Bluebell Wood
With love from Michelle, Pa... 
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What an excellent day!
It's been a very busy day, but we've been so lucky with the weather and support from the public! We had over 100 people turn up to help out and managed to get every bulb planted in under 4 hours! We were even concerned we'd run out early at one point, whe...
The day has dawned - and what a lovely day!
Well, it's two years since we came up with the idea of doing this and we're finally here! Can't believe how much stuff we need, but have it all packed now and just need to get it all in the cars. (Yes, cars - it's that much stuff!) Not least to be pa...
Happy birthday to Chris!
How lovely that Chris is supporting us through his birthday, with donations to our project from friends and family! Thank you and we wish you a very happy 40th! x...
Getting Ready
The bluebells arrived today! 5,000 hyacinthoides non-scripta (Native English Bluebells). We were keen to use native bluebells, not the common invader Spanish ones.
These bluebells were cultivated in the UK (near Nottingham) and when they flower will have a lovely smell.
They may be a little "shy" in the first year, but given a year to settle, it's going to be a fantastic carpet and we hope to be able to add to it year on year.
The weather's looking good, fingers crossed, so we're hoping to have lots of people turn up to help us with the planting!
Introducing our idea
We came up with the idea of creating a semi-permanent feature to raise awareness of the charity's work in 2010, not long after our group formed. It's taken a while to agree a concept with the council, but everyone's been really supportive and we're now re...
