Heysham Park spring bulb planting

Local children will be getting mucked in next Monday (19 November), to help Carlisle Bloom.

Sixteen year 1 and 2 pupils from Newtown Primary School will be helping to plant spring flowering bulbs in Heysham Park next Monday (19 November) at 10am. Carlisle City Council gardeners will be lending a helpful hand.

More than 500 yellow and white daffodil bulbs will be planted as part of the on-going restoration of the park. Around 140,000 bulbs are already been planted by Carlisle City Council’s Green Spaces team and next week’s ground-breaking work will mark the completion of the bulb planting work.

The community project is part of Carlisle City Council’s Greener, Safer and Cleaner campaign to improve the green spaces of the city. Spring flowering bulbs herald the start of the flowering season and are closely followed in May, when the city is decorated in glorious colour when the summer bedding display starts. All the floral displays help to promote Carlisle in Bloom.

There are lots of ways for local residents and businesses to support Carlisle in Bloom: take part in community gardening competitions, become a member of the Carlisle parks ‘Friends of’ groups or get involved in environmental work such as tree and bulb planting or community clear-up campaigns. To find out more telephone the City Council on 01228 618594.