On Fri, 29 May 2009, Des Higgins wrote
On May 29, 11:41*pm, K wrote:
Sacha writes



As some of you will know, we manage most of our large garden as a
wildflower
meadow/wildlife friendly environment, which means among other
things that we
only cut the grass twice a year, and we spread some hay bales from a
wildflower-rich meadow in autumn. *Imagine our delight then to find some
pyramid orchids growing there for the first time! *No bad for land
which was
the spoil tip from a brick yard when we bought it!
*Just thought I would share our pleasure.

You must be absolutely delighted!

Some orchids do well on basically ex-industrial land. The last pyramidal
orchid I saw was on top of a Hoffman kiln, and the brick walls of the
kiln had a thriving colony of bee orchids.
--
Kay

I remember seeing a small clump of bee orchids in the base of an
abandoned railway turntable. I live near the sea and there are
pyramidal orchids growing in the old sand dunes on the biggest nearby
beach (Bull Island in Dublin bay). It always cheers me up to hear
stories like this (nice plants emerging from nothing).

There's a truly scruffy council block down the road from me, with a
scrap of trampled lawn that is regularly shaved by the council
groundsmen, crapped on by dogs and cats and gouged by skateboarders and
footballers.

Every spring it is covered in violets.

--
Kate B

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