Can we get our allotment buzzing?

I know there is a debate to be had (Pros & Cons) about revamping our wildflower front garden!

HAVE YOUR SAY BELOW: I am open to any genuine suggestions to anyone in America Lane, that wants to see their own allotments to thrive and grow:

Having worked as a Climate Reality Leader (With Al Gore) and been a member of the IPPC Working Panel (Integrated Pollution Prevention Control), and presented in countries along with Prince Charles, David Attenborough, about the plight of our wildlife and habitats.

I will be presenting to the Town Hall Bloom and Environmental Committee along with Murray soon, but your thoughts are the ones I want to be able to convey, bout some of the blight and ever changing weather conditions - That are impacting on YOUR  ALLOTMENTS - RIGHT NOIW.

I am no Tree Hugger but a very practical person and If you have space on the allotment site, create your own attractive wildflower area.


Grow wild!

• Attract wildlife with a variety of hedge species such as hawthorn, blackthorn, hazel, field maple, dogwood, crab apple and dog rose.
•  When in bloom, these plants produce many flowers, enabling bees to collect food without wasting energy on flying.
• Grow lots of nectar & pollen rich flowers. 
• Include herbs and fruit bushes on your plot, as well as single flowered annuals such as cornflowers, nasturtiums, pot marigolds, borage, cosmos and sunflowers

Home sweet home

• Build a solitary bee hotel: Drill holes 2-10mm wide in dry logs or blocks of wood or tie together bundles of hollow plant stems with twine. 
• Place them in a sunny spot at chest height.
• Any bees that move in will use them for up to eleven months as they develop from eggs to adults.

1. Willing to talk to any one who will listen about saving your hard invested time and money (I promise not to bore you)
2. We are looking for the first opportunity at our next social to show you are plans, and how you can help. 
3. Always looking for help in preparing the Wildflower Garden (If we can all work together - We can enhance not just one plot but ALL)

More to be added later, as things progress.

Regards

David
Plot 18