Property News · October 16, 2016

English Heritage mobilises army of bulb planters to fend off foreign invasion


Volunteers to plant 25,000 bulbs to block relentless march of Spanish bluebells and alien daffodils that threaten native varietiesA small army of bulb planters is being mobilised for the battle to save some of the England’s best-loved flowers, native daffodils and bluebells, from the threat of foreign invasion.English Heritage gardeners and volunteers will be planting 25,000 spring flowering bulbs this week at properties up and down the country from Northumberland to the Isle of Wight, including Charles Darwin’s back garden in Kent, which inspired much of his work, Eltham Palace in London, where Henry VIII was brought up, and Queen Victoria’s beloved Osborne, in an attempt to block the relentless march of Spanish bluebells and alien daffodils. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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