First Olympic meadow in bloom
A riverbank meadow of wild flowers already blooming around London's Olympic Stadium has been specially designed to flower in gold colours in time for the opening ceremony of the Games in 2012.
Wildflower experts from Sheffield University have designed a special range of late flowering annual and perennial meadows which will be in bloom throughout the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Cornflowers, marigolds, Californian poppies and prairie flowers are already buzzing with bees and butterflies in the first of more than 10 football field-sized meadows.
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Hide AdOlympic Delivery Authority chief executive David Higgins said: “The wildflower meadows, wetlands, woods and lawns in the Olympic Park will provide a green and colourful setting in 2012 and a new great park for people and wildlife after the Games.”