Bridport Gardening Club

Following successful Plant stalls at both the Spring and Harvest shows we raised combined funds of £1,010 for charity. This year the money raised was in aid of Stepping Out, a Bridport-based cancer rehabilitation scheme.The overarching aim of the Group is to help members with their recovery, during and after their cancer diagnosis. The group is run by Jo Perfect and Richard Walsh, who are both specially trained level 4 cancer rehabilitation instructors. Early in October a cheque was presented[…]

Ten members were in Riverside Gardens to plant over 1000 bulbs donated by the club. This year we planted 100 Camassias – whose tall blue flower spikes emerge in late April –as well as daffodils:- Early Sensation, Tamara, and King Alfred. Thank you to Gillian, Sarah, Delia, Ian, Ann, Gordon, Vivienne, Sibyl and Dave. As in the two previous years, we are grateful to Groves for providing the bulbs at cost price. We are also giving 150 bulbs each to[…]

We are in a quiet phase, with no more plantings after April/May but lots of weeding. We planted some nice conifers at the Golf Club in the last of the wet weather. People keep giving us little trees in pots – we found homes for some sweet chestnuts, oaks and hazel, then someone came knocking with some more oaks. That is what the Bridport Tree Planting group are here for – we’ll find somewhere for them to grow.

Let’s help double tree cover. It’s blossom time and here’s a good example we planted with the Bradpole Buzzers Group – a lovely little Red Sentinel Crab Apple. Photo taken on 10th April and all the rain does not seem to have stopped this tree from thriving.