10,000 packets of wildflower seeds available from 15th March

sarah1972

http://www.nationalgardeningweek.org.uk/

Register here for your free wildflower seeds from 15 Marchto sow a mini meadow!

We’ve got lots of exciting plans for National Gardening Week 2013 (15 – 21 April) to help keep Britain beautiful. The National Gardening Week partners, led by the RHS, will be focussing on two main themes for the week; horticultural careers and planting for wildlife.
Going wild for Wildflowers

The RHS and Mr Fothergill’s will be giving away 10,000 packets of annual wildflower seeds for people to sow acres of mini-meadows in plant pots and gardens. The first 10,000 people to register online from 15 March will be sent a packet of seeds including:

Ox-eye daisy (Eucanthemum vulgare)
common foxglove (Digitalis purpurea heptandra)
common mallow (Malva sylvestris)
corn chamomile (Anthemis arvensis)
cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
common teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)
common poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
common toadflax (Linaria vulgaris)
ragged robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi)
Jacob’s ladder (Polemonium caeruleum)

We want to help the Nation plant wildflower meadows from mini-meadows in plant pots to transforming spaces in gardens. Sue Biggs, RHS Director General, says: “After enjoying the Olympic Park wildflower meadows in 2012 there is a great appetite from the British public to create their own version at home, which is great news for pollinating insects!”
Over the past 50 years we’ve seen a huge reduction in wildflowers in the countryside, which play a vital part in biodiversity and creating a habitat for pollinating insects. Gardens are increasingly recognised as important sources of nectar and pollen for insects. Encouraging people across the country to plant wildflowers will help protect their habitat.

The RHS has developed extensive advice on what to plant, visit RHS Plants for Pollinators and look out for the Plants for Pollinators logo (below) in garden centres.

themstarrynights

thanks for this where abouts is the register link? I can see information about what will be in the pack etc on the website but not the 'join now' section :S

LizzieDripping_2

I think you have to wait until after 15 March to register.

sarah1972

themstarrynights wrote: »

thanks for this where abouts is the register link? I can see information about what will be in the pack etc on the website but not the 'join now' section :S

It wont be live until the 15th

themstarrynights

ohh my bad.. thanks :P silly me, I read it too but it didn't register haha.. will keep an eye out then

BernadetteChurch

Bumping so we don't forget about it tomorrow!

sarah1972

just checked and its not live yet but bumping as it should be at some point this morning.

Meadows

Still not live as yet!

zzzLazyDaisy

Maybe waiting for 9am to go live when the workers arrive in the office?

tania-jo

still not live

Pomdren

The site has updated to say:

"You will be able to register for your free wildflower seeds later today (15 March)"

And on Twitter they explain they've had some technical issues.