Planting The Meadow
Planting Scheme
With a brief to create a meadow planted with blossom trees and wildflowers, Vernon Stockton from the Forestry Commission, along with Russell Godwin, a specialist in ground maintenance, devised a list of blossom trees and a mix of wildflowers which would be beneficial to wildlife and suitable for the site.
Blossom trees secured with wooden stakes and tree ties.
Sowing wildflower seed
Discussing curating placement of sculptures
Planting
25 blossom trees have been planted, along with a wildflower mix which contains 26 native British wildflower species. The Blossom trees will supply food in the form of berries and crab-apples for birds and animals. The wildflower mix ‘supports bees, butterflies and other pollinators and contains 81% of the species recommended by the Royal Horticultural Society as perfect pollinators.’ (BSBM Butterfly & Bee 80/20 Wildflower Meadow, n.d.)
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There was bracken on the site which needed to be taken out, in order for the wildflowers to be able to thrive. The ground was rolled, rotavated and rolled again. The blossom trees were planted in February and the wildflowers, in the beginning of April on the advice of Vernon Stockton from the forestry commission.
Alvanley Community Sculpture Meadow blossom trees.
Diagram of Alvanley Community Sculpture Meadow
