Spring Bulbs @MOP💚🌺🌹🌷

Each year we receive a good number of bulbs from the Haringey Parks Department. This autumn we have a big bag of Tulips and Camassia and we’ll be supplementing this with another 160 bulbs! We’ve also signed up to receive bulbs from MPGA (Metropolitan Parks and Gardens Association) through their Bulbs for London Programme in association with Taylors Bulbs. We are super excited by the quality, size, selection and quantity of bulbs received and can’t wait to start planting them!

We have a couple of 18v Bosch powerdrills and soil augers to help plant the bulbs in our horribly compacted ex tennis court ‘soil’! Give us a shout on Sat’s or Wednesday’s if you’d like to give us a much needed hand! Sturdy gloves, full instructions and cup of Mint & Lemonbalm tea provided!

To help protect bulbs from Squirrels we will cover the bulbs with a layer of galvanised mesh until they are established. We will also be creating a living willow ‘fedge’ to help mark out the areas where bulbs have been planted to help prevent them from being accidentally stepped on. A fedge is part hedge and part fence, made by pushing willow stems into the soil and weaving them into a structure or barrier. Willow is fast rooting so these stems will often start to grow, side-shoots from the established plants can in turn be woven into the fedge to make a long lasting living structure.

Date and time
Saturdays in November 12.00pm – 4.00pm

About this event
Meadow Orchard Project
151 Park Road, London N8 8JD

Free drop in activity
Voluntary Donations towards MOP accepted

For more info and Sign up:
https://community.nationalparkcity.org/posts/71142684?utm_source=manual

We have Snowdrops, English Bluebells, Puschkinia libanotica, Fritillaria meleagris or “Snake’s head fritillary”, Wild Daffodils and Scilla siberica

• SINGLE SNOWDROPS – This part of the collection encompasses five individual Galanthus Nivalis specimens, commonly referred to as the common snowdrop. Renowned for its flowering period extending from January to March, this particular species holds distinction as the most prominent and widespread among the twenty species within its genus. Distinguished for their early bloom, these bulbs, boasting an average height ranging from 10 to 20cm, contribute to the creation of visually captivating white blankets during the winter season.
• ENGLISH BLUEBELLS – The package includes five specimens of English Bluebells, distinguished by their captivating violet-blue blooms. These remarkable naturalises exhibit an impressive longevity of flowering up to five weeks, showcasing an annual multiplication that enhances their visual impact. preserve the vitality of these blooms by allowing the foliage to naturally transition to brown before removal. Elegant flowers that grace your garden. Flowering period in April and May, reaching an approximate height of 30cm to 40cm.
• PUSCHKINIA LIBANOTICA – The package comprises five specimens, renowned for producing star-shaped, dainty white flowers adorned with a distinctive blue stripe effect. This variety is exceptionally easy to cultivate and boasts high reliability. flowers from March to April, strategically positioning it between the blooming of snowdrops and the emergence of bluebells. Notably, has earned the prestigious Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit, underscoring its horticultural excellence. With an approximate height of 15cm.
• FRITILLARIA MELEAGRIS- Know as snakes head fritillary – produce beautiful nodding checkered purple & White bell shaped flowers with a distinctive resemblance to a snake skin, perfect contrast of colours. Attractive to pollinating insects, will naturalise very well. Flowering period: from April-May | Growth/height: between 20-40cm.
• WILD DAFFODILS LENT-LILY LOBULARIS – This small trumpet daffodil produces pretty pale yellow flower petals, complete with a darker central trumpet. The long narrow leaves are slightly greyish green in colour and rise from the base of the stem. The flowers produce seeds and self-sow, and they also have a clump forming habit. Wild daffodils are also great for naturalising, and will look incredible planted in borders, rockeries and woodlands. Flowers: March – April | Height: 35cm
• SCILLA SIBERICA – known as Spring Beauty. With up to six drooping blue flowers per stem, it gracefully blankets woodland floors in its natural habitat. Renowned for its exceptional naturalisation capabilities, this species effortlessly self-sows its seeds, and its bulbs exhibit vigorous multiplication. Widely recognised as the most planted among special miscellaneous bulbs, it holds a favoured status among gardeners. This exquisite flower has rightfully earned The RHS Award of Garden Merit, flowering from March to April, reaching 5″ to 6″.