Shining the Spotlight on the ‘Classic’ Pictorial Meadows Wildflower Seed Mix

Adaptive, engaging and resilient are the three concepts that drive innovation at Pictorial Meadows. Working alongside our partners including the University of Sheffield, we have been at the forefront of developing stunning designer wildflower meadows for over twenty years.

Ever-Changing Colour

Pictorial Meadows’ wildflower seed mixes are truly adaptive, engaging and resilient – none more so than the original Classic mix. This wildflower meadow was meticulously designed by Professor Nigel Dunnett from the University of Sheffield to mimic the intense colour waves found in nature. It is the ever-changing colour waves in this wildflower seed mix that people love and elicits such strong emotional responses.

Maximum Impact with Minimum Input

The Classic wildflower seed mix was intentionally designed to deliver the highest value impact for minimum effort, achieved through expertly designed successional flowering. The wildflower meadow you see after the first six weeks is very different to the one you see in the following weeks. The meadow starts with lower flowering plants like fairy toadflax, followed by taller plants like cornflower, followed by even taller plants like poppies. The wildflower meadow is designed so each successionally taller plant hides the dead heads of the previous flowers. The result is an ever-changing and always fresh display of stunning wildflowers.

Extended Flowering Period

An additional benefit of this successional flowering design is an extended flowering period during the growing season. Whilst the first wildflowers start appearing in as little as six weeks after sowing in the spring, the Classic wildflower seed mix will continue flowering right up to the first frosts of autumn. Throughout this time, twelve different resilient species present ever-changing colour waves, which is why the display you see at the end of the season is completely different to the one you see after the first few weeks.

Tried and Tested

As one of Pictorial Meadows’ most reliable and tried-and-tested wildflower seed mixes, Classic has been used on some of the largest scale meadow projects in the UK, including the Rotherham River of Flowers Project. At nine miles in length, it is the longest urban wildflower meadow in the UK.

It is the blending of the science of horticulture and environmental management with the creativity of painting with wildflowers that makes every Pictorial Meadows product unique.

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