Portfolio & Articles
South West in Bloom 2009 Silver Gilt Awarded to St. Just
After a lot of hard work we were really pleased to be awarded the South West in Bloom 2009 Silver Gilt Award. Many thanks to everyone who helped out.
St. Just in Bloom Portfolio 2009
The full 2009 portfolio can be downloaded from here in PDF format, please be aware that the file size is 36MB so it will take a while to download: St. Just in Bloom Portfolio 2009 (36 MB)
St. Just in Bloom Portfolio 2008
The full 2008 portfolio can be downloaded from here in PDF format, please be aware that the file size is 31MB so it will take a while to download: St. Just in Bloom Portfolio 2008 (31 MB)
Background to St. Just in Bloom
In 2003 Penwith District Council achieved a magnificent seven awards for Britain in Bloom in neighbouring towns and villages and St. Just was conspicuous in its absence. A St. Just in Bloom Committee was formed to push forward St. Just's first ever foray into the competition and was busy making plans to put England's most westerly town on the floral map.
The first meeting was held at St. Just Comprehensive School on 18th November 2003. St. Just's Primary and Secondary Schools joined the scheme and play a key role in the town's involvement in the Britain in Bloom competition as they grow and propagate plants and flowers.
Work Programme
| September | Weeding and watering of flower beds. |
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| Walk around St Just to see if there are any areas that need planting or new tubs. | |
| October | Prune all shrubs and clear any Summer bedding. |
| Plant tubs and beds for Winter and Spring. Weeding of all tubs and beds. | |
| November | Compost all beds, plant shrubs and bulbs and carry out weeding. |
| December | Social events. |
| February | Bulb planting and discuss colour scheme for Summer planting and bedding. |
| March | Bedding plants from seed, weeding and tidying. |
| April | Agree route with Penwith District Council. Sort out bedding and plant out or add to any beds that need attention. |
| May | Start weeding official route. Preparatory to weed killing. |
| Send out forms for town competitions. Judges selected. | |
| June | Weed route. Agree official timetable for weed killing with Penwith Council. |
| July | Last minute tweaking, tidying and watering of plants. |