To counter act the angst and frustration of recent posts a little, here’s some light refreshment!
The flowers supplied by George Wimpey are apparently quite carefully chosen to be wild/native and/or supportive of the local ecology. All rings true with the eco theme of the Oxley Woods housing development here in Milton Keynes.
Anyway, we have had a lot of small wildlife, lots of bees, wasps, some butterfly activities and lots of ladybirds. Here’s some photos…
Most of the flowers are originals, we’ve done some growing, tomatoes (great!), peppers (failed), corn (doing OK, but tiny!), strawberries (not so much fruit, lots of plantlets) and blueberry (success!). We’re pleased we left things as they were, apart from maintenance, weeding and the like, as the garden is pretty colourful from spring onwards, the the little wildlife is quite nice to watch.
Anyway, hope you enjoyed some light refreshment!
