I suppose it was inevitable that, as wild flowers succumbed to the ravages of industrialised agriculture, they should become a desirable adornment of private gardens and public spaces. In recent years I've seen increasing numbers of "wild flower gardens" in cities, towns and villages, often with signs pointing out their environmental advantages. In most cases they include native species as well as a few varieties that aren't, strictly speaking, wild, or are only wild in other parts of the world.
The example above has the usual field poppies, cornflowers, Oxford ragwort etc, but also California poppies that clearly originate thousands of miles from the British Isles. But, even though the term "wild" is somewhat misleading, there is no denying the spectacular beauty of this collection of flowers and the attraction that it has for our diminishing insect life.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Nikon D5300
