You can find a lot of pretty terrible "wildflower" seed packets for sale. They include species which might not naturally occur in Britain, or odd mixes of flowers, some of which aren't even wildflowers at all. Others are imported - sometimes illegally, and from as far afield as China.

If you want appropriate wildflower seed you need British wildflower seed; plant species occurring here naturally, and seed with UK origin.

You can be confident buying from us

All the wildflower seed in the mixes we sell has UK origin and provenance - it's from plants originating in and harvested here.

Our community of suppliers includes most of the best wildflower seed producers in the UK. Many harvest seed in a completely sustainable way from beautiful and often ancient donor meadow sites around the UK. These mixes have very high floral content and diversity of wildflower and meadow grass species. They offer exceptional value for money.

We also sell some mixes which are made up of pre-determined percentages of species, appropriate for different soil types or situations. All the wildflower and grass species in these are native to the UK and the wildflower seed is originally from wild populations here. The grass seed is generally certified.

We've been making wildflower meadows since 2003, and selling seed from 2008. Oh - and we're DEFRA licenced, of course.

Why do we specialise in meadow mixes? We love the aesthetic of traditional wildflower meadows, which are not only one of our most beautiful and biodiverse habitats but one of our most threatened - we've  destroyed nearly all of them in the UK over the last 80 years and those remaining are largely unprotected.

Wildflower meadows are amazing habitats for thousands of species; from bees, butterflies and moths to  beetles and hoverflies, crickets and skylarks. They're all unique, developing according to location, local conditions and management.

Oh - and meadows are also valuable carbon sinks, and helpful in preventing flooding too.

By making your own wildflower meadow area - however small! - you're making a real contribution to nature in the UK. Thank you!

Bigger seed quantities

This website is operated by Habitat Aid Ltd. in Somerset. If your meadow project is larger than 200 square metres or so please contact us for pricing or head over to Habitat Aid’s own website to buy larger quantities of seed.

What Soil Do I Have?

If you're not sure what your soil is, and whether it might not be appropriate for wildflowers, then you can get a test from Dr Dave Aplin at Soil Values. You'll need the cheaper Bronze service to find out about its pH and fertility.