Wildflower seed often fails for predictable reasons: fertile soil, buried seed, a dry spring, or sowing at the wrong time. Here is how to diagnose the problem and improve next season's results.

Annual wildflower mixes flower within weeks but fade after a season, while perennial mixes build slowly and return for years. Here's how to choose for your garden.

How to turn two square metres of garden into a low-fertility wildflower patch: soil preparation, choosing a native UK mix, sowing, and the single yearly cut that keeps it going.