Not quite but nearly…time for some violets
Over the last few weeks we have seen lots of planting, including the addition of 150 dog violets.
It started well and I managed to get 50 plants in the ground before an operation on my hand. Once that had been done I struggled, but fortunately for me, Zak, my son and Seren’s brother came and helped with the last 100.
I have checked on them since, and although there hasn’t been much growth the plans are doing well.
I had decided to plant these particular plants because they provide good food sources for a number of butterfly species, not least the one I am really hoping to encourage: the Dark Green Frittilary.
This weekend as I was wondering around the reserve I discovered that we have a small collection of sweet violets already so…hopefully the additional plants will enhance the site further.
