New for 2018 from the
Masterline range are 3 exciting new ‘Colour Boost’ flower mixture formulations
designed to create enhanced, attractive amenity spaces.
Available in the UK
through DLF Seeds, the range also provides an essential food source and habitat
for many species of animals and invertebrates, especially pollenating insects.
The
mixtures have been designed for maximum floral impact, incorporating both wild
flower and garden flowering species, that establish rapidly to deliver a
colourful display throughout the whole year.
Sowing
a colour boost mixture brings many cost savings for the commercial user
compared to more traditional bedding schemes – particularly appealing to local
authorities and golf courses with increasing pressure on budgets. The mixtures
are sown directly onto the final recipient site, requiring little irrigation,
fertiliser/chemical application or maintenance throughout the season.
Designed
to create a robust and attractive display in any park; open space or golf
course, Colour Boost 1, features high impact annuals that are quick to
establish and offer a long flowering period from 8 weeks after sowing up until
the first frosts.
Colour
Boost 2 is a low-growing seasonal annuals mix, particularly relevant for areas
where final growing height is of paramount importance. Finally, featuring 90%
perennial flower species and 10% annual species, Colour Boost 3 high impact
perennial mix ensures good adaptability to different growing conditions and
provides a colour scheme that changes throughout the season depending on which
species are in bloom.
The
mixtures within the Colour Boost range feature 100% flower seed which can be
notoriously difficult to sow when applying at just a few grams per m2. To
combat this and ensure even sowing and correct application rates, the mixtures
are sold in conjunction with Rehofix MK1500 corn skin granule – a natural,
biodegradable carrier which makes sowing at low application rates easier and
saves the more expensive seed mix running out midway through a project.
