Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Help Harringay Online & Bowes & Bounds Seed a Million Poppies
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Inspired by the Royal British Legion's Centenary Poppy Campaign, Harringay Online & Bowes and Bounds Connected are setting a target to get a million poppies blooming across the borough as a living memorial to the fallen of the Great War from the local community.
The aim is to collect sufficient donations from local people across the borough to buy one million Flanders poppy seeds. Purchased through the Royal British Legion's campaign partners, £1 of every £3.00 pack of 10,000 seeds will go direct to the Royal British Legion.
The seeds will then be packed into convenient community planter envelopes and made available at partner locations around the borough. Anyone can collect seeds for guerrilla or small group planting and we'll also be arranging a few 'Million Poppy' seed sowing events. (Let us know if you'd like one in your area).
When I heard about what the Royal British Legion are doing I felt sure this would work for our area and Liz and Richard seem equally enthusiastic. What do you think? Where should we target in Harringay?
We have a few ducks to get in a row the biggest of which is getting permission from landowners. Liz is coralling some of our local gardening experts and may even base her Spring seed swap around this theme.
After that it's all down to you. Fancy making a donation? The cheapest way is through Harringay Online's Sustainability Account via Paypal. Please be generous. Remember £1.00 in every 3 donated will go straight to the Royal British Legion. The remainder will be used to plant a spectacular living memorial in this centenary year.
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Permalink Reply by gilly on
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Have put a post on the Freedom Seed Bank page https://www.facebook.com/groups/occupytheseedinlondon/
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Permalink Reply by Fran Shepherd on
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Hi Hugh
Just picking up on the Hornsey Muswell Hill project - there is no Hornsey - Muswell Hill project. When I suggested planting a river of poppies to Haringey's Kober & Co, it was based on what could be done in the area in which I lived.
Haringey took it up, but made it very clear that they would roll it out across the borough, just a question of working out where, given the need for suitable, unmanicured spaces.
And yes, I assumed that Haringey would be the channel for getting seeds.
Fran
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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Grand, thanks for that clarification, Fran. Either way it's a great project.
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Thanks to Lynne Featherstone for the support.
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To purchase a million seeds as described would be £300.00. We're getting on for half way there.
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Jo from Edible landscapes has some poppy seeds to donate not sure how many yet...
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Great. I know Jo from her help with organising the Hidden River festival.
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Permalink Reply by Alison P on
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Fantastic idea. I have a pack of 2000 flanders seeds you are welcome to have.
A question for any poppy experts out there - will poppies do well if the soil isn't prepared in some way? Aren't they happiest on newly disturbed soil? If that's the case then I'm not sure what the germination rate will be if they are being scattered on unprepared soil.
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Yes Jo also mentioned they need to be sown on disturbed soil as Fran mentioned.
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Great. Thanks for the seeds, Alison. We were hoping we might also call on your knowledge.
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