Description: You can help bring the bees back with easy to grow wildflower seeds The last 50 years has been witness to huge declines in pollinators and other garden wildlife, but together we can really really do something to reverse this.? 97% of natural bee and butterfly habitat has been lost in the UK since WW2. 97%. Ninety Seven Percent. It's frightening and critical.? With your help, we can start to restore the lost wildflower habitat and make an important contribution to the biodiversity of Great Britain ? Created by conservation scientists and 100% British made, Seedball is a unique innovation to help more people grow bee and butterfly-friendly wildflowers. They are manufactured in-house using a mixture of UK-native seeds, clay, peat-free compost and chilli powder to create a protective casing against seed predators (e. g. birds and ants). They??re incredibly easy to use - scatter (no digging!) on top of soil, and with rain and warm sun, the seeds will grow! These colourful boxes contain 6? Seedballs? each packed with wildlife-friendly wildflower seeds. They are ideal ?grow beautiful wildflowers in a window box, balcony pot or garden bed.? One box will cover 1-2 pots? (leave at least 10cm between each ball).? Each box contains a different bee friendly wildflower mix (see below for details), with each seed ball containing approximately 30 seeds.? A little card is also included to explain what the balls are and how to use them, making them wonderful gifts. Choose between the following?wildflower selections: Green Bee Mix - includes Birdsfoot Trefoil, Red Clover, Viper?'s Bugloss and Wild Marjoram ?? all recommended as bee-friendly plants by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust. Pink? Bee Mix -?a?mix of Meadow buttercup, Oxeye daisy, Red clover, Self heal and Yarrow. Teal? Bee Mix - a? mix of Common toadflax, Cornflower, Cowslip, Meadow cranesbill, Musk mallow, Oxeye daisy and Red campion. Size: 5.8cm x 3.7cm x 1.5cm (small matchbox) Best scattered in Spring or Autumn. ? Emily & Ana, the creators of Seedball, are on a mission to help increase the abundance of British wildflowers and wildlife that depend upon them. They?believe that if we can all better use whatever space we have available to us (whether a back garden, balcony, window box, little patio etc) we can together have a hugely beneficial impact on our local ecosystems. They want? Seedball to inspire a wildlife gardening revolution while providing a very handy way of going about it! Conservation is in the?heart and soul of Seedball and one day we dream to fund their?own Seedball wildflower reserves. Bee Seedball Wildflower Boxes, Green Bee - shop the best deal online on yourecostore.co.uk
Category: Eco friendly and environmental
