Phoenix Amenity Blog
Soil Type Considerations for Wildflowers
Soil Type When is a wildflower not a wildflower? The answer lies in the diversity of British wildflowers. Each offering something unique to the garden, each also requiring something unique from the soil and area it is planted in. The am out of light, the depth of...
Wildflower and Wild Grass in Arid Conditions
The survivability of species of flora in naturally arid habitats is the starting point to the research into putting together a wildflower and grass mix that will work in these environments when more purposefully planted. Well-drained permanent pastures and meadows The...
Bullying Plants in the Verges of Great Britain
Have you heard of bullying plants? They are real, and the terminology is well founded. Plants that deprive other plants of the space, nutrients and light they need to thrive. Weeds? Well more or less. Typically, we are talking about less desirable plants from an...
The Challenges of Growing Grass in the UK
The grasslands of the UK are a varied and sophisticated set of systems. From naturally occurring meadows, soil type, acidity, saline content, wear, and animal grazing are among the many factors that have influenced the types of grass that grow in any specific...
Late Season Lawn Seeding and Repair
Thanks to “sfgate” for the following great advice for late lawn sewing, turfing and Winter preparation. The schedule for planting grass depends on what kind of grass you're planting. Warm-season and cool-season grasses are planted at different times of the year,...
Hydroseeding – All You Need To Know
Hydroseeding is an efficient, fast and, if scaled correctly, a very cost-efficient method of seeding large areas of land. Typically, this might be a lawn. But you will see Hydroseeding used on large recreational areas and green civil projects where seeding large areas...
Hydroseeding Supplies Blog
Hydroseeding – All You Need To Know
Hydroseeding is an efficient, fast and, if scaled correctly, a very cost-efficient method of seeding large areas of land. Typically, this might be a lawn. But you will see Hydroseeding used on large recreational areas and green civil projects where seeding large areas...
Industrial Hydroseeding
Thanks to Youtube contributor James Thomson for creating this informative hydroseeding video showing the scale of seeding possible and the benefits of hydroseeding
Hydroseeding Solves Two Common Problems.
Hydroseeding can have varied reactions from those in the industry, as well as those looking ad considering the impact of it commercially and ecologically from the outside. It is fair to say there are a number of misconceptions both in terms of what hydroseeding can...
Hydroseeding
Hydroseeding Hydroseeding Supplies (UK) is one of the largest providers of hydroseeding mulches, consumables and specialist erosion control products in the UK HS UK are now proud to be promoting, stocking, distributing and working alongside world...
Leading Edge Profile Products… Saves Time and Money
EROSION CONTROL in the UK has in the past been solved by using traditional coir blankets, netting or other turf reinforcement blankets.Oliver Brown Ltd has become a certified installer for Profile Products which allows us to install leading edge "hydraulically...
High Performance mulches such as FLEXTERRA and PROMATRIX
“Hydro Turf Ltd have been using Profiles’ range of products for 5 years now and without doubt they are the market leaders in manufacturing Hydroseeding mulches and consumables. Over the last 11 years of Hydroseeding we have tried mulches from almost all of the large...
British Flora Blog
Bullying Plants in the Verges of Great Britain
Have you heard of bullying plants? They are real, and the terminology is well founded. Plants that deprive other plants of the space, nutrients and light they need to thrive. Weeds? Well more or less. Typically, we are talking about less desirable plants from an...
Lawn Care During a Drought
We do not often have very warm weather in the UK. It can catch a gardener by surprise. Leave us unprepared and not quite sure of what to do. One area that might need a little extra care and attention during a long dry and warm spell is your lawn. How does a good...
The Floral Project
The tag line of the Floral Project is “Learn something new this Summer”; which with hindsight seems a very apt choice. The opportunity to do something that is both creative and has a real positive environmental impact. The Floral Project encourages everyone to learn...
Planting Wildflowers – A Potted Guide
There are around 1600 species of wildflowers inside the UK region. Almost every species have different inheritance and structures.From breeding several wildflower seeds, it means cross-pollination wildflower seeds to develop an end product that inherits...
Wildflower Seed Mixes
Essential Wildflower Mixes If you’ve watched Countryfile, been on social media or are yourself aware of agrarian values, you’ll have seen numerous mentions of the decline in the bee population. Dr Gary Powney, [https://www.ceh.ac.uk/staff/gary-powney] A...
British Flora Green Roof Brochure Available Now!
As announced in BALI News, we are pleased to launch the BritishFlora Green Roof Brochure. This is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of biodiverse green roofing and sedum green roofs. Download here British Flora - Green Roofing Brochure BritishFlora as the premier...