Wedding favours that keep on growing: why couples are choosing wildflower seeds for their big day

Couples looking for an eco-conscious wedding favour that doesn’t end up forgotten at the back of a drawer are increasingly turning to wildflower seeds - and Seedball has a buzzingly brilliant option.

Designed to help bees and butterflies thrive, Seedball’s wedding favours are a simple but thoughtful gift guests can enjoy long after the big day itself. Easy to grow in pots, window boxes or garden beds, the seed balls are specially designed to be super simple to use - even for people who’ve never grown anything before.

As more couples look for ways to reduce waste and make their weddings a little kinder to the planet, sustainable favours are becoming an increasingly popular choice. Unlike throwaway gifts or novelty items, wildflower seed favours continue to grow and bloom for months and years to come, creating a lovely reminder of the wedding day while supporting pollinators at the same time.

Ana Attlee, Co-Founder of Seedball, said: “We love seeing couples choose favours that feel meaningful as well as beautiful. Our wedding favours are designed to be really easy and enjoyable for guests to grow, while also creating mini habitats for bees and butterflies. It’s such a lovely way for a wedding to have a lasting positive impact.”

Available in a range of ready-made and personalised designs, the wedding favours are packaged in recyclable matchbox-style packs made from 100% recycled card and filled with seed balls containing UK wildflower seeds from the RHS Plants for Pollinators list.

Find out more at Seedball Weddings.

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Editors notes

Seedball was founded by two conservation scientists wanting to boost biodiversity and help wildlife.

Seedball Ltd is an innovative organisation on a mission to help increase the abundance of British wildflowers and the wildlife that depends upon them.

Owned by Project Maya – a non-profit enterprise - Seedball manufactures wildflower seed balls using a unique innovation of wildflower seeds mixed with clay, peat-free compost and chilli powder to naturally protect seeds from predators. Its products are sold in over 500 stores in the UK, including Kew Gardens, The Woodland Trust and Blue Diamond Garden Centres, as well as online retailers such as Crocus and Marie Curie. Each year, Seedball also donates products to hundreds of schools and community groups to help support their nature projects.