The Great War?

[narnia]

what do you think?? Several villages around where I live are planning to sow red poppies ready for next year, the Centenary of The Great War, World War 1. It's a simple, low-cost tribute to the fallen of all wars and I am writing to my parish council to ask them to consider it. I am also going to sow lots in my garden and at my setting. In Flanders fields, the poppies grow..........................can they grow in YOUR neighbourhood/preschool/school/nursery ??

[Fredbear]

Wow this seems like a wonderful thing to do. I will put it to our PC too, thanks Narnia.

[Cait]

I've just emailed the clerk of our parish council!

[Rea]

That's great, I'll mention it to our gardener

[Melba]

Please look at the planting instructions. Poppies will only germinate in disturbed ground. How sad would it be if none of them grew.

[narnia]

so I'll get disturbing

[Guest]

thats how they appeared in the fields of flanders in the first place cos the landscape got so disturbed during the fighting

 

Wild poppies growing near Ypres

[Cait]

Hmm, I'm not sure about the disturbed ground bit as they happily self sow year after year in grass verges near my daughter. I will do some research though

[Melba]

 

http://realpoppy.co.uk/planting-casting-advice/4567346722

 

It has advice here but plants always like to prove you wrong!

[narnia]

Thank you.......... I knew it must have come from somewhere, and it's such a wonderful idea..............I'm really going to town on this one!

[sunnyday]

I had a conversation a few weeks back with Mr S and said "we need to grow poppies next year" - I thought it was my idea - but bet it had crept in from something that I had read........anyway I think it's the best idea whoever it belongs to! :1b

This Armistice day our village is (at last) having a war memorial erected/dedicated........when this was being discussed at Parish Council meetings - the idea was raised that one side would need to be left 'un-engraved' (think I just invented that word) to enable there being enough space to allow for the names of the fallen from our village in present and/or future conflicts - shudder moment that.

[narnia]

sshhhh, have heard a whisper that PC liked the idea..........and might go ahead with it

[Cait]

Ooh, mine too! I've been asked to make them a poster!

[Guest p0rridge]

What a wonderful Idea, as a playgroup we have been involved with rememberance day for a couple of years, making poppy wreaths and poppies to distribute. As a gardener I love this idea and will start collecting seed heads tomorrow.