Guides & Advice
Wildflower identification guide
All wildflower areas are havens for invertebrates who in turn provide food for other wildlife. Establishing a wildflower area, either a 100% UK Native Meadow or a more colourful Urban Meadow containing some non-native species, is of ecological value. The climate smart benefits and visual appeal of wildflowers have driven their rise in popularity in amenity settings.
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Creating and maintaining a lawn
Low Maintenance Areas
Widespread economic constraints have necessarily led to changes in attitude with respect to the management and maintenance of amenity grassland. Traditionally established practices have been brought into question, especially in the areas of ecology and conservation.
Coastal Reclamation
Coastal areas vary enormously from one part of the country to another, but establishing a good sward on or near a coastal site can be hampered by wind and sea erosion, growing medium, soil instability and the general lack of organic matter.
Dealing With Impoverished or Contaminated Soils
Reclamation of derelict land: As a once-proud industrial nation, Britain has historically exploited its natural resources for energy, minerals and manufacturing materials and has inevitably created many thousands of hectares of industrial wasteland and redundant brownfield sites such London’s ...