The Wildflower Patch

We sell established, ready to plant wildflower plants in smaller, 7-9 cm pots and larger 10-15 cm pots. To us, the size of your patch is immaterial. What matters is the myriad of bees, butterfies, hoverfies and other bugs which will thrive on the nectar of just 3 Betony plants, for example, as they flower from spring until autumn. And when the blooms die back, other insects like ladybirds can hybernate in the seed heads...everyone's a winner! 

Since starting The Wildflower Patch in 2006, our aim has been to promote native wildflower plants in as sustainable a way as possible. We believe that they play an essential role in our world and that, as we demand more and more of their space, most of us can find room for a few of them.

All the wildflower plants we sell are native to the UK. Free of charge, we can check that the wildflower plants you are buying are native to your patch too. Just as we all do well in our natural surroundings and sometimes struggle to adapt to alien ones, so animals and plants can thrive with ready access to their natural habitat and sources of food.

The Orange Tip butterfly can feed on Lady's Smock. And if a Sorrel or two is planted strategically close by for them to lay their eggs on...well, you could start a beautiful relationship between you!

Whether you are looking for a gift to share with family or friends, whether your wildflower patch is the size of a pot or a pasture, whether it is established or 'in the planning stage', whether sunny, shady, boggy or bone dry, we're sure we can suggest suitable wildflower plants. You can be sure that they have been grown from seeds sourced sustainably and ethically. We use biodegradable by products wherever possible. Compost, for instance, made from garden bin waste at a local quarry. And your wildflower plants will often arrive in coir, rather than plastic, plant pots. So you can plant the pot 'n all!

As well as emails, twitters and 'phone calls, we meet customers at, on average, 12 Plant Fairs each summer. Visit our events page to view our busy calendar. Who knows? Maybe our paths will cross in 2012!