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Category Archives: Wildflower Turf Green Roofs
How to turn a container into a wildlife haven
Back in October 2011 we decided to install our Wildflower Roof Turf on one of our containers here at the farm. It was a really simple process… first we installed a couple of wooden posts inside the container, to provide … Continue reading
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Green Roof display
ICB (International Construction Bureau) Limited, have set up a display using our Wildflower Roof Turf on their permanent rig, which is on location at their new office in Poole. As you can see from the photos it provides ideas and … Continue reading
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Twilight Days of Summer
The days are getting shorter and the nights are definitely cooler, so you might be forgiven for believing that those last flowers in your wild flower meadow or on your green roof i.e. Clover, Vetch, a few late Red Campion’s, … Continue reading
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BBC Radio Solent Interview
The sun shone, the wildflowers were glorious and the sound of children having fun filled the air. Where was James yesterday? He was at Peppa Pig World, Paultons Park, standing in a meadow. But not just any meadow, this one … Continue reading
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Green Roof on Garden Room in Winchester
In the Autumn of last year not long before the early snows hit us, we were happy to supply 20m² of our wildflower roof turf to Jim and Susan Nixon who were building a new house in Winchester. At the … Continue reading
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The Rising Popularity of Green Roofs
This year we have seen a huge rise in the numbers of enquiries about using Wildflower Turf on ‘Green Roofs’. We seemed to be answering the same type of questions quite a lot and so decided to create a dedicated … Continue reading
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A Wheelie Eco-friendly Solution!
Have you noticed that you can’t open a newspaper, magazine or website without finding articles about the importance of sustainability and listing green roofs as a way to “green-up” our urban areas? Nevertheless, when you think about it, it’s not … Continue reading
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Waste Not, Want Not
We’re very biased about our wildflower turf as you can well imagine, and hate the idea of even the tiniest scrap going to waste. But what do you do with those small pieces of turf that are left over when … Continue reading
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Wildflowers Vs. Sedum
So much of our native wildlife is in decline that almost every week we hear or read reports from ecologists and biologists alike that yet another native species is in decline. 2010 is the year of biodiversity which has caught … Continue reading
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Contemporary views at the New Holiday Inn, Reading
When you hear the words Holiday Inn you tend to visualise something quite contemporary. The newly completed Holiday Inn at Winnersh Triangle, Reading continues to live up to that expectation and at the same time has acquired some green credentials. … Continue reading
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