This week we’re celebrating Tiney’s Allotment, a wonderful example of how wildlife-friendly growing spaces can inspire others to garden for nature, whether on their own adjacent allotment plots or in their own back gardens. Phil from Tiney’s Allotment shares… Tiney’s Allotment started a few years back now, following a lifetime love of gardening and being […]
Part of the Seedball Wildflower Year Series March is the month of beginnings. It might not feel like spring every day — but look closely and you’ll see signs of the season gently waking. Buds are forming, birds are singing, and the first wildflowers are pushing up from the soil. This is a wonderful time
If you’re looking for an eco-friendly, thoughtful gift — or simply something lovely for your own garden — then our super cute Wildflower Jars are perfect! These little jars are designed to bring native wildflowers into even the smallest spaces: balcony pots, window boxes, garden beds, or planters. Each jar contains eight peat-free, UK-made seed
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Creating a bee-friendly garden — whether you have a big backyard, a balcony planter or a windowsill pot — is incredibly rewarding! And we have made it even simpler! Our NEW Flowers for Bees Collection has all the wildflowers you need to help. As populations of bees and other pollinators decline, giving them a helping
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If there’s one gardener’s secret we want to share, it’s this: Autumn is the magic season for wildflowers!! Scatter your seed balls now and nature will do most of the hard work for you. Cold Stratification: Nature’s germination trigger Many wildflower seeds are designed to wait till the time is just right. Seeds don’t like to
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Including wildflowers in your allotment is a fantastic way to create a a mini wildlife haven, attracting pollinators, improving biodiversity, and adding in colour. Wildflowers can help boost crop pollination, improve soil health, and provide a low-maintenance, eco-friendly alternative to traditional flower beds. Whether you want to fill an unused patch, create a pollinator-friendly border,
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This Valentine’s Day, why not share the love by transforming your garden into a haven for wildlife? Did you know that gardens in the UK cover an area of 433,000 hectares – an area so huuuuuge it’s comparable size to the whole of Norfolk! With over 15 million gardens across Britain, these green spaces together
This year’s Big Butterfly Count begins on 14th July, and is the largest public conservation survey in the world! Run by our friends at: Butterfly Conservation. Natural Indicator Butterflies are a fantastic indicator of the natural environment around us. Meaning environmentalists and conservationists can gain lots of important information from the data collected by this
The next Insect Week is 19 to 25 June 2023, and is run by the Royal Entomological Society to encourage people of all ages to learn more about insects and their conservation. Follow @insectweek on socials and check out the @royentsoc to find insect related events, facts and fabulous photos. In the UK alone, there are
“We can think of nothing better to help make the world a better place, than cultivating your garden. Someone who grows a garden, to help nature, is personally doing the important work of improving the world. Never underestimate the power of such a seemingly simple act” Ana & Emily Seedball Founders Seedball is again supporting
National nest box week starts on Valentine’s Day on the 14th. This is the perfect time to install a nest box, and help out the dwindling garden bird population. As gardens have become tidier and many hedges replaced with fences, there are fewer and fewer places for birds to nest. Even if you are renting
Let’s LOVE wildflowers this valentine’s! At Seedball we’re all about the ‘birds and bees’ this Valentine’s Day, here’s what you can grow to share the love with wildlife that can be found in your garden. It’s time to think about planting up your garden to give wildlife a valentine’s day that lasts all year. Think
This is a super cheap way to make a bird-feeder, which can be hung in a tree or your back-garden as a festive feeder for the birds or all year round. It’s a great activity for young nature lovers too. What You Need: Pine cone String or twine Assorted seeds Peanut butter (no sugar or
We may all feel like hunkering down during the winter months but which animals truly hibernate in the UK? Hibernation is a survival tactic, a form of deep sleep, as protection against a period of time when food is scarce or non-existent. When temperatures drop, it is often too cold for some mammals to function without
Run by the Royal Entomological Society a whole week dedicated to insects and encouraging people of all ages to find out more about the little things that run the world. “Insects may be small, but they have a huge impact on people and nature.” Professor Helen Roy MBE, Royal Entomological Society President Seedballers know that growing wildflowers
Growing wildflowers in your space, should attract lots of beneficial insects. Here are some you might see in Spring. Aphids You may not think aphids are beneficial but in order for some of our favourite wildlife to survive they need to exist! There are more than 4000 different species of these tiny sap-suckers which are
