LANDSCAPING SERVICES
VISITOR RESPONSE
TO URBAN MEADOW
FLOWER DISPLAYS
LEADS HEVER CASTLE TO SELL ‘READY-MADE’
EUROFLOR PACKS
As a result of the “fantastic success”
of its displays of Rigby Taylor’s
Euroflor urban meadow flower seed
mixes, Kent-based stately home
Hever Castle has not only expanded
the total area planted this year to
more than 5,000 m2, but it has also
launched a retail scheme where
‘ready-to-sow’ flower seed kits are
available for purchase by visitors.
The meadow flower project on the
400-acre estate, which includes an
adjoining golf course, was initiated
last year by Hever Castle Golf Club’s
head greenkeeper Rob Peers to
“encourage visitors to both the golf
course and the estate to fully enjoy
and be immersed by and engaged
with the complete site”.
He says the project “has been an
overwhelming success” with the
nine meadow areas – throughout the
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castle grounds and on areas of the
golf course – which feature a wide
range of flower species, attracting
laudatory comments from visitors
in person, in the local press and
on social media. Each display is
accompanied by an information
board about ‘creating your own
meadow’. last year was that preparation is the
key to success: it is imperative to
have the plot as clean and clear as
possible at the point of sowing. That
said, there is also the ‘lay down and
plant’ FloraFleece biodegradable
matting Euroflor option, which
eliminates the need for extensive
soil preparation.
The Euroflor seed mixes were
selected in terms of being ‘best
fit’ options in terms of colour and
height, as well as in texture and
form, and Rob says particular
success has been enjoyed with four
mixes - Meadow Breeze, Rainbow
Annuals, Bleuet de France and
Classic that give displays that will
last through the summer and into
October/November. “Visitor reaction has been very
positive and in response to many
enquirers’ asking ‘how can we have
similar displays’, we now offer ‘ready
to sow’ seed packs as well as the ‘lay
down and plant’ FloraFleece matting
package – both with instructions
- for easy-to-achieve colourful
displays.”
Commenting, he says: “The main
lesson we took from our experience
For information can be had by
logging onto the Euroflor website:
www.euroflor.co.uk
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