Poppy scatter

As Linda, our home help, left yesterday I bumped into our neighbour, Steve. He’s a real garden enthusiast & hadn’t been to see the new garden yet, so I suggested he might like to come round now. He did.

After enthusing about the garden, he finally reached the wild part under the silver birches. His eyes lit up.

This summer, in remembrance of so many who lost their lives during the First World War in particular, there has been a poppy seed scatter project in Morecambe. Under this scheme people, especially school children were given packets of poppy seeds to scatter wherever they liked. There was a particularly large area scattered with seeds in Happy Mount Park.

Steve was one of the principal people in the campaign. He still has a lot of seeds left. When he saw this wild part he asked if it would be okay with us, if he brought his wife round (to see the garden) & scattered some poppy seeds under the silver birches. We happily agreed.

So, come the evening, Steve & his wife came round & scattered seed. We duly watered them in. Now we live in hope of a field of red poppies to come next year. I do hope so.