Minsterley Ecoclub week 9
30 06 2008The challenge for this week was to identify a few of the wild flowers and grasses collected in the meadow last week.
It was interesting to see most of the grasses were green whereas the flowers were brightly coloured - a sign that grasses are pollinated by wind but flowers have to attract insects for pollination.
We used the dried specimens to create colour collages as a visual reminder of the local meadow. Hope the cows enjoy it as much as we did!
The selection was huge - more than ten different types of grass and flowers such as red and white clover, dandelion, sheep sorrel, bugle and even an orchid!
Who can guess how the dandelion got its name?
