Long Life Meadow - a long-lived, durable flower meadow is a diverse composition of forty flowering plant species. It constitutes a wonderful decoration of a garden, allotment, orchard edge, or a vegetable garden. Apart from its ornamental properties, a flower meadow provides shelter and food for many insects and smaller mammals. Even a small patch of land covered with a meadow consisting mostly of perennials can enrich the landscape. You only need to sow the seeds of the Long Life Meadow plant selection once and take care of it properly to enjoy the colours for a long time. A flower meadow constitutes a great natural filter against atmospheric pollution and helps recreate the natural biodiversity. Sowing perennial, long-lived flower meadows increases the area that becomes a safe haven for wild pollinators and a wide array of wild bird species.
The long life flower meadow that consists in 70% of perennials and biennials should last at one place for six to twelve years. It should be sown either in spring, between March and June, or in autumn, from October to December. The majority of flower meadows grows well on average soils that are not frequently fertilized. We recommend to choose sunny sites that are weeded and cleaned of stones and other rubbish. Cultivate the area thoroughly, 15 to 30 centimetres deep, before seeding. Do not sow to deep - you can simply spread a thin layer of soil over them or gently rake them. Mix seeds with sand in a 1:3 proportion before the sow. In order to enjoy the abundant blooming soonest possible you must ensure that the germinating seeds get enough moisture. You can start with the fertilizing only after the emergence.
The cost and effort needed to grow and maintain a flowery meadow is low. If you take care of proper preparation of the site and provide plants with appropriate humidity, growing this selection should pose no problems. We recommend to cut the meadow after the first frost. The right cutting time is key factor in the proper maintenance of perennial plant selections.
The seeding norm of the presented selection is 1 kilogram per 120 to 200 square metres.
One package contains 100 grams of seeds. Product information on the label contains basic facts about the selection, growing instructions, and the sow-by date.
- Use: ornamental
- Blooming time: throughout the season
- Flower colour: various colours
- Vegetation form: perennial, biennia, annual
- Flower type: various types
- Site: sunny; average garden soil, weeded and cultivated
- Weight: 100 g
GardenSeedsMarket - has been in business for more than a decade and from the very beginning we have made the quality of our products the top priority. Throughout the years we have delivered the best quality goods to tens of thousands of customers from all over the world. Their satisfaction proves that we had chosen the right way.
All seeds we sell are subject to a multi-level quality control checks and only then are carefully packed and dispatched. Our products have been awarded numerous certificates and comply with the highest standards of the European Union. Our employees are experienced gardeners who are more than happy to answer your every question.
Where do our seeds come from?
All of the seeds sold in our shop come from the best producers from across the European Union. Thanks to a long-standing cooperation with them we were able to develop the most adequate storing and dispatch conditions, guaranteeing that you always receive fresh and carefully tested batches of seeds. Exclusion of the middlemen from the whole process not only makes it possible for us to avoid sending out-of-date seeds that might have been lying too long on a warehouse shelf, but also ensures the most attractive price for top quality products.
The quality control process
All our seeds must pass a four-stage quality control process.
Stage one begins with a careful selection of the suppliers. Than we proceed with controlling their crops, foreign producers are not excluded from the quality control process. Plants are checked at every stage of their development: when they start to grow, during blooming and when they start bearing fruit (seeds). At this stage the most important thing is to ensure proper spacing of the plants. Thanks to that obtaining the desired morphological characteristics of each particular species or variety, such as colour, height and shape, can be ensured.
Stage two consists of a detailed verification tests in laboratory conditions. With the use of the highest quality equipment by the highly qualified staff, our suppliers perform more than 30 000 quality checks annually. The seeds that do not meet our requirements are subject to technological refining processes, including drying, cleaning, upgrading and testing again.
Stage three starts with sowing seeds in selected control plots. That way we obtain valuable, exact information concerning their germination that must be maintained at an appropriate level. Simultaneously, the varietal identity of each species is checked at this stage.
Stage four takes place in our warehouses and consists of eliminating seeds that have been stored for too long on our shelves and replacing them with new batches. Each package is stamped with a unique batch number and also with the sow-by-date.
All four stages combined allow us to state with confidence that the seeds we deliver comply with the highest standards and have completed all required control stages with flying colours.
Prizes and awards
The seeds we sell are widely recognized for their quality and have won many awards. Our seeds won numerous gold medals and distinctions for their high quality. The World of Flowers was also honoured for its innovative approach.
Among those awards there were: TOP INNOVATION (June 2015), GOLD MEDAL AT THE POZNAN INTERNATIONAL FAIR (2015), CONSUMER QUALITY LEADER (2014), FARMER OF THE YEAR (2014).
In addition, we have also been awarded the “IDEAL BUSINESS” certificate for two years in a row.
Germination
We are committed to selling only the highest quality seeds. Taking into consideration the efforts we make daily, please also note that plants are living organisms and their germination and growth depends on many factors, such as temperature, soil type, humidity and the frequency with that they are watered, sowing time and conditions, use of fertilizers and plant protection agents (pesticides), as well as weather and climate conditions. We provide help by sharing the accurate and up-to-date sowing and growing information, however, we cannot bear any responsibility for the plants that were not cultivated in conditions appropriate for given species.
