EuroFlor Urban Meadows
EuroFlor urban flower seeds have brightened up the UK with many councils, clubs and
organisations sowing large areas of the urban environment.
Now Rigby Taylor Ltd is making available
two Discovery Boxes featuring popular
mixtures from its highly successful
EuorFlor range of urban flower seeds.
Purchasers can sow the seed mixtures to
try out different colour collections, growth
habits and flowering periods before
habitat for pollinators and insects.
Autumn Discovery Box contains five flower
are low maintenance and have multiple
wildlife benefits.”
mixtures sown through September and
In Doncaster, the council trialled three
October and can be under-planted with a
areas of wildflower planting with a variety
selection of FloraNative spring flowering
of Euroflor seed mixes –low ground
bulbs
cover plants were sown along a central
reservation with more naturalistic plants
deciding which ones suit the particular
The Spring Discover box contains ten
area. Many of these mixtures are RHS
flower mixtures that should be sown
‘Perfect for Pollinators’ species.
from March to Early June. First flowers
Gill Gillies, Assistant Director Environment,
will appear 50-55 days later and continue
Doncaster Council said “we were looking
throughput the summer through to the
at ways to reduce grass cutting and
early frosts.
wildflower planting was an option. The
Each mixture is germination tested and
contained within a foil sealed sachet that
protects against moisture.
EuroFlor sowings are economical, save
money and have a positive public
impact. Perfect for sowing eye-catching
In Gloucester, Paul Sutlow, senior grounds
maintenance supervisor for Amey, and
his team, working in partnership with
along a wide grass verge.
areas were in full bloom throughout
the summer prompting an influx of
compliments on social media.”
Gloucester City Council and Gloucester
Comments ranged from ‘an amazing
City Homes, have designed a fabulous
entrance into Doncaster’ to ‘an enormous
garden for the public to enjoy.
benefit to an abundance of wildlife’
courses, in fact anywhere where a visual
Paul commented, “We’ve had
Due to last year’s success Doncaster
impact can be achieved.
unprecedented numbers of comments
council extend the project further across
about our various urban meadow
the borough in 2015.
displays along roadsides at roundabouts,
community garden, central reservations,
parkland features, pathway borders, golf
Discovery box collections also provides
valuable, long-season food source and
plantings. EuroFlor urban flower mixes
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