Children’s hanging baskets
17 baskets have been hung in Red LIon Street. They look a little sparse at the moment but should fill out nicely over June and the beginning of July. These baskets are part of our Annual Front Garden Competition and will be judged on Friday 11th July.
If you would like to know which group planted which basket please follow this LINK
Flower beds, hanging baskets and planters
The flower beds were planted by our volunteers on Sunday 25th and Monday 26th May. Then on Wednesday 27th May it rained!!. So hopefully they will have got off to a good start.
The hanging baskets will arrive in the centre of Bishop’s Waltham at the beginning of June and the planters a week or so later.
All of these floral displays are sponsored by local businesses and individuals.
A full list of sponsors can be found by following this LINK.
Waterer Wanted
We are seeking to recruit 1 or 2 people to join our 2 current waterers. The team decides on a rota that is suitable to them all.
Watering takes approximately 2 hours per day either early each morning or late evening when there is little traffic in the centre of town. The baskets and planters are watered from late May until September.
A driving license is essential. The water comes from a large water tank in our 30 cwt transit van.
Applicants need to be reasonably fit.
To discuss in more detail please contact our Treasurer, Ian Leesmith on
ian.leesmith@btinternet.com or telephone 01489 895795.
Or use the contacts page of our website www.bishopswalthaminbloom.org.uk
Annual Front Garden Competition
An article about our from garden competition appeared in the April edition of the Parish News. It detailed the different categories there are and what the judges are looking for.
the competition entry form will appear in the May editionof the Parish News but both can be found by following this link ANNUAL FRONT GARDEN COMPETITION 2025
Photographs of 2024 winners can be found by following this link
Photographs of 2023 winners can be found by following this LINK
Country Fayre, St Peter’s Church, Saturday 21st September
A huge thank you to all those who visited our stall on Saturday.
We were selling some of our yarn bombing, some books, garden sundries and plants.
Our treasure garden was a huge success too with around 120 children (and adults too) trying to decide where the treasure was.
The winner was a two year old boy who has recently moved to Bishop’s Waltham.
We took around £100 on the stall, a pleasing result.
Where was the treasure?…under the middle of the climbing frame!
Hidden Gardens 2024
Sunday 7th July 11.00 – 5.00
huge thank you to everyone who braved the weather on Sunday to visit our Hidden Gardens. We are pleased to say that we had 350 visitors, over 150 buying their tickets on the day. All the gardeners enjoyed talking to people about their gardens. It is interesting for us to see where visitors travel from.
To view a gallery of photographs taken on the day PLEASE CLICK HERE
Thank you to all of you who bought plants and had refreshments too. The profit from these go towards our fundraising for our running costs each year.
Many of you continued to visit even when it was raining and we are sure that your guide got soggy.
If you are the sort of person who likes to keep the guide as a souvenir, then please send a stamped addressed envelope to 32 Mallard Close, Bishop’s Waltham SO32 1LW, for the number of guides your require.