Short History In Photos
In June 2011, Childwall in Bloom planted the 10 disused wooden tubs around the Taggart Triangle with spring and summer bedding plants.
Members continually maintained the floral displays throughout the summer months by dead heading the plants, watering the tubs and picking up the litter around the displays.
Residents and visitors saw an array of colour all summer long. Winter bedding plants will be planted in the tubs that will give colourful displays during the cold winter months.
The boys from the 35th Boys’ Brigade’s showed their community spirit by coming to the aid of Childwall in Bloom and planting 400 daffodil bulbs in the hedgerows at Taggart Avenue. Their hard work will be evident at spring-time when the bulbs will burst into bloom and again in future Spring to come.
Childwall in Bloom are proud to unveil our new logo and banner. The children in Year 5 of Childwall Primary School took part in a competition to design a logo for Childwall in Bloom. The winning design by Flora Stinson, Katie Cunningham and Tabitha Burnham.
The council will not be planting in the Taggart Avenue Triangle flower beds this year. Childwall in Bloom have kept them tidy but we would like to plant them as a “community border” in the spring. The group intend to ask local residents to donate plants from their own garden, probably when they are dividing them in spring so that we can create a true community garden.
‘Community Garden’. What a result all plants in the 1st flower bed have been donated by the local residents making the Triangle a true ‘Community Garden’. Any plants donated duplicate plants or plants that need splitting are planted in pots and sold at the ‘Open Garden’ event to raise money for the floral displays. The herbaceous boarder is in the first season and it is still being developed.
We hope you all enjoyed the floral displays in the planters this summer. We were very pleased with the effect, particularly of the beautiful dark red pelargoniums.
Because we had such a long warm autumn they seemed to go from strength to strength and it was a difficult decision to remove them before the frosts.They have been replaced by polyanthus that will give some colour in the dark Winter months.
Childwall in Bloom held another successful ‘Open Garden’ event at Hope University. Local residents took advantage of the good weather and came out to support us. Tea and cakes were served while guests were serenaded by a quartet of local musicians. The plant sale and sale of refreshments produced a healthy increase in funds.
We would like to thank the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Pillay, Dave, Garry and all the staff from Hope University who helped to make it such a great occasion.
Childwall in Bloom was facing the daunting task of planting 1200 crocuses and a hundred daffodils in the Taggart Triangle, but we needn’t have worried as once again the 35th Boys Brigade showed their community spirit by coming to the aid of CIB and planting the bulbs with great enthusiasm.
And now for the best bit. The volunteers of Childwall in Bloom love nothing more than having a day out to search for the following seasons blooms.
If there is a cafe in the nursery all the better.