theWI Adderbury & District – Wild Flower Gardening with GWS at KHH – Thursday, 27th April 2017
Dear Members, Adderbury and District Grow Wild wild flower gardening at KHH yesterday Thursday, 27th April, hoeing, preparing our area for spring sowings of further Grow Wild seeds for 2017 by extending forward for new growing space. Love gardening with GWS at KHH and looking forward to their Garden Open Day Sunday 4th June xxx Margaret Halstead...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI – WI Wild Flower GWS at KHH Gardening – Thursday, 20th April 2017
Dear Members, Adderbury & District WI added 4 new photos. Published by Margaret Halstead · Just now · Adderbury & District WI GWS wild flower gardening at KHH last Thursday, hoeing the ground, admiring our pink Campion blossoms and the spring blossoms by our 2nd bed just down from the bonfire – all looking good. Hopefully sowing more seeds very shortly for this summer’s blooms xxx Margaret Halstead xxx Boost post LikeShow More Reactions CommentShare Top comments Comments Write a comment… Adderbury & District WI Love wild flower gardening with GWS team of Kew Royal Botanic Gardens...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI Wild Flower with GWS at KHH – Thursday, 13th April 2017 – A growing blaze of Pink Campions
Dear Members, Adderbury WI GWS gardening at KHH last Thursday, our area a sea of pink Campion plants, already standing to attention and looking very good. Add a few allowable buttercups amongst the campions and that’s our springtime site. Luckily, there are a few presently bare patches for new seedings which can be done very soon, when the ground will be raked both before and after seeding, very lightly just to cover the new seeds, hopefully giving us a fresh input of last year’s summer annuals. Maybe even a poppy or two. Our second bed spring plants continue to bloom well and look gorgeous. Here are a few photo views of our wildflower area xxx Margaret Halstead...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI – WI Wildflower Gardening with Adderbury Lakes Working Party – Saturday, 8th April 2017
Dear Members, Adderbury WI Wildflower gardening on Saturday 8th April with Adderbury Lakes Working Party, dividing four of our ox-eye daisy plants. They have grown so well since bedding in last spring 2016 it was thought a good idea to divide and plant out in adjacent beds to increase the wildflower stock and bring more wild blooms to Adderbury Lakes. The plants were in very shallow beds making it quite easy to dig up and lift out, then water well and find new planting sites, which other members did for me. There are other clumps which could be divided up in the autumn, making for a wider spread of wild flowers, which will further add to the Lakes stock of natural flowers. Our plants will need regular watering to help them become established and prosper in this present dry spell along with plug plants, also to be cared for. here are two photos from Saturday and one flowering plant from 2016 ….. Margaret Halstead Boost post 1 person...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI – WI GWS Wildflowers with KHH – Thursday, 30th March 2017 – – Springtime wild flowers are growing well
Dear Members, Adderbury & District WI GWS wildflower gardening at KHH last Thursday where, after the last few weeks of regular work on our areas within the main KHH beautiful gardens, our perennial plants now into their third year’s presence, are looking really good. This week the rake and hoe were applied enthusiastically, a few wild plants removed to the lower bed with its summer-shade canopy of greenery – so only weeds and thistles – knapweed – and others manage to survive, and edging work, which made our main bed look really good. The border of kindly given KHH plants – primroses etc, and plants from friends, are all at their Spring-Best performance and our second bed, still requiring a little attention, is doing its best to keep up with its neighbour. Hopefully, we shall be able to re-sow soon and already I’m looking forward to a bright summer of fresh and perennial wild flower blooms. And, news update for their annual Open Day at KHH – first weekend of June – on Sunday, 4th June and hopefully our WI wildflower area will be looking its best for this very special event and occasion. here’s how our area is looking good – now xxx Margaret Halstead...
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