Plant Parents, Plant Fosterers & our first Plant Party!
Plant Parents, Plant Fosterers & our first Plant Party!
Greener Henley, in partnership with Henley Town Council and the Henley Standard, are boosting our Nature Squared campaign. We are encouraging as many people as possible to grow a metre square of wildflowers in their gardens, on their balconies, at their place of work, in the school yard or on any spare scrap of land. This is to make small pockets of food and habitat to help with the dramatic loss in biodiversity we are experiencing here in Britain. Together they will make a patchwork of nature stepping-stones across the town and surrounding area. There will be more publicity about Nature Squared in the following weeks and how you can get involved.
Up to now, Nature Squared supporters have sown seeds with varying success. However, some people do not find growing plants from seeds easy so we want to provide the plants that will have the greatest impact for our native pollinators and other insects.
Meet our first Plant Parent
This is Trevor – he and his wife Debbie are our very first Plant Parents.
They’re helping nurture seeds that will contribute to 5,000 square metres of new nature habitat in and around Henley.
We’re looking for more local volunteers, like Trevor.
If you have a greenhouse, a windowsill, or simply some suitable space to bring plants on, Henley’s nature needs you too.
Can you help?
We have the seeds but we are now looking for the kind gardeners who will be Plant Parents and sow the seeds bringing them on to small plants. We wouldn’t expect them to look after about 100 plants of say musk mallow, as they would probably need the space for their own veg etc. That’s where the Plant Fosterers come in – people with space in their gardens to foster the young potted plants until they are ready for distribution.
The plan is to hold plant swaps, plant parties, talks, giveaways and provide non-gardeners with the boost they need to make their own urban ‘nectar cafes’. Hopefully we will also have a great selection for the Nature Squared stall at the Big Green Festival on June 6th.
So if you fancy doing some unusual volunteering this year, please be a Plant Parent or Plant Fosterer and contact us by email on [email protected] or come along to our first Plant Party at the Committee Room, Henley Town Hall on Thursday 26th February from 2 – 3 p.m.
