Seeds of Hope: a local patchwork of sunflowers

Imagine a whole town with a network of sunflowers: perfect for pollinators, great bird food, and a visible sign of solidarity for Ukraine too.

Haddington households are encouraged to join the Seeds of Hope initiative, to grow 1000 sunflower seeds that have been donated by Redhouse Nurseries. Sunflowers are Ukraine’s national flower.

“People can pick up their seeds from Lil, with support on how best to turn them into seedlings,” Lil director Louise Hastie said.

Redhouse Nurseries director Linda Playfair was delighted to be involved.

“We loved this project because not only are sunflower seeds fantastic for nature, for pollinators as they bloom, and when they seed for bird feed, but we really appreciated the symbolism of solidarity with Ukraine too.”

PICK UP YOUR SEED AT 10 HIGH ST, HADDINGTON, EH41 3ES

Lil was overwhelmed with donations for Ukranian refugees in February and is delighted to continue to support efforts, even in this small way.