Wildflower mixtures are available for any wet soil, as much or Ireland has damp, wet, waterlogged or seasonally flooded soil.

Unlike all other wildflower mixtures wetland species CAN tolerate high fertility soils, often associated with rich wetland'

Seed mixtures for poor wetland soils are also stocked, but these mixtures are also suitable for other soil and eco-types so you will find them elsewhere on this site.

Most Wetland species grow rapidly, either in spring beating off competition to flower early or they grow tall all summer and win over the grass to floweer at the later end of the long summer, often flowering very late..

Some of our finest flowers are true wetland species, and the colour blocks formed can be stunning.

Adding grass seed to our mixtures can be useful on some sites, on others we can show you how to sow into existing swards.

The main species supplied by DBN include Ragged Robin and Marsh Marigold for Spring, Iris and Wild Angelica for high summer and Meadowsweet and Purple Loosestrife flowering later.

We Collect and Grow about 40 wetland species (see mixture specification -species lists) 

Pre-sowing: As soils are often too wet to cultivate, clearing weeds before sowing can be problematic, so dont rush a good wetland, take your time to clear the ground in summer, and again in spring, please kill of those weeds, they will only come back, esp Nettles, Rush, Reed and Canary reed grass. We advise 12 months weed free, unless there is an issues with flooding and erosion, in such cases, seek Sandro's advice and send us photos before you start.

Sowing: Wetland soils are very difficult to sow unless they have dried out, aim to sow in late Spring or early Autumn. Often growers can only sow in mid summer, but this has proved successful, as the seeds wait until the soil cools and before the winter rain/floods start.

Maintenance: Wetland species esp' late flowering can tolerate no-cutting, but its always best to cut, however, once well established , usually by 3 to 5 years, many will survive for a few years uncut, this is not so true for the earlier flowering but there are exceptions.

Pond and riverbank edges are more difficult as the water levels change and there is little space between water and dry soil to sow seed, as the weeds quickly  out grow the wildflowers, so we dont offer a specific mixture, but our wetland will suffice as it contains species that will grow.

Planting wetland plants is an alternative for the waters edge.