Poppy Seed Sowing

Fiona O'Donnell, MP and Iain Gray, MSP, joined Cuthill Park volunteers this morning in planting poppy seeds to encourage others to sow seeds and cover the UK in poppies to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War.

We sowed the seeds around the border of the existing wildflower bed at the western edge of the park where, hopefully, they will be in bloom by August 4th, the date that war was declared 100 years ago. 


Friends Chairman, Zoe Inglis, said:

“The Centenary Poppy Campaign is a great cause which Friends of Cuthill Park are very pleased to help support. We are working hard to rejuvenate the park for the benefit of the whole community and sowing poppies to mark the Centenary is a really positive thing to do here. I hope that local residents will get behind the campaign and help mark the Centenary with us.”

The public can buy the Royal British Legion poppy seeds at B&Q stores nationwide, with a £1 donation going to the work of the Legion.