mixtures with or without grass seed

At Design By Nature we supply mixtures with or without grass seed. While
any grade one grass mixture will grow with wildflora we supply a mix
that is specially designed to grow with our wildflora. Our Low
percentage grass mixture will remain ‘open’ if properly maintained to
allow room for the wildflora to grow.

The use of grasses and
wildflowers is not recommended to sow on very small areas as the grasses
will tend to outgrow the flowers.

Do not sow under 1/8 – 1/4 acre it is not worth it.

Cutting Wildflowers mixed with grass seed

If sown before May grasses will need to be cut at least three times in the
first year during summer. Alas, that means you will not get many
flowers, but grasses are ideal for certain spaces, such as parks,
erosion control, roadsides ,cuts, embankments and large open spaces.
In year One, Cut the grass, but allow to flower in mid July-Aug into September.

Cut
in May, June and September. Grasses will need to be cut at least three
times in the first year during summer, so you will not have many annuals
flowering.

On fertile soils mixtures with grasses may have to be cut regularly in the second year so again you may not have many flowers .

By
the third year grass sown meadows look very much like non grass sown
meadows so it may not have been worth sowing grasses in the first place.

Grasses mixed with wildflowers are very useful in certain situations especially on sloping ground, golf courses and roadsides.

Wherever
grasses are sown extra attention must be given after a meadow is cut.
You must remove the cut grass off the meadow and you must then rake or
reverse harrow the surface of the meadow to remove the dead grass and to
scratch the soil to allow wildflower seeds to germinate. If you do not
carry out this maintenance the flowers will not reappear the following
year.

Please note there is no ideal grass to flora ratio, each
site is different. Grass to flowers seed mixtures should be chosen
according to the use and condition of the site