Native Meadow Grass Seed Mix
£0.48
Minimum order of 10 units (10 grams).
150 in stock
Price per unit
Our Native Meadow Grass Seed Mix contains true UK native wild grasses brush-harvested from wild sites. It’s ideal for hay meadows, orchards, open spaces, verges, coastal areas, or gardens managed with light grazing or occasional mowing. The mix can be sown in spring as a foundation for future wildflower planting and is suitable for sowing from March to September. We recommend sowing yellow rattle in the Autumn if you wish to establish other wildflowers later.
Our seed mix contains the following:
- Wild Grasses
- Sweet Vernal Grass-30%
- Crested Dog’s-tail-32.5%
- Common Bent-12.5%
- Meadow Foxtail-5%
- Meadow Fescue-7.5%
- Red Fescue-10%
- Cock’s foot-2.5%.
Suggested sowing rate into bare soil is 8g–15g per m², and into existing grassland 4g–8g per m². However, this will depend on site conditions for example, sowing onto bare soil would require a higher sowing rate. In general, this seed mix will do well on neutral pH soils from about 5.5 to 7. Moreover, these grasses are all perennial and will come back year after year. It’s important to note that it takes time to establish a new species-rich meadow, and we suggest allowing 3–5 years to manage the transition from a species-poor sward to a species-rich area.
All our seeds are true UK native wildflowers, harvested from sites across the country many within Cumbria and some from our own meadows. We also work with Wildlife Organisations and collect wild seed from their Nature Reserves and other wildlife sites under a DEFRA permit.
By choosing our products, you support British growers and suppliers who work closely with local farmers and businesses. However, be aware that some online sellers import non-native plants and seeds. While these may be cheaper, they are not true UK natives and may not suit our environment.
This product is priced per unit (1 gram of seed), and we have a minimum order of 10 units (10 grams) for this seed mix.
| Management |
These grasses form the baseline plants in a grassland that is managed as a hay meadow. The meadow needs at least one cut and clear of all the vegetation in the year, usually just after the plants have dropped their seed. With ALL orders we provide advice on soil preparation, sowing and after management. We can also provide specialist advice on a 3-5 year management plan. Non-Native Grass Seed – If you are comparing seed prices, please note that if you find grass meadow seed much cheaper than our product it MAY have non-native grasses in the meadow mix. We recommend you check with the supplier because these grasses often have the same Latin Name BUT the non-native grasses are always agricultural varieties and these often grow much bigger than our native species. This could affect your restoration scheme in that these grasses are usually more aggressive and 'smother' the colourful wildflowers. |
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| Fact Sheet Included |
Yes |
