Eden On Our Doorstep?

DIDN’T WE DO WELL!!

With 2018 marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1 our theme is Remembrance & Peace. There are some lovely plants associated with this including Forget me-nots, Peace roses, Lilies and of course poppies. Why not try and fit some of these into your borders, baskets and tubs. Dunstable in Bloom, in partnership with the Don’t Let Dunstable Die (DLDD) Trust, will be running the best front garden and floral display competition again this year. There are 6 entry categories to choose from and you can enter one or more of the following: • Best Front Garden • Best Floral Container • Best Hanging Basket • Best Commercial Business • Best Community Garden • Best School Project

To enter you can do so by emailing your details and entry category to sarah.woodruff@ntlworld.com The closing date is 5.00pm on Friday 6th July 2018

Spring is here at last! A reminder how bitterly cold it was in March but brightened up by these cheery daffodils planted by With 2018 marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1 our theme is Remembrance & Peace. There are some lovely plants associated with this including Forget me-nots, Peace roses, Lilies and of course poppies. Why not try and fit some of these into your borders, baskets and tubs. Our first project of the year was to assist the Friends of Dunstable Cemetery and Signpost in a Tidy-Up Day at Dunstable Cemetery on 22nd March. Particularly making sure that graves of all service people buried there are well cared for. On Saturday 12th May a History Event, also with the Dunstable in Bloom volunteers. Summer’s not far away – so get planting & enter our competitions! Get Involved! Dunstable in Bloom, in partnership with the Don’t Let Dunsta-ble Die (DLDD) Trust, will be running the best front garden and floral display competition again this year. There are 6 entry categories to choose from and you can enter one or more of the following: • Best Front Garden • Best Floral Container • Best Hanging Basket • Best Commercial Business • Best Community Garden • Best School Project To enter you can do so by emailing your details and entry category to sarah.woodruff@ntlworld.com The closing date is 5.00pm on Friday 6th July 2018 theme of Remembrance & Peace, will be held in the lovely Priory Gardens. Dunstable in Bloom will have a stall selling plants and flowers. Any contributions very welcome and if you would like to join us details can be obtained from from Mary Chapman on 01582 603710

Town Mayor, Liz Jones, and

Dunstable in Bloom supporters proudly showing the many prizes and certificates received at the

Anglia in Bloom awards ceremony. Another Gold medal for Dunstable in the Large Town section and eleven groups received awards and are to Spring is here at last! A reminder how bitterly cold it was in March but brightened up by these cheery daffodils planted by Dunstable in Bloom volunteers. Summer’s not far away – so get planting & enter our competitions! be congratulated! AWARD WINNER Best young people’s project under 12 for Forest garden St Augustine’s Academy AWARD WINNER Best sheltered Housing/Care home - Priory View GOLD AWARD WINNER

Our first project of the year was to assist the Friends of Dunstable Cemetery and Signpost in a Tidy-Up Day at Dunstable Cemetery on 22nd March. Particularly making sure that graves of all service people buried there are well cared for. Get Involved!Pub/Restaurant - The Old Palace Lodge Hotel OVERALL WINNER Silver Gilt award in Care Home category - Priory View GOLD AWARD - Cemeteries/Crematoria category - Dunstable cemetery GOLD AWARD - Parks category - Priory Gardens SILVER GILT - Parks category - Grove House Gardens SILVER GILT - Wildlife/Conservation for Blow’s Downs

On Saturday 12th May a History Event, also with the theme of Remembrance & Peace, will be held in the lovely Priory Gardens. Dunstable in Bloom will have a stall sell-ing plants and flowers. Any contributions very welcome and if you would like to join us details can be obtained from from Mary Chapman on 01582 603710 GOLD - Queen’s Jubilee display category for Wheelie Fantastic project GOLD - Queen’s Jubilee display category for Tree planting Green canopy Sarah Woodruff - Michael Ames award - nomination for service to ‘Dunstable in Bloom’ Here’s hoping for as good results in ‘Britain in Bloom’ to be announced on 10th October. Other ‘blooming’ successeshave been the Pomegranate fruit at the Physic border in Priory gardens loving the

Mediterranean hot summer weather we have had.

‘In Bloomers’, Hugh and Ann, harvesting some of the

Hambling apples from the tree they planted in 2015 in the garden at Chew’s House.This variety was propagated by William Hambling, Masterat Chew’s

School from 1856 to 1898 - wonderful cookers!

Other varieties of Bedfordshire bred fruit trees are growing in the Wildlife Trust orchard at Blow’s Downs.