Category Archives: General Interest

Proudly Supporting the CIRIA BIG Biodiversity Challenge

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Wildflower Turf

As the leading supplier of Wildflower Turf products in the UK, we are passionate about supporting and encouraging action that promotes and improves biodiversity within the urban environment.  To this end we’re delighted to announce that, as in previous years, … Continue reading →

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Wildflowers Unite A Community (Part Two)

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Wildflower Turf

The second installment of our tale of a community that has come together to transform their communal space. And won a Green Flag Community Award to boot! The Katherine Buchan Meadow in Ealing, London had received enough funding to ensure that … Continue reading →

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Wildflowers Unite A Community (Part One)

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Wildflower Turf

Receiving news last week that the Katherine Buchan Meadow in London has been awarded a Green Flag Community Award, we thought it was high time we featured the story of how this delightful meadow came about. The Katherine Buchan Meadow … Continue reading →

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All Aboard the Wildflower Train

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Wildflower Turf

The Wildflower Turf Ltd team are very proud to see our Hampshire-grown wildflowers playing their part in the regeneration of Canning Town as part of London’s ambitious Crossrail project. Set to open in December 2018, Crossrail will deliver a high … Continue reading →

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Nature Deficit Disorder. It’s time to reconnect.

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Wildflower Turf

With longer days on the horizon and Easter now almost upon us, you’d be forgiven for thinking that spring, that much lauded of seasons, is just around the corner. We can only hope! After a long winter many of us … Continue reading →

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Wildflower Turf Ltd Provides Characterful Landscaping to New Development in Crowthorne

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Wildflower Turf

With UK construction and associated infrastructure continuing apace, a new development in Berkshire has been a recent project for Wildflower Turf Ltd. Buckler’s Park in Crowthorne, Berkshire, is located on the former Transport Research Laboratory site and is comprised of … Continue reading →

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Wildflower Turf Demand in Europe.

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Wildflower Turf

In the spring of 2012 we were approached by a Belgian Landscape Architect, Frank Adriaenssens, who was interested in introducing an increased wildlife and biodiverse landscape into his landscaping projects in Belgium. Frank has a client list that takes him all … Continue reading →

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Wildflower Turf Expansion

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Wildflower Turf

Wildflower Turf Ltd expands with a new production site in Yorkshire. In 2015 Wildflower Turf Ltd were finalists for the annual Farmers Weekly magazine awards. This national competition looks at all things farming and we entered the farm diversification category. … Continue reading →

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Using seed to enhance your meadow

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Wildflower Turf

June is a great time to spot and identify wildflowers, note where they are and consider collecting their seed at a later date when the plant matures and has developed viable seed. Sowing the seed you have collected is a … Continue reading →

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A University success story – Aberystwyth University

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Wildflower Turf

Wildflower Turf has been receiving a great deal of interest from Universities in recent months.  In May our MD James Hewetson-Brown was a key note speaker at the University Horticultural Officers Conference at Heriot Watt University http://bit.ly/2rlGmEd. However prior to … Continue reading →

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