AB8 - Flower Rich Margins & Plots
Wildflower, herb and grass mixes to comply with Countryside Stewardship AB8 - Flower Rich Margins and Plots, updated to the latest 2021 guidance. Our cost-effective mixes offer an abundance of pollen and nectar for beneficial insects. Buy online, apply for a trade account (we review all applications within one working day) or get in touch to place an order through your buying group. You can also request a catalogue to view our full range.
Boston Seeds are proud to supply the EnviroSeeds range for biodiversity and sustainable farming.
Use this premium mixture for wildflower meadows, to provide rich habitat for butterflies, insects, birds & small mammals. Enhanced mixture to comply with IPM2 Sustainable Farming Incentive (Flower-Rich Margins) and AB8 Countryside Stewardship (Flower-Rich Margins and Plots).
- An extended number of species of grass, legumes and wildflowers
- Can be sown on its own or with other wildflower mixtures
- Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): IPM2
- Suitable for Countryside Stewardship AB8 GS4 GS8 GS14 SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW7 SW8 WT1 WT2
Contains: 30% Strong Creeping Red Fescue, 10.75% Chewing's Fescue, 10% Hard Fescue, 10% Timothy, 10% Slender Creeping Red Fescue, 6% Smooth Stalk Meadow Grass, 5% Red Clover, 5% Sainfoin, 4% Sheep's Fescue, 2.5% Alsike Clover, 1.5% Ribwort Plantain, 1.5% Birdsfoot Trefoil, 0.75% Yarrow, 0.5% Meadow Foxtail, 0.5% Selfheal, 0.5% Oxeye Daisy, 0.5% Sheep's Sorrel, 0.5% Common Knapweed, 0.5% Wild Carrot - Sowing rate: 20kg/ha.
Boston Seeds are proud to supply the EnviroSeeds range for biodiversity and sustainable farming.
Use this mixture for IPM2 Sustainable Farming Incentive (Flower-Rich Margins) and AB8 Countryside Stewardship (Flower-Rich Margins and Plots), to provide an abundant supply of pollen and nectar-rich flowers for pollinators and beneficial insects and encourage natural crop pest predators.
- Also attractive to farmland birds
- Annual production of flowers for the length of the agreement.
- Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): IPM2
- Suitable for Countryside Stewardship (CSS): AB8 GS8 GS14 SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW7 SW8 WT1 WT2
- Contains: 40% Strong Creeping Red Fescue, 25% Chewings Fescue, 15% Slender Creeping Fescue, 5% Smooth Stalk Meadow Grass, 3.75% Berseem Clover, 3.75% Common Vetch, 1.5% Crimson Clover, 1.5% Persian Clover, 2.5% Red Clover, 0.5% Birdsfoot Trefoil, 0.25% Ribwort Plantain, 0.25% Sheep’s Parsley, 0.25% Lucerne, 0.25% Yellow Trefoil, 0.25% Yarrow, 0.25% White Clover
- Sowing rate: 20kg/ha. Pack size: 20kg
Plants for Pollinators highlights plants selected by the RHS as scientifically proven to tackle the declines in bees, butterflies and other pollinators.
A combination of native wildflower species, farmland crops and 'super' pollinators to create a colourful habitat for birds, pollinators and small mammals. Also suitable for enriching existing grassland to comply with AB8 and GS8.
- Long-lasting, full summer colour
- Bountiful source of pollen and nectar for bees and butterflies and other pollinators
- Provides winter food and shelter for birds and small mammals
- Contains: Gold of Pleasure 5%, Ox Eye Daisy 6%, White Campion 3%, Common Agrimony 5%, Corn Chamomile 5%, Corn Cockle 12%, Cornflower 7%, Corn Marigold 3%, Borage 3%, Buckwheat 10%, 7% Vetch, Dwarf Sunflower 10%, Yellow Blossom Clover 4%, Red Clover 5%, Crimson Clover 5%, Birds Foot Trefoil 5%, Yarrow 5%
- Sow at 3 grams per sq/m – 1kg covers 330 sq/m
- Overseed grassland at 2-3kg per ha for AB8, GS4, GS8
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