Friendly Friday – Wildflowers

Last year I had a lot of work trying to get rid of anything that was growing in my garden that I didn’t plant and therefore, wasn’t sure of what it might be. This year I had a different approach, especially because I realised my neighbour’s garden is full of lovely plants wanting to cross the fence. So I’ve let them and while I’m waiting for my calendulas to give extra colour, I’m enjoying the amount of Foxgloves I have everywhere. And to think I bought seeds before and they never worked…

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At the moment, I wish my tiny front garden would be like this. But it’s not. Having again bought a selection of widlflower seeds, they never to come to anything. Abandoned the idea of a country meadow, I planted other completely different shrubs, that are now completely drowned in what is left of hundreds buttercups. It’s an ugly mess and just proves that even wildflowers are difficult to get right.

And then nature just shows me how easy it is to do it, when you know what you are doing. Bluebells are an amazing sight between May and July. I didn’t know until recently that almost half of Bluebells in the world can be found in the UK. They’ve been struggling in the parks around here as people are taking to walks in woodland areas and trampling them. They take years to recover from that kind of damage. Also, there are quite a few different types of Thistles, Scotlands National Flower. The biggest thistle type I’ve ever seen was funnily enough in Portugal, the size of a childs’ fist! These ones are smaller, a bit more pinkish but still lovely.

Posted for Amanda’s Friendly Friday Challenge