Bloom News: Awards round-up....congratulations to all!

Clean green Nottingham is best of the bunch!

Nottingham has won its 22nd Gold award in the East Midlands in Bloom competition – along with a special regional award for cleanliness of the city centre.  The judges who toured the city in July paid tribute to gardening efforts by businesses, the universities and the community as well as the City Council displays. 

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Getting the city buzzing

There was a special East Midlands in Bloom judges’ award for the beehives at the Cornerhouse.  If you haven’t seen them yet, you can find them on the third floor.  The two hives together house 120,000 bees, visible through a viewing window.  A member of staff has received training from Nottinghamshire Bee Keepers' Association.  Honey produced is sold for charity, and the produce from the rooftop vegetable garden is given to homeless charities. Well worth a look - and you also get a bee's eye view of the city!

Double top for Oak Field School

Pupils at Oak Field School in Bilborough are celebrating!  They have won the Nottingham in Bloom Best School Grounds competition for the second year running – and also picked up the trophy for the best wildlife garden in East Midlands schools.

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Neighbourhoods in Bloom

People from across the city who have brightened their area through gardening have received ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood’ awards – part of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Britain in Bloom campaign.

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And finally....a date for the diary

We’ll be holding a Christmas event at Nottingham City Council’s Plant Nursery at Woodthorpe Grange Park on Saturday December 12th.  Look out for information soon about our ‘early bird’ offers for customers wishing to order a Christmas tree.