Autumnal Wreath Workshop
Join us for a live Autumnal Wreath Making Workshop on Zoom with Kathryn that will awaken your creativity and celebrate the spirit of the harvest season!
Wildflowers in Autumn: A Feast for Garden Birds
As Summer transitions to Autumn, wildflowers transform from a riot of colour to a more subdued palette. The vibrant blooms may be fading, but the magic continues! Among the golden hues and rustic browns of September and October, the wildflower seed heads are taking centre stage.
Collecting and Using Pollinator Friendly Wildflower Seed
This free guide from All Ireland Pollinator Plan and True Harvest Seeds is all you need to get out collecting seed. It includes tips on how to find a population of wildflowers and which ones pollinators love.
A New Mascot for our Native Wildflowers
Check out the latest addition to the True Harvest Seeds family here to lead the way in native wildflower conservation! Our mascot is the creation of local artist Francis Morgan, who very kindly custom designed it for us. It shows the power living in every seed and the beautiful flowers …
Germination Testing In Progress
How Do We Germination Test? Germination testing is the process of testing a batch of seeds to determine how many successfully sprout and grow into healthy plants. The testing involves placing a sample of seeds in a controlled environment with optimal conditions for germination. These conditions include the right temperature, …
Solutions for the Planet at NI Science Festival
2023 is the 8th year of NI Science Festival with a month packed full of science events. SIREN23 is a fair within the festival that brings together local environmental organisations and traders. With stalls teaching about recycling, sustainable fashion, and marine conservation, to name a few. There was lots of …
Back to BallyNATURE
On 4th March True Harvest Seeds made the trip to Ballynure Village for Ballynature Day. Unable to run since 2020 due to the pandemic, we were delighted to be invited back for 2023. Taking place in the church hall, Ballynature Day is packed with organisations all rallying together to talk …
Conserving The Endangered Hypochaeris Glabra
Hypochaeris glabra, Smooth Cat’s Ear, is an endangered native wildflower in Ireland. It occurs only on the North Coast of the island in small populations. It is on the Schedule 8 Plant List, Wildlife and Natural Environment Act (Northern-Ireland) 2011, placing it under government protection. This legislation is one means …
Banking On Seeds
Ireland’s native wildflowers In recent years, there has been a growing interest in preserving Ireland’s native wildflowers. These plants are an important part of the country’s natural heritage, and play a vital role in supporting biodiversity and maintaining healthy ecosystems. Unfortunately, many of these wildflowers are threatened by habitat loss, …
Native seed production
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 …