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Description:
Floral
Lawns are becoming increasingly popular for lazy gardeners and wildlife enthusiasts. They are continuously flowering
and are very tidy 'as wildflower meadows go'.
Imagine ancient pastures of closely grazed
grass often found by the seaside, or where rabbits graze, In keeping
the native flora short and dense with little flowers scattered throughout
short cut grass, you can recreate ancient pasture under your feet..
Site
preparation: Site
preparation should aim for a totally weed free start, if the soil contains
weeds a 'hort' or paper layer covered with 10cm of enriched coarse sand will do to smother normal weeds.
Sand can also be incorporated into some areas of the soil to increase
drainage, in other areas, dampness can be encouraged for other species.
Lime may be added, please check with DBN.
The gardeners aim is to create
well drained conditions as per a normal lawn. and it must be weed free.
You can sow other low maintenance species such as Dwarf
Bulbs and low growing perennials which are are ideal for introducing into WF07 short cut lawn, as
well as our plants from our wider range.
Once sown, after the first years growth and flowers, keep the meadow cut every 4 to 6 to 8 weeks depending on how fertile your soil.
Maintenance:
In
the first year, do not cut until August
or September or later to allow the annuals to finish flowering, then 'strim' away the
taller annual growth. In year two, cut to maintain as a lawn.
By year 3 use a mower, to
keep the meadow short, the aim is to allow three main flowering periods
from May to early June, from late June and July and again in Autumn. Between
each flowering phase the lawn needs to be cut.
Floral
lawns will then on require cutting every 4 to 6 weeks when growth reaches
10cm or just before a flush of flower is finished. You should remove the
cuttings.
Set the mower to the highest setting, cut and then re-cut with the mower
setting down to about 5cm.
The aim is to keep the flora short and by regular cutting to encourage it
to flower.
If
using Mulching Mowers rake the soil very well at the end of the season to
remove all the dead debris.
Floral lawns should occasionally be allowed to flower every three years with the aim of allowing the species to set fresh seed.
This will require leaving a 6 to 8 week gap, with no cutting in late May to July for spring species and sometimes in July to August for later flowering species
Weeding: Vigorous
grasses should be spot weeded.
White clover (if supplied in the mixture) while welcome in very large lawn areas if regularly mown, should really be controlled in small areas.
When ordering a floral lawn we can supply common bent grass and other fine grass species according to your soil type.
Mixture Specifications:
Origin: Native Irish
Origin, Wildflower Seed Mixture.
pH range: Suits all soils.
Aspect: Sunny
Life Cycle:
Contains Annuals, Biennials and Perennials.
Height Range: 10cm - 80cm
Flowering Period: May to August.
Fertility Range:
Will
grow on any soil, the less fertile the soil, the
less cutting will be required.
Wintergreen: Moderate
Total number of seeds per gram:
1080
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