Blooming Native Blogs
Apr 17, 2021
Pollinating insects are vital to our very existence
For me, one of the best sounds of summer is the sound of bees working their way through my wildflowers, foraging for ...
Apr 10, 2021
Paul Smyth of Garden Conversations goes wild!
"I will show you what can be achieved on a garden scale and how easy and rewarding growing a species-rich meadow can be."
Apr 7, 2021
Wildflowers for Acidic Soils
There are over 900 flowering plants, including trees and shrubs recorded in Ireland of which many are very rare, or p...
Apr 2, 2021
Spring Wildflowers by Zoë Devlin
Easter brings with it an optimism, a positive sense that spring is here, the Primroses and Violets peeping their nose...
Mar 29, 2021
How to establish and maintain a flowering lawn
The difference between a flowering lawn and a wildflower meadow is mainly down to management. Learn more
Mar 23, 2021
Are you plant blind?
The human tendency to ignore the greenery around us is well-studied and known as ‘plant blindness’. Once learn the name of a plant, we automatically value it more. Written by plant scientist Dr. Cara Daly
Mar 16, 2021
When to Plant Wildflower Seeds?
Irish wildflower seeds are best planted in either spring or autumn
Mar 16, 2021
How to choose between wild meadow seeds and wildflower seed only mixes.
Know what you should sow
Mar 13, 2021
THE WEARING OF THE GREEN by Zoë Devlin
What has the 17th March and a native Irish wildflower in common?
Shamrock, of course, but what is the story and which...
Feb 27, 2021
When will my wildflowers bloom?
Understand the difference between annual & perennial seed mixes
Feb 19, 2021
Which wildflower seed mix to plant and where?
How do I choose the right wildflower mix?
Feb 14, 2021
St Valentine's Day – more than a posh meal out and a single red rose from Kenya
By writer Zoë Devlin
Have you ever wondered who Saint Valentine was and why he is associated with romantic love?
One ...
