Each year Crow Wood Bank wildflowers have become ever more varied and colourful as this summer photo shows, and as autumn advances it is worth looking back to see how it all developed. After some final flourishes of warm weather we cannot escape the fact that the shortening of the days heralds the onset of winter. The wildflower areas are now looking decidedly tired with most flowers having gone to seed, and it will soon be time to strim all the areas and prepare them for next year’s flowering. The only additional work then needed will be the simple action of raking up the cut material and removing it. This not only stops thatch developing and smothering the overwintering perennials, but it
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