Making a mini wildflower meadow

Hello OP, I love your inspiring thread.
Can I ask a quick question about the wildflower seeds ?
I planted some that I bought from Lidl a few years ago, nothing grew.
Ever! I believed it would be easy but was so disappointed.

Any tips ? I would like to give it another go

It could be any number of reasons:

Assuming there are no problems with the soil and the seed is not buried too deep then the main things that effects germination are water and temperature.

If it's unseasonably cold and wet, your seeds may rot before they have a chance to grow.

Bird might have eaten them.

With mixed seed packs, the plants will all have different germination times, anything from a couple of days to a couple of weeks. Patience is required.

Unless you are planting a large area I’d be inclined to sown seed indoors in separate biodegradeable pots. Paper ones are cheap and easy to make. Use biodegradeable ones as some wildflowers don’t like having their roots disturbed (poppies especially). You can just pop the plant in its paper pot in the ground and it will degrade naturally.

Even if you are planning a large area, a trial run in a few pots might be a good idea just to test that the seed is still viable. It’s generally recommended to store wildflower seeds in a cool, dry place, ideally in a refrigerator, to extend their viability. This helps prevent moisture from damaging the seeds and ensures they remain viable for longer periods. If seed is sold loose in a box or packet you won’t know how it’s been prepared, packed, transported and stored.

Oh Dazy that's disappointing. My runner beans failed to grow at all this year for no reason I can see, so I know how frustrating it can be.

Silverbrooks gives some great answers for why things might not have worked.

I'd add that I rake the ground, scatter the seeds then gently rake over the ground again and then compress the soil lightly (by pressing the head of the rake down over the patch) to make sure the seeds are 'bedded in'. You could use a trowel if you don't have a rake. Gently water them as sometimes vigorous watering can swoosh all the seeds away. This time of year is the very best time of the year and you should see shoots very quickly.

The good thing is that if it doesn't work the seeds aren't hugely expensive - but try again and I bet it will work. Good luck this time.

Silverbrooks and Church view, thank you! Great advice. Picking up bits and pieces from the garden centre tomorrow so I'll get some seeds too. Can't wait!

My front green has an area that doesn't get mowed, my son has specific instructions to leave it growing, and I will snip it back if it gets too high, in case the neighbours complain ( they never have)
In the back garden I have an area of natural beauty that I allow to do what it likes. I have thrown seeds of various types there over the years and it's quite nice seeing what comes up. I've seen some aqueligia this time round. Centre of it, I put a dwarf cherry tree, so once that starts getting fruit, it will be another food source for the birdies.
At the moment it looks a.mess, bit once this flowers start a popping up, it's gonna be gorgeous!