Primrose
1 May 2008
One good thing coming out of Europe’s swathe of agricultural directives, is the Countryside Stewardship Scheme.
It is especially true this year, with the grass having a really slow start, as the sheep graze-off everything that dares to poke it’s head above ground – hence the hedgerow flowers are getting hammered. The primroses are growing well in the copse that has been freshly thinned and securely fenced from the livestock, also now the newly planted hedgerows (under said CS Scheme) which have to be fenced and rabbit netted, are allowing the flowers to flourish.
You probably can’t tell from this photo, but this plant sports the pin-eyed variant of the flower.
Rummaging
