The flowers with power

The flower seeds being sown have been carefully chosen by the National Trust. The first 200 acres were sown with 31 types of seed, including yellow rattle, which is known as a “meadow maker” as it creates good conditions for other wildflowers to grow. It is named because of the distinctive “rattle” sound that its seeds make in the pod if you brush one. The team also planted oxeye daisies and viper’s-bugloss, which support all sorts of insects, and kidney vetch to attract the small blue butterfly.…

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