Sharing Seeds

You've chosen a tree and are ready to go! Below is some guidance for choosing suitable seeds and plants for your new public garden and 7 varieties of seeds we can deliver to you up until 30 June free of charge.

Guidance

• Choose plants which have a variety of flower shapes. A variety of flower shapes is key to provide pollination opportunities for as many different pollinators (inc different bee species) as possible.
• Consider choosing a mixture of evergreen plants, perennials (they die back each year but come back) and annuals (a one year show but collect seeds for an encore next year). We will keep sharing photos to give you ideas!
• Avoid planting spiky plants, or plants which can sting, or plants which are toxic or invasive species which the Council may remove i.e. ivy, Japanese knotweed, Himalayan balsam, or giant hogweed
• Let's try not to create trip hazards or problems for pedestrians. Don't plant anything that will grow too large (over 1m) and tie back any plants which are at risk of 'flopping' onto the pavement. No hard surrounds around your base - these can be a trip hazard and the sharp edges harmful if fallen on.
• If you plant herbs, we would not recommend eating them if the tree base is by a busy roadside. They'll smell great though when people pass them and provide a source for other residents to take cuttings from to propagate.
• Native seed varieties we (and Tooting’s  pollinators!) recommend: Coltsfoot and violets fot early spring nectar and bredstraws, burnets, speedwell and skullcap/clary

Need some seeds? 
We have carefully selected 7 seed varieties which we can deliver to SW16 and SW17 postcodes. Choose up to 4 varieties from the below and email sharingseeds20@gmail.com or DM us on Instagram. Include your delivery address, address of the tree and your chosen seeds in your message. The quantity given will be sufficient to cover a 1m2 area between the seeds.

Red Clover Red Clover - perennial
Height: 50cm
Soil type: well suited to poor soils
Sunlight: well suited to areas with plenty of sunlight
How to sow: scatter in areas you want them to grow in and cover lightly with soil. The seeds provided will be enough to cover 25cm2 of soil.
Flower: Flowers from May to September
Insects: They attract a wide range of insect life such as Bumble Bees and Butterflies.

Nigella/Love in the Mist - annual
Height: 10-50cm
Soil type: well suited to sandy, chalky soils
Sunlight: well suited for full sun
How to sow: scatter in areas you want them to grow in and cover lightly with soil. The seeds provided will be enough to cover 25cm2 of soil
Flower: Flowers June to September

Oxeye Daisy Height: 50cm 
Soil type: well suited to a wide variety of soils 
Sunlight: well suited to areas with plenty of sunlight
How to sow: scatter in areas you want them to grow in and cover lightly with soil. The seeds in this packet is enough to cover 25cm2 of soil.
Flower: Flowers from June to August
Insects: These plants have the RHS Perfect for Pollinators mark which means they attract a wide range of insect life to feed on nectar and pollen

Common Toadflax 
Height: 25cm-75cm
Soil type: well suited to dry sandy soils
Sunlight: well suited to areas with plenty of sunlight
How to sow: scatter in areas you want them to grow in and cover lightly with soil. The seeds in this packet is enough to cover 25cm2 of soil.
Flower: Flowers from July to October
Insects: These plants have the RHS Perfect for Pollinators mark which means they attract a wide range of insect life to feed on nectar and pollen.

Chicory Height: 30cm-1m 
Soil type: well suited to dry sandy soils or soil containing chalk or limestone
Sunlight: well suited to areas with plenty of sunlight
How to sow: scatter in areas you want them to grow in and cover lightly with soil. The seeds in this packet is enough to cover 25cm2 of soil.
Flower: Flowers from July to October
Insects: These plants have the RHS Perfect for Pollinators mark which means they attract a wide range of insect life to feed on nectar and pollen.
 
Birdsfoot Trefoil 
Height: 0-25cm
Soil type: extremely adaptable to a wide range of soils
Sunlight: well suited to areas with plenty of sunlight
How to sow: scatter in areas you want them to grow in and cover lightly with soil. The seeds in this packet is enough to cover 25cm2 of soil.
Flower: Flowers from June to August
Insects: These plants have the RHS Perfect for Pollinators mark which means they attract a wide range of insect life to feed on nectar and pollen.

Common Vetch 
Height: 50-75cm
Soil type: extremely adaptable to a wide range of soils
Sunlight: well suited to areas with plenty of sunlight or partial share
How to sow: scatter in areas you want them to grow in and cover lightly with soil. The seeds in this packet is enough to cover 25cm2 of soil.
Flower: Flowers from April to September
Insects: These plants have the RHS Perfect for Pollinators mark which means they attract a wide range of insect life to feed on nectar and pollen.