We are delighted to introduce you to our very special Woodland & Shade seed balls!
Contents: 10 small-batch seed balls, presented in a cotton drawstring bag, nestled in a beautiful & sustainable cardboard tube, with full planting instructions (printed on recycled card).
Plant between March & November & create your own wildflower garden!
Ingredients: UK native wildflower seed mix, peat-free compost, clay & chilli powder.
Made carefully by hand in Worthing.
Cotton bag & tube can be re-used or recycled.
Why Are We Doing This?
At Sussex Seed Balls, we believe wildflowers really, really matter. The more wildflowers we grow, the happier our pollinators – the birds, bees and other insects – will be. They depend on wildflowers for food throughout the year. The WWF tells us that ‘on a single day in summer, one acre of wildflower meadow can contain 3 million flowers, producing 1 kg of nectar sugar. That’s enough to support nearly 96,000 honey bees per day.’
Here in Adur & Worthing, we’re proud to see that our council are supporting the wildflower movement. You can check out their wildflower map to see some of the green spaces which are benefitting from this activity.
At Sussex Seed Balls, we want to celebrate our bees not just for World Bee Day but every day of the year! We would love to see wildflowers spring up on your patios, in your lawns, your borders and allotments, on our verges and central reservations, in parks and green spaces. By planting our UK native varieties seed balls you are helping to rewild our local area.
What’s In the Mix?
This is a UK native wildflower variety mix to be planted between March & November. Your flowers will establish themselves in their first year, and reach their best in their second or third years, given good growing conditions.Â
Please note that seed mix varieties are subject to availability & flower growth is not guaranteed. Seed mix will cover up to 1m2 per ball.
1. Common Agrimony
2. Wild Angelica
3. Wood Avens
4. Hedge Bedstraw
5. Nettle-Leaved Bellflower
6. Betony
7. Bluebell
8. Meadow Buttercup
9. Red Campion
10. Wild Clary
11. Columbine
12. Wild Foxglove
13. Upright Hedge Parsley
14. Meadowsweet
15. Garlic Mustard
16. Ragged Robin
17. Wood Sage
18. Hairy St John’s-Wort
19. Teasel
20. Bush Vetch
21. Tufted Vetch
22. Wild Garlic / Ramsons
23. Hedge Woundwort
24. Yarrow
Remember
Children should be supervised whilst using seed balls.
Wash hands after using seed balls, as they contain chilli powder (to deter bees & insects, whilst growing!).
Seed balls could be a choking hazard & should be kept away from babies, toddlers & small children.