Sherborne In Bloom!

Castleton Sub Station, at the corner of New Road and Long Street, has long been an overgrown eyesore:

Now, local residents Bill Heath and Gillian Gunner are planning to transform the site into a wildflower butterfly garden.  Bill and Gillian have consulted Clive Farrell (of Butterfly World fame) who has suggested planting an international mixture of wild flower seeds. Here are Clive’s examples of what the plot could look like:

(click on any image to view it in closeup)

Possible flower species that Clive recommends are as follows:

MEADOW ANNUALS

* Agrostemma githago (Corn Cockle)
* Centaurea cyanus (Cornflower)
* Coreopsis tinctoria (Tickseed)
* Cosmos bipinnatus (Cosmos)
* Eschscholtzia californicum (Californian Poppy)
* Gypsophila muralis (Baby’s Breath)
* Lavatera trimestris (Rose Mallow)
* Iberis umbellate(Candytuft)
* Linaria reticulata (Toadflax)
* Linum grandiflorum rubrum(Red Flax)
* Nemophila maculata(Five Spot)
* Papaver rhoeas (Field Poppy)
* Phacelia campanularia (Californian Bluebell)
* Rhinanthus minor (Yellow Rattle)
* Salvia coccinea (Scarlet sage)
* Silene armeria (Catchfly)
* Xeranthemum annum (Strawflower)

MEADOW PERENNIALS

* Aquilegia (Columbine)
* Achillea (Yarrow)
* Campanula rotundifolia (Harebell)
* Centaurea scabiosa (Greater knapweed)
* Centaurea montana (Perennial Cornflower)
* Centaurea nigra (Black Knapweed)
* Echinacea purpurea(Purple Coneflower)
* Eupatorium purpureum(Joe-Pye Weed)
* Galium mollugo (Hedge Bedstraw)
* Galium verum (Ladies Bedstraw)
* Knautia arvensis (Field scabious)
* Lotus corniculatus (Birds foot Trefoil)
* Leucanthemum vulgare(Ox-eye Daisy)
* Lychnis flos-cuculi(Ragged Robin)
* Lythrum salicaria(Purple Loosetrife)
* Primula veris(Cowslip)
* Prunella vvulgaris(Selfheal)
* Salvia pratensis (Meadow Clary)
* Silene dioica (Red Campion)
* Silene vulgaris (Bladder Campion)

Bill and Gillian are consulting all the interested parties (Scottish Southern Electric, Sherborne Town Council, neighbours and residents) to discuss how to fund the project and get work started.

Watch this space!