Registration for two long-standing environmental improvement initiatives, Beautiful Scotland and It’s Your Neighbourhood are now open until 30 April 2023 and there is no cost to take part.
Inspiring Community Action
Stromness Flower Club Presents ‘Mixed Media’
A tremendous amount of work has gone into this year’s exhibition which is on till 4pm Saturday 23rd at Stromness Library.
The Big Poppies Are Back!
“Her big, lewd, bold eye, in its sooty lashes”
Primula Scotica
“These photos of the beautiful tiny flowers were taken on Sunday, in Orkney.”
Create a Pit Stop for Pollinators
“By providing a pit stop for pollinators, you will be doing your bit for the insects that allow us to survive. Without them, we are gone. ” Alan Titchmarsh
Phacelia/Tigerlilia Terriblis?
“The owner of a nearby farm has two set-aside fields every year, wherein grow a mixture of wildflowers “
Plant focus: Daisy
Bellis perennis, the daisy, is a common European species of the family Asteraceae.
Plant Focus: Hollyhocks
These plants will self-seed around the garden and come in a wide variety of colours.
Breck to Bu and Back Again
“We’ve done this walk many times before, but, as with any walk, there is always something different to see.”
Plant Focus: Nasturtium
A bonnie floo’er that you can add to salads – the Nasturtium is an easy to grow plant and a great one to get bairns interested in gardening.
