well after sowing — light coastal soils can be disturbed by wind before germination. Spring and early autumn sowings both work. The grass establishes first and anchors the surface; wildflowers build from year two.

What wildlife does the Coastal 80/20 mix attract?

The mix supports coastal pollinators including specialist bee species that favour open, low-vegetation coastal habitats. Butterflies and hoverflies benefit across the flowering season. The grass matrix provides cover for ground-nesting invertebrates associated with sandy coastal ground.

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Coastal 80/20 Meadow Mix

Name: Coastal 80/20 Meadow Mix
Brand: Wildahome
SKU: WH80-C
Availability: InStock

Price range: £19.50 through £2,146.80 inc VAT

The Coastal 80/20 mix provides a structured grass-and-flower meadow for sites near the sea. Fine native grasses tolerant of salt wind and free-draining sandy or calcareous soils form the matrix, with a 20% native wildflower component adding ecological and visual value across the season.

The grass matrix gives coastal meadows stability on light soils that can shift in wind and erode on slopes. This makes the 80/20 version preferable to a 100% wildflower mix on more exposed or mobile sandy ground. Suitable for coastal gardens, clifftop amenity areas, and dune margins.

Sow at 5g per square metre into exposed sandy or calcareous soil. Firm the seedbed well after sowing. Spring and early autumn sowings both work. The grass establishes first and anchors the surface; wildflowers build from year two. Manage with a late-summer cut and remove cuttings.

Sourced from UK meadows and partner farms. 100% British native species — no cultivars.

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Sowing into existing grass?

Add a matched Yellow Rattle top-up to open up the sward before the rest of the mix goes in.

Add Yellow Rattle Booster

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