More poppies.....

Opium poppies (Papaver somniferum)

Seed scattered in the top bed in March are now all coming into bloom and should provide a wide array of shapes and colours in the next few weeks.

Wildlife

Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Grey Wagtails (nesting in Deptford Creek) and stag beetles have all been spotted recently.

Gates!

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!

Weekend Work

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
it does look good and makes it better equipped to deal with the rigours of a public space.

Thanks to everyone who helped with the mulching at the weekend. The mulch will act as a moisture retainer and weed suppressor during the summer, and will eventually break down and improve the structure of the soil.

Out this week

Opium poppies, Hypericum sp. and Acanthus mollis beginning to flower

From The Mercury 16th May 2007

Out this week

The Lychnis coronaria (common name Dusty Miller, Rose Campion etc) putting on a great show. Acanthus mollis spikes beginning to flower under the Field Maples by Burgos Grove . The lawns coming back to their best. Beautiful peeling bark on the London plane trees and the Lonicera and Privet balls beginning to provide real structure.