Plants from The Wild Flower Conservation Society

Sarahjane, Polly, Claire and Fenella planted 90 new wildflower plugs to boost the patch at Mountfields. Some of the turf seemed to have thinned, perhaps as result of the yellow rattle sown this winter and in previous seasons. Yellow rattle helps make room for wildflowers by being parasitic on the roots of grass so it less able to crowd the more delicate plants.

Thank you to Claire for gathering plants from The Wild Flower Conservation Society, who save seed and create new wildflower plugs for verges, parks and gardens all over the area. Lets see what a show the wildflowers make this summer- and how the bees, butterflies benefit. The birds will be happy to eat the seeds and plentiful insect life too.

Take look at the new information sign, which explains more about the wildflower verge.

Thank you to volunteers Lars and SarahJane for designing and organising our new sign!

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