Posted on Monday 28th June, 2010 by Chris in Gardening
Our experiment in growing wild flowers has been nothing if not educational. The more we learn, the more we realise we have still to learn; this giant fooled us (not always a difficult task, that) into thinking, for a while at least, that it was some kind of fir tree. Who slipped that particular horticultural mickey finn into the seed mix, we demanded to know.
Maybe if we’d been born country folks instead of townies we’d have known all along that this year’s garden superstar was in fact a larkspur (Delphinium consolida, FYI) and, believe it or not, it’s a member of the buttercup family. That’s one mighty darn big buttercup, that’s for sure.
In gardening, however, size isn’t everything. This little wild mustard flower is a recent and rather pretty arrival.
Meanwhile, our cornflowers are proving more and more popular. A day or two ago, I managed to catch this bee foraging for nectar for his breakfast. Today, I spotted two goldfinches busy nibbling at the seed heads. Hey guys, remember to save some for next year’s crop, won’t you?
