Golf course is smelling sweet
With its pristine greens and rolling bunkers, Shrewsbury Golf Course is well known for its expertly kept grass.
But in one hidden corner of the gold course, which is in Condover, near Shrewsbury, wild flowers bloom in a meadow amidst the trees.
Earlier this year, greenkeepers sowed thousands of wildflower seeds in great swathes at the course and they are all coming into flower this week.
From cornflowers to poppies, daisies to meadow cranesbill the mass of flowers brings a colourful spectacle for those teeing off.
Around 50 annual flowers are included in the Sarah Bouquet mix which is sown in March and flowers from May through to the first frosts of October or November.
Head greenkeeper Dan Perry said: "The ground was prepared last years and the seeds were sown in March. The ground, which covers 600 sq meters, has to be resown each year.
"It attracts bees, butterflies, insects and other wildlife to the area and the golfers on the sixth green as well as the visitors coming in along the drive and who can see the meadow, really appreciate it."
