Photograph of Sisyrinchium angustifolium courtesy of Robert and Hannah Northridge. Why do we attempt to protect plant species? Conserving endangered plant species is vital to the preservation of our ecosystems. While we can’t be sure of the current role of tiny remnants of endangered species within the ecosystems that still …
We are selling wild flower plants at Saintfield Market tomorrow 10.30 to 2.30pm. We’ll bring a selection of our plants:Lythrum salicariaIris pseudacorusLeucanthemum vulgareKnautia arvensis (featured photo)Succisa pratensisSalix cinereaSalix capreaSalix auritaPrimula vulgarisAchillea millefoliumEupatorium cannibinumHypericum perforatum 3 litre pots £6.50 each. Also bringing full range of wild flower seeds and seed mixes. …
The Society for Ecological Restoration are presenting this workshop.
Collecting wild flower seed from the wild is one way to get fresh seed. There are a few considerations for those adventerous enough to try it out. If it’s native seed you’re looking for, how do you find out if the population you’ve spotted is actually native? To find out …
So planting out in the field has begun for 2021. It was a tough start – or non start until this week due to the drought. The cold weather is alright for our wild flowers after we hardened the plugs off first.Annuals are going in now, they’re the ones needing …
To feed or not to feed? So, a little biology first. Plants love food – nutrients and water, without exception. The reason some people think wild flowers prefer less nutrition is because the widespread amenity grasses that they often have to compete with thrive on extra nitrogen and other nutrients …
We can take our cue from nature. Most perennial plants and many annuals can be sown at the time of natural dispersal of the parent in the wild. In the case of perennials start them off now and under protection from the worst of the winter weather, your babies will …
Volunteers have been keeping field crops alive and weeded. The drought over the spring hit hard and both plug planting and seed sowing had to stop. Thankfully the rain has come back and coinciding well, more volunteers have been able to start emerging and now recently we stood outside in …
Explore the definition between seed production and seed banking at True Harvest Seeds and see how you can help.
True Harvest Seeds were here Here’s our stand at Ballynature Day 2020 with the lovely volunteers, Ciera and Debbie. Mark was there helping too behind the camera. True Harvest Seeds were very happy to be able to offer 35 different species of individual seed packets for sale. If you missed …
