For a splash of red, Dahlias can be grown for tubers or seed to flower in the same year. Dwarf, single petalled cultivars such as 'Mignon' are an insect friendly alternative to traditional bedding plants. #PlatinumJubilee

Thanks to all our members who joined us today for ramble around Rowley Fields & especially to Tony Beysens for guiding us. Look at the blossom in the #communityorchard!

Field poppies (Papaver rhoeas) and opium poppies (P. somniferum) can be sown direct in spring, providing a blaze of red. Combined with other cornfield annuals like cornflowers and ox-eye daisies, can create an informal ‘red, white and blue’ display 🌹 #red #PlatinumJubilee

I wonder if we all can have a pot, tub, border or basket with red , white and blue flowers by front doors or window sills this year?

Happy birthday Mr Shakespeare! We are proud to have been part of the celebrations today. In spite of our flag debacle. 🙄Back with a bang!

Great to see Vivienne & Dianne the long-standing volunteers who are the station adopters at #YardleyWood - busy getting their planters ready for a very special event. Meanwhile our Treasurer fraser pithie 🇺🇦 has been giving some TLC to our lovely Earlswood GLC planters along the line

This year, Stratford is growing 'Carpets for the Queen', to mark the platinum jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Many of the town's residents and schools have already signed up - find out more and join us here; stratfordinbloom.org.uk/community

Based on comments from local folk and passers-by, I've strimmed the edge of our meadow green a little wider and made a "ride" so that people can easily see and get to the wildflower circle. Surprisingly warm work for an hour, so now sitting down in the garden with a cuppa! ☕

Do you have any repair skills that you could share with others? Then we need you for our new Repair Cafe FoundationHouse in partnership with Net Zero Stratford! stratfordtowntrust.co.uk/events/repair-…

#EnviroRight: Lightweight items like polystyrene cups, plastic straws, stirrers and cutlery are often carried by the wind into waterways. Please use on-street litter bins for these items or take your rubbish home with you #DontBeATosser

Great to see more colour and forage for insects at the station. Huge thanks to Friends of Stratford Station for your continued efforts 🌻🐝

Our Jubilee crown for the Community Service at Holy Trinity. Thanks to our trustee Rosalind for creating this, using silk flowers and other materials recycled from previous projects. Will be on display in Holy Trinity for a further week.

Our hanging baskets are up, so now is the time to sponsor a commemorative plaque. More details here - stratfordinbloom.org.uk/community (please scroll down page, to see details and contact information).

If you're working on your garden this weekend, check out our list of plant recommendations - stratfordinbloom.org.uk/news/news-41, with a focus on red, white and blue 👑

Making Stratford station beautiful ✅ Pollen and nectar for insects ✅ Keeping fit ✅ Thank you so much Jenny and Jane!

We are now carrying out our judging for Stratford in Bloom 2022 (with some welcome help from the town councillors). We will be visiting schools, businesses and all front gardens in the town - stratfordinbloom.org.uk/competitions

We are collecting 'Stories from the Garden' - tales of gardens, large and small in Stratford-upon-Avon. We begin with the delightful Welly Garden created by pupils at Welcombe Hills School... stratfordinbloom.org.uk/news/news-42

Some of the wisterias in Old Town are having a second flourish this year, delighting the local bees!

A number of our hanging baskets on High St are using #peatfree growing media this year. Looking good it is holding the moisture well.

Thank you