Turf With Wildflowers

[pilates]

Has anyone used these and, if so, are they any good?

Yes, have meadowmat turf. Beautiful for a long flowering period as different flowers come at different times. Cut back in late autumn, comes back every year.

Might be better to lay in spring though.

I bought infertile soil and a meadow wildflower / grass mix and made my own. Some of the flowers have grown 2 m + tall which is fine as it surrounds my pond but I'd keep that in mind if you think about going the DIY route.

Thank you.

Can you just leave and cut back? I have a patch at the bottom of my garden which I want to have as low maintenance. Do you just lay and water regularly like normal turf?

@pilates

Thank you.

Can you just leave and cut back? I have a patch at the bottom of my garden which I want to have as low maintenance. Do you just lay and water regularly like normal turf?

You won’t get flowers if you mow. You need to leave it unowned during the flowering period

Unmown

Look carefully at the specs for the wildflower turf. Some suppliers use a plastic mesh/net within the turf to hold it together and make it easier to handle. It’s supposed to be biodegradable, but certainly doesn’t disintegrate quickly and makes planting bulbs through it impossible. Also very hard to dig out weeds (e g docks).