COLOURFUL wildflowers will adorn a popular Borders pathway this summer, thanks to the work of a bunch of hard-working volunteers.
Around 35 people took part in the initiative to sow seeds on the Tweed Valley Railway Path at Innerleithen off Traquair Road.
The organisers were repeating the exercise of 12 months but this year the flowers will be on display over a larger area. The volunteers, including 11 children, spent an hour clearing the plot of all weeds and stone before rotavating and raking in preparation for sowing.
The wildflowers that will be blooming in a few months’ time include poppies, corncockles, sweet rocket, corn marigolds, white campion, love-in-a-mist, cornflowers, ox-eye daisies, cowslips and cosmos.
“We had a fantastic time and sowed a much larger section than last year,” said organiser Neil Cummings, a member of Innerleithen Community Council.
“The plants should start flowering in July and there should still be colour in the autumn.”
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