A wild flower display in Guernsey will form a summer-long tribute to those who died in the First World War.
The scheme, called Flowers of Flanders, will be unveiled on the 10th May by the island's Governor Sir Peter Walker.
Plants include birdsfoot trefoil, germander speedwell and the famous red poppies, Papaver rhoeus, species that were all growing in Flanders 100 years ago.
(image: Linda Laxton inspecting the wild flowers prior to the unveiling of Flowers of Flanders)
Linda Laxton of British Wild Flower Plants, who has supplied over 1,000 odd plants and seeds, explained: “These are the plants that are flowering now, we sowed the second batch in February and the third at the end of March.
Nigel Clarke who has created the display will be able to renew the plants throughout the season with fresh plants that are being brought on.
Pat Johnson, co-ordinator of St. Peter's Port Flowers finds the naturalistic display very moving. “It's not what most people would expect,” he says. “It's quieter and less showy than the other horticultural displays throughout the town, and more reflective. Flanders along with the Somme hosted the largest loss of life during the war.”
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