Rebel gardeners put primroses back on Primrose Hill

[Jonzky]

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GUERRILLA gardeners have completed a secret mission to put the primrose back into Primrose Hill – by planting 350 of the spring-blossoming, three-inch-high flowers.

Primrose Hill residents Martin Sheppard, Miranda Glossop and Jonathan Rogers donned welly boots and armed themselves with spades to spend Saturday morning covering the western-facing slope with the plants – without the permission of the Royal Parks.

Mr Sheppard said: “It was a rather peaceful activity. No one interfered with us and I hope some may be out this year. “We haven’t revealed the exact location, so we hope they are safe from being dug up again. I’d been thinking about doing this for some time and I had a real feeling of righteousness as we planted them.”

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Park manager Nick Biddle said he did not expect the plants to survive. He said: “People do ask about planting primroses on Primrose Hill, but unfortunately the hill isn’t the ideal habitat for these plants. Primroses were once common, but the hedges and banks where they once flourished have disappeared and attempts to reintroduce them have been unsuccessful.”
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[url]http://camdennewjournal.com/article/rebel-gardeners-put-primroses-back-on-primrose-hill[/url]

Its a bit old but a happy story anyway. Will be interesting to see if they actually survive/flower.

[Mitsuma]

Rebel gardeners huh?
"Why are you in jail?"
"I planted some nice flowers..."