“We should learn from flowers, earthly stars which spend their entire lives shining, shining and growing despite all the difficulties they encounter. They know how to listen and understand the whispers of time, for it is an eternal friend that teaches the importance of friendship and sparkling hope.”
In March 2020 we were lucky enough to take on a 3 acre plot to grow flowers. Nestled on the east side of the Walthamstow Wetlands the field was an overgrown piece of land that hadn’t been cultivated for a long time, so long that no one can remember a date. It has many wild corners full of frilly cowparsley and frothy Hawthorn, Elder and Blackberry bushes but mainly it has lots and lots of grass. The field is so full of wildlife, so many birds and butterflies and a nesting Owl yet to be identified.
The flower field in early March
We are aiming to clear the field slowly using xxx no dig method where possible and avoiding the use of heavy machinery. As well as growing lots of flowers and foliage we plan to grow heritage fruit trees for England Preserves in amongst a wild flower meadow.
Over the coming months we plan to grow lots of flowing shrubs and trees and flowers but having only gained access to the field at the end of March we have had to learn to be patient with our plans and keep this season small planting a few roses, dahlias and lots of annual flowers
The birds have begun to nest so we have decided to stop clearing the Blackberry’s until the autumn and are looking forward to watching out for lots of fledglings.