planting seeds for 'meadow' effect

[doirecormac]

The driveway (lane) into my house is lower than the grass verges on either side. I wish to plant some seeds on the grass verges to produce a 'flowering meadow' type of effect to improve the views as you drive in. I have already bought a mixture of seeds of many different types of flowers (including different heights, flowering times, colours etc).

Without having to turn-over the grass already there how would I go about sowing the seeds?

I was thinking about mixing the seeds with a sand/soil/compost mixture (a little at a time) and spreading this on top of the grass - would this work? Would the seeds take?

Any thoughts/advice much appreciated or any other suggestions welcome ...

thanks

[Bromsgrove]

Hello! for your area where there is no grass, sowing your seeds in drifts should work well- avoid straight lines. For the grassed areas remove a plug of turf, add your seed and compost mix. I don't think spreading on top of the grass would succeed. For a quicker result many firms sell plugs of wild flowers which would give you an immediate result. Googling suppliers of wild flower plugs should give a good selection of suppliers. It sounds a lovely idea, and I'm sure will give you lots of pleasure.

[landscaper2]

Sounds about right. As most wild flowers grow and reproduce with no help from us, broadcasting seed should be fine, maybe with a little scratching up of the srurace to help things along. Try these people www.wildflowersuk.com. I have used them and found them very good and you may find some useful tips on their website.

[landscaper2]

'srurace' = surface!!