Despite the restrictions imposed by COVID-19, DGP’s team of volunteers were hard at work during the lockdown dismantling spring displays of daffodils and tulips and preparing the summer displays for June. Volunteers followed Government and local authority advice. Our focus was on sustainability and we used pollen producing, wildlife friendly perennial and annual planting to attract insects and requiring less watering in the boats, at the potager and in containers. For the hanging baskets, tiered planters and riverside troughs we planted a mix of cream begonias, magenta geraniums, lime green ipomea, yellow heuchera and white gaura. Sadly we weren’t able to let the Brownies help us plant the baskets so our volunteers had to do all of them! Our new bed at the community garden features the Mayflower rose the Mayflower 400 commemoration year. See our 2020 gallery for more pics.
