Thank you for the members who helped out at our first community spruce event – hedge planting and seed bombing the wildlife garden. Members made seed bombs that will help improve the diversity of wildflowers in the wildlife garden providing more forage for bees and insects and enhancing the biodiversity of the area.
The trees members planted will, in a few short years, provide a habitat and food for wildlife as well as foraging for plot holders. The new hedge is made of 50% buckthorn (sloe berries) as well as wild native fruit trees including crab apple, plum, cherry, pear and juneberry. It also includes various native roses such as dog rose, sweet briar rose and Rosa rugosa.
We would also like to say a huge thank you to the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts from the 19th Bromley Scout Group who came along to help. They had a tour of the allotments, learnt about what we grow on site and planted the first trees in the new hedge. They also had fun throwing the seed bombs they’d brought with them into the wildlife garden.
Finally, thank you to the committee members who made lunch for the young people.
Our next Community Spruce event is Seedy Sunday on 24th March between 1-3pm. There will be a community seed swap, seed sowing demonstrations and advice as well as activity for children.
