A garden centre in Dorset has created a butterfly friendly display full of nectar rich plants.

Turfland and Q Lawns have produced a new comprehensive 36 page Product Guide.

Do you want to attract more butterflies to your garden?   Here are ten garden flowers that butterflies love to visit.

Save Our Butterflies Week takes place from 18th - 26th May 2013 throughout the UK.  Meadowmat Director Fred Hilsdon has been sent out with his camera to see how many different butterfly species he can find.

Managing our woods is a great way to support biodiversity.  At Shrubhill Farms in Norfolk and Harrowden Farms in Northamptonshire, woodland maintenance is resulting in plenty of bluebells and breeding birds.

A broken down vehicle has led to the discovery that road verges are a great place to find wild flowers.

Bee numbers are in decline but what do these vitally important insects need from humans to help them survive?

Fruit trees are bursting into blossom and we're hoping they'll be pollinated by bees so that we can have the double bonus of fruit and honey.  Here's a recipe using plums and honey.  Yum.

We all value butterflies in the garden, they pollinate the flowers and they're absolutely beautiful.  But to be able to enjoy butterflies, we need to cater for caterpillars too.   Find out which plants provide the best food for butterfly lavae.

What a world we would live in without Honeybees. In this blog I discuss a world without them, and what we can do to help boost their numbers.

The growers of Meadowmat wild flower meadow have taken delivery of four DAF XF105 ATe lorries in a bid to cut fuel costs and carbon emissions.

Meadowsweet is an aromatic wild flower found on river banks and damp pastures. Find out how our ancestors used this plant.

One of the first UK butterflies to appear is the cheerily coloured yellow brimstone.

Turfland have recently shown their support for British bees by adopting a beehive with the British Bee Keepers Association (BBKA).

Angela spotted this little clump of coltsfoot growing on a riverbank in Norfolk.  Who would guess that these cheery little flowers can also be found in cough mixture.

Make the most of your own garden with wildflowers. Wildflowers actually thrive in areas of your garden that almost no other species will survive in, such as shade, areas under deciduous trees or between shrubs in organic matter without disturbing other plants already in existence. We all need these beautiful splashes of colour to wake up our gardens of winter sepias.

The UK's favourite species of bird are in decline since last year. Just a small area of your garden dedicated to wildflowers could help provide vital food and shelter for these birds. 

Butterflies have suffered in last year’s cold and wet weather, having their worst year since 1976.Meadowmat is an excellent resource for pollinating insects and laying just a small area in your garden will provide an excellent source of pollen for visiting insects, and provide vital food and shelter that native butterflies require.

A brief look at the plants that bloom in april and are especially beneficial to bees

It's far too cold to be working in the garden so why not sow a few wild flower seeds in pots on the windowsill ready to plant into the garden when the weather improves?

Since the early 18th century, plants have been named according to a system devised by Carl Linne.  Each plant is given a latin that describes its properties.  But of course plants are older than Linne, so how did our ancestors name the wild herbs and flowers around them?

Q Lawns is pleased to announce that the Royal Horticultural Society has recognised Meadowmat wild flower matting as being eligible to carry the RHS Perfect for Pollinators logo.

Q Lawns have donated some Meadowmat wild flower matting to Ryton Gardens near Coventry.  This summer, the popular Midlands visitor attraction will have the approach to their gates adorned with wildlife-friendly native flowers.

Two of Q Lawns' most popular products, Meadowmat wild flower matting and Enviromat sedum matting will be showcased at Palmstead Nurseries' soft landscaping workshop "Survival of the Fittest" on 27th September 2012

Tatton flower show winner show cases Enviromat Sedum Mat and MeadowMat wild flower turf

Part one of a two part blog on caring for a species rich meadow.  What time of year should it be mown and what works best in the long term. This blogspot looks at the way that farmers traditionally managed their pasture through the seasons and how those techniques can be used in a small meadow or in a garden.

One of our most frequently asked questions is "can I use Meadowmat to create a living green roof?".  Meadowmat's Production Manager, Robert Allen, explains why Enviromat sedum matting is a more suitable green roofing material than Meadowmat.