I am currently relying on my partner – or a taxi – to get around on four wheels. I have a brand new electric bike ( from Take Charge) that l haven’t been able to […]
Tag: Bath in Bloom
Bath in Bloom entries
You’ve got until the end of the month to fill out an entry form if you want a chance to be a green-fingered winner in this year’s Bath in Bloom Garden Competition. There are categories […]
A bit of a change at the nursery
Bearing how well Bath and flowers have always gone together – and how hard the Parks Department team work to make our award-winning public beds bloom – l was a little worried to see a […]
This summer’s ‘selfie’ spot.
Whatever you think of Bath’s annual Christmas Market the one thing l always look forward to is the Abbey Hotel’s ‘Snow Globe’ installation – the location of one of the best festival selfies you can […]
Shame about the Saw Close.
Am l alone in being very disappointed by the recently ‘re-imagined’ Saw Close – an historic open space which lies just inside what was the old city wall. As part of a recent redevelopment – […]
Floral cut-backs
Reacting to the Bath Newseum story about flower beds in Parade Garden being grassed over to save money on maintenance, Barry Cruse writes to tell me: “I gather there will only be one carousel in […]
Grow petals – win prizes!
It’s not only Bath’s big formal public parks that can win awards for flower and shrub displays – there’s a chance now for green-fingered owners of everything from an allotment, a suburban garden or even a […]
Feeling a bit browned off.
Is this the problem with container-grown trees when it comes to extreme heat and dryness? All the young saplings – in their metal troughs along the London Road – appear to be distressed and the […]
How does your garden grow?
The annual Bath in Bloom competition is calling for entries from keen gardeners in the Bath and North East Somerset area.The Chairman of Bath in Bloom, Leila Wishart, said: “Whether you have a small front […]
Goodbye summer
What a difference a day makes. Now you see them and then – next day – now you don’t. The flower baskets of Union Street disappear as fading street summer blooms make way for winter. […]
