On Saturday we went to see the
Field of Dreams - it has been open to the public since the end of June and Sunday was to be the last day so we'd left it a bit late! I'd read about it in the local paper and intended to visit but... well you know how it is I'm sure? Do click on the link to find out more about the idea behind it all.
Several of you commented on the raised bed filled with a little flower meadow when I posted about a visit to
Castle Garden Centre in Sherborne - well if you liked that you'd have really loved this...
Many of the blooms were beginning to go over by now but it was still beauiful and I can imagine just how amazing it must have been back in July! (If you click on any of the photos you will see more clearly what is growing there)
An area planted with sunflowers reminding me of the fields of tournesols we used to see in France. The flowers were for sale at £1 a stem and the money was to go to a charity in Japan see
here
Lots of bees buzzing busily which was lovely.
Several bee hives set in the field for the bees.
Pathways meandered through the flowers - there were a few other people there too but the overall impression was of absolute peace and quiet which was of course the intention!
Sun was shining from a blue sky with fluffy white clouds...
Absolute Bliss!
Entry was free but donations to local charities were requested and there were also some little packets of seeds for sale too so I bought a couple and thought I'd offer one as a Giveaway. If you'd like to be in with a chance of getting a pack of seeds just let me know by leaving a comment and I will make the draw on 30th September - I imagine you will not need to sow them till next spring. For those blogging friends not in the UK I am happy to post anywhere in the world as long as there are no rules about foreign wildflower seeds being sent by mail etc!
There won't be enough in a packet to sow a field I don't think but you might get some of the above seeds and maybe enough for a dolls' house sized field!! I hope that if you click on the above photo it will enlarge sufficiently for you to read the names of the 56 different flowers which were in the Field of Dreams this year.
Finally, and nothing to do with the flowers, does anybody know what this is? I came across this fearsome looking caterpillar near the compost bin this morning - he's about as big as my little finger and has scary markings that look like eyes (click on photo to see more clearly) which would frighten any predator I should think!
