While all of Britain is praying for a sunny jubilee weekend, gardeners in the Tower of London are anxiously awaiting a point of rain.
This is because the Tower’s moat has been planted with 20 million wildflower seeds as part of its Superbloom installation to mark the Queen’s 70th year on the throne, but unusually a couple of months. dry and windy have delayed flowering.
With some visitors complaining on social media that there are not as many flowers as expected, the site has offered those who booked a visit before June 15 a free ticket to return to the exhibition later.
The historic royal palaces, which guard the Tower of London, said: “As many gardeners will do