Summer is alays a busy time and we have been fully occupied planting up tubs and troughs for our town display

We welcomed some new volunteers and most of the time the weather has been very kind to us, although keeping the plants watered has been something of a challenge

Can you spot the bee?

The tubs and troughs sponsored by our local business supporters are now going out around the town

The Ladies Open Golf is now almost upon us and we have some very special planting being prepared to welcome the thousands of international Visitors who make this event so special

So please watch this space!

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Following the success of last year’s competition St Anne’s on the Sea In Bloom are launching the second Colourful Welcome award scheme.

If you run a hospitality business in St Anne’s on the Sea why not show your customers a colourful welcome by planting your garden, tubs or troughs with plants that provide a vibrant splash of colour and enter the competition?

Categories for hospitality businesses are:

1. Guesthouse or Bed and Breakfast
2. Hotel
3. Restaurant
4. Café
5. Pub

Send your business name and full address of the business property to St Anne’s on the Sea In Bloom via email using the contact tab above or through our Facebook page by Sunday 24/06/18

Judging will take place in July and August

Here are a few of the entries from last year to show what can be achieved

Thank you to everyone involved with donations of golf bags to St Annes in Bloom
We now have over 60 golf bags of various heights, widths and shapes ! 
We have enough for our needs so no more contributions are required.

However, if anyone can spare an hour or two to help to us with planting up the pots for the bags we need you to come along please
This is happening at Ashton Gardens depot/greenhouses at 10am on Friday 8th June instead of the Thursday as was previously advertised. 
Just turn up with your gardening gloves, hand fork/trowel and join in the fun. 
Hope to see you then

The stone carving workshops have been well attended with lots of contributions to the artwork

The finished panels will be added to the wall in the Peace and Happiness garden at the end of this week

Residents and visitors have been very interested in the project and keen to make their mark

The weather has been fantastic and lots of passers by stopped off to say “hello” and chat about the work we are doing

Following the success of last year’s competition St Anne’s on the Sea In Bloom are launching the second Colourful Welcome award scheme.

If you run a hospitality business in St Anne’s on the Sea why not show your customers a colourful welcome by planting your garden, tubs or troughs with plants that provide a vibrant splash of colour and enter the competition?

Categories for hospitality businesses are:

1. Guesthouse or Bed and Breakfast
2. Hotel
3. Restaurant
4. Café
5. Pub

Send your business name and full address of the business property to St Anne’s on the Sea In Bloom via email using the contact tab above or through our Facebook page by Sunday 24/06/18

Judging will take place in July and August

Here are a few of the entries from last year to show what can be achieved

We are coming up to our busiest time of year and need as much help as we can get!

 
There should be something suitable for everyone, even if
you can’t do heavy lifting.

You do not need to be an expert, or know a lot about plants

Please come along and help us out – WE NEED YOU!

 Play your part and help St Anne’s to go for GOLD again in Britain in Bloom

this year

If you can’t help please try to spread the word

Tell your friends and family who may be interested and able to help

If you can help or need more details please message us via Facebook or via the contact button here on the website

Here are some dates we will be planting and preparing our summer displays

Planting Vertical Gardens

Ashton Gardens Depot on Tuesday 15th May starting at 10am

Planting up the vertical gardens with succulents.  The finished succulent display will be installed in the Peace and Happiness Garden

Planting up Golf Bags ready for the Women’s Open Golf Tournament

Ashton Garden Depot on Tuesday 29th May and Thursday 7^th June  from 10am

We are going golf crazy this year and  putting over fifty golf bags about town which will have plants in them. This is light work but there will be a lot to do.

We may be planting into side pockets of the bags which is an experiment (always exciting)

Planting Tubs and Troughs for the displays around town

Ashton Garden Depot on Tuesday 12^th June and Thursday 14th June from 10am

The tubs and inserts for troughs from outside the shops and for Crescent railings need to be planted up

We put in the summer bedding in which has been paid for by the businesses in town.

This normally takes a full morning as long as we have lots of help.

We are still gardening fortnightly in the Peace and Happiness Garden and the next date will be Thursday 24th May at 10 for an hour

We meet for a brew afterwards in the Pier cafe

This is an ideal opportunity to come along and meet us to have a chat about what we do

If you are coming along to help  please bring a trowel and gardening gloves if you have them

Footwear must cover your toes for safety

Tesco Bags of Help

We are in the customer vote for a Bags of Help grant from Tesco

It’s a scheme which gives community projects like us grants of up to £4,000 – all raised from the sale of carrier bags in Tesco stores.

This is your chance to vote in store from Tuesday 1^st May to Saturday 30^th June on who should receive the awards.

Please support us in your local store!

Tesco Bags of Help website: www.tesco.com/bagsofhelp

Any funding we receive will help with our work in  the Peace and Happiness Garden

Work has been ongoing to improve the garden into an inspiring and welcoming space next to St Annes Pier

Vertical Gardens have been introduced and these will be extended in the coming months

A stone carving workshop will take place during the week from 28^th May to construct decorative pieces to decorate the walls of the garden

To book your place on the FREE workshops please click on the tab at the top of this page or the link to the right

Here is a list of participating stores where you can cast your vote:

ANSDELL RD BPOOL EXP                FY1 6PU                Express

2199       B/POOL WHITEGATE EXP              FY3 9BZ Express

5094       BISPHAM BLACKPOOL EXP           FY2 0AF Express

2103       Blackpool             FY4 4UJ Extra

6325       BPOOL WESTCLFF DV EXP             FY3 7DR                Express

5080       CENTRAL DV BPOOL EXP               FY1 5DY Express

2289       CLEVELEYS METRO           FY5 1BS Metro

5632       FLEETWOOD HATF AV EXP           FY7 7DZ Express

2810       LYTHAM ROAD EXPRESS                FY1 6ET Express

6512       LYTHAM ST ANNE RD EXP             FY8 1SE Express

5955       LYTHAM ST ANNES EXP FY8 5EW               Express

6341       MARTN DV BLCKPOOL EXP          FY4 3EU                Express

5264       MARTON BPOOL EXP     FY3 9JW                Express

5827       POULTON LE FYLDE EXP FY6 7EP Express

3266       SOUTH SHORE BPOOL EXP           FY4 2JD Express

3128       ST ANNES EXPRESS          FY8 3BN                Express

3336       ST DAVID RD BPOOL EXP               FY8 2JU Express

6073       THORNTON MARSH EXP               FY5 4AF Express

6762       WARTON LYTHAM RD EXP            PR4 1AD               Express