Tag Archives: tulips

Help Brighten Up the Village this Sunday

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Kit Barlow

If you can spare an hour, come along with your spade/trowel, (or you can borrow one), and do something positive for The Green. With all the rain the ground will be soft and make our job easier. Forecast looks better … Continue reading →

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Blooming Tulips

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Kit Barlow

Have you seen the array of tulips around the village? With different colours and different styles, they add something special to our area. All thanks to the hard work of the Village in Bloom volunteers back in November. The bulbs … Continue reading →

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** Mass Community Spring Bulb Planting **

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Kit Barlow

This Sunday we invite the local community to come along and help plant tulip bulbs. Bring tools if you have them. There are 2000 bulbs to plant! This Sunday we will plant around Acocks Green Village, and the following Sunday … Continue reading →

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Join the Bulb Planting Team! Sunday 3rd December

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Kit Barlow

For one day only the Bloom Team are asking for people to come along and help with tulip planting. We have over 1000 bulbs to plant so need lots of helpers. Many hands make light work! The spring flower displays … Continue reading →

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Spring Bulb Planting – Sunday 21st November

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Kit Barlow

Even if you’ve never done any gardening before, you can still come and help plant bulbs. Its straightforward work but there’s over 1000 bulbs to plant to brighten up the village in the springtime. So come and lend a hand … Continue reading →

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Colourful Springtime in Acocks Green

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Kit Barlow

Back in November the Village in Bloom Team, along with other volunteers, took part in a community bulb planting morning. Little did we know then what the future would hold. But amidst the upsetting turn of events and change of … Continue reading →

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Daffodils and Tulips for Acocks Green

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Kit Barlow

The Village in Bloom Team have been busy choosing and buying hundreds of spring bulbs to plant, so that in the Springtime the village will be a mass of beautiful and contrasting colours. Meet at the Inn on the Green … Continue reading →

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Tulip Time!

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Kit Barlow

Local people are invited to join in this community event to enhance our village. 

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Tulips of Acocks Green!

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Kit Barlow

Have you seen the beautiful array of tulips around the village? Definitely the best display ever.  Thanks to the Village in Bloom Team and all the volunteers who came along in November and helped plant them. It was worth the … Continue reading →

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Join Sunday’s Bulb Planting

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Kit Barlow
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