Narcissus 'Herm'

The new award-winning Narcissus ‘Herm’ has recently started flowering for the first time!

The white clock-face daffodil was specially bred for Herm Island by Rae Beckwith of Beckwith Bulbs in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Rae had been breeding the white daffodil since 2001 and it won an award at the Harrogate Flower Show in 2009.
We recieved the first ten bulbs at the end of September 2011 and are very proud that the daffodil is named after the island. Five of the bulbs are part of the new planting in the White garden next to St Tuguals Chapel, the remainder are going to be kept safe to grow and produce more flowers and bulbs over the next few years.
More information about the Herm daffodil can be found on the 2011 Efforts page of this blog.

Photograph by Roseanne Wheeler

Woodland Trust Trees

On 15th February we recieved approximately 420 trees from the Woodland Trust.
The free community packs of trees have been offered to many different communities, neighbours and schools in accordance with Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Jubilee Woods are attempting to mark the special occasion by planting around 6 million trees in the UK and at the same time creating a significate and lasting transformation of public parks and community spaces.

We recieved 90 Ash, 75 Rowan, 60 Oak, 90 Birch and 105 Cherry trees. Plus 1 special Jubilee Oak tree that will be planted in the school garden. The trees arrived bare root, so we have potted the trees on, until we are able to plant them.

We are hoping that corporate groups from Guernsey will join the Island community to help plant the trees in different areas around the island.
To find out more about the Jubilee Wood Projects follow this link http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/jubilee-woods/Pages/home.aspx#.T4Cu-tnhKSo