Thanks to Ray Collingham and Steve Roedel at Greenwich Council we now have gates at the main entrance to the park that will hopefully deter late night visitors.
We are grateful for the support of the council who have also provided a further bench and repaired all the damaged brickwork around the perimeter of the park - thanks guys!
On the plant front there is a bit of a lull at the moment, the only new arrival this week being Calendula officinalis.
The good news is that all the bedding plants grown from seed are now planted up, and so apart from a bit of weeding and dead heading there isn't that much to do!
The White Geraniums in the Island Bed are finally putting on a show, and Sunflowers, Helianthus 'Valentine (a branching multi-headed variety), beginning to flower.
Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Grey Wagtails (nesting in Deptford Creek) and stag beetles have all been spotted recently.
The lawns have really come back to life, thanks partly to the nitrogen rich feed that was applied in spring. Whilst not a particularly 'green' approach
Syringa (Lilac) looking (and smelling) good at the perimeter of the park behind the old wooden bench and Cytisus sp. (Broom), coming to the end of it's flowering period, in the top bed- a good plant for dry conditions!
Looking good in the long border this morning. Tulip 'Queen of the Night' growing through Lychnis coronaria.
Spring has sprung!
First the yellows, then whites, purples and stripes..... crocuses, naturalised in the turf (the bulbs provided by Greenwich Council's Parks Department) put on a lovely display early on in the season.
The park was 'put to bed' in November. The fallen leaves were collected and stored in the corner of the park adjacent to Burgos Grove, to rot down and be used as a soil conditioner later in the season.
