Meadowmat's new wildflower matting commemorates WW1

Meadowmat's new wildflower matting commemorates WW1
Raise money for the Royal British Legion and help butterflies and bees at the same time.

Every square metre of Passchendaele Poppy Meadowmat sold between March and June 2014 will raise money for the Royal British Legion. This latest addition to Meadowmat's range of wild flower matting contains a generous helping of remembrance poppies in honour of all the men and women who have served in the armed forces. Growing alongside the poppies are 34 species of perennial wild flowers and grasses. These have been specially selected to provide food and shelter for beneficial insects. Meadowmat is colourful, enigmatic and surprisingly easy to establish and maintain. It's a must for anyone wanting to do their bit for the environment.

What is Meadowmat?

Meadowmat is pre-grown matting with a variety of grasses and flowering plants growing in it. It's similar to wild flower turf in that it's a wildflower meadow on a roll. It just needs to be unfurled onto prepared ground and watered in to create a low maintenance wild flower area.

There are three different types of Meadowmat

Traditional Wildflower Meadowmat
emulates an old fashioned meadow with lots of oxeye daisies, clover, birdsfoot trefoil and many other pollinator friendly flowers. The seed mix contains 50% grasses and 50% flowering plants. Traditional Meadowmat provides pollen and nectar for insects as well as food plants for butterfly lavae.


The seed mix for Meadowmat for Birds and Bees contains 20% native grasses and 80% flowering plants. These plants are nearly all perennials and have been selected to provide either a rich source of nectar for bees; or nutritious autumn seed heads for bird food.


Passchendaele Poppy Meadowmat is similar to the Traditional mix but has an extra splash of colour from the remembrance poppies added to the seed mix. For a relatively small investment, Meadowmat will give instant ground cover, a beautiful summer-long floral display, a big tick in the box for wildlife conservation and a fascinating talking point for you and your family.

Caring for Meadowmat

Once Meadowmat is established it's very easy to care for. Each of the 3 different floral mixes needs a slightly different maintenance regime but in essence, it's just a matter of letting the plants grow, flower and set seed and then cutting down and removing spent vegetation so that they cycle can begin again. That's normally one cut per year and very little work to do for the rest of the time.

How to order Meadowmat and raise money for the Royal British Legion

Passchendaele Poppy Meadowmat has been grown especially to commemorate the centenary of the First World War.

The matting contains a generous proportion of colourful remembrance poppies that will bloom in June and July alongside the other wild flowers in the mix.

In addition to the stunning visual effect of Passchendaele Poppy Meadowmat, the BREEAM points and the wildlife interest, for every square metre sold, Meadowmat will donate 50 pence to the Royal British Legion. Money donated will be used to help serving and veteran forces personnel as well as their families and their dependents.

You can order online at www.meadowmat.com/meadowmat or phone the Q Lawns office on 01842 828266 between 7am and 5pm on weekdays.
If you would like more information, please email Angela with any questions you may have.

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