Monday, June 10, 2013

Brock and Our Wildflower Beds

We have let most of our lawn and borders go wild this year, after experimenting with a small patch last year. Rob has mowed some strips so that we can walk around and enjoy the flowers. The buttercups, red dead-nettles and stinging nettles always do well on our heavy clay soil. This year we have some red campion growing in amongst our chives. We have planted a few sunflowers in the gaps and other random patches of mixed seeds on the mole hills to see if we can introduce some variety.
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7 comments:

Musings Of A Gem said...

Hello!

Thought i'd pop by and have a nose around your blog. I love your flowers, wild flowers are so pretty!

Gemma xXx

Julia K Walton - Fire Horse Textiles said...

Hello Gemma

Thank you for dropping by. Glad you like the flower photos :)

Julia x

plainprimitives said...

Please can I adopt Brock?- he's lovely, and so well named.

Anonymous said...

Cute dog, might have to paint him! Lovely wild flowers too

Julia K Walton - Fire Horse Textiles said...

Brock is delighted with your kind comments :)

Elaine, Ellies Treasures said...

Dropped by your blog as I saw it listed on the Folksy forum. Brock looks absolutely adorable - such a cutie. The wildflowers looks very pretty - nice that you are enjoying your garden.

Julia K Walton - Fire Horse Textiles said...

Hi Elaine. Thank you for your kind comment and for dropping by :)

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