Category: Gardens
Garden Clean and Clear
The Garden Clean and Clear last Sunday 4th Feb had a great turnout of volunteers including some of our new residents and their first time helping… As always lots of work was done and its a great way to meet your neighbours too. Many thanks to Andrea and Annie for serving some tea and cake…
Pocket Parks galore
Article by Hove Civic Society, St Aubyns: Plans for a pocket park at the southern end of St Aubyns retain the strong support of councillors and it is hoped there will be some funding to help make this a reality in 2024.
Recycle your Christmas tree
Real Christmas trees are totally recyclable. As Christmas comes to a close and we take all our decorations down please don’t forget to dispose of your tree responsibly. There are many ways your real Christmas tree can be recycled and reused.
Lighting of the Annual Christmas Tree at the Floral Clock, Palmeira Square
Lighting of the Annual Christmas Tree at the Floral Clock, Palmeira Square on the 24th November 2023 at 4.15pm. The Mayor of Brighton and Hove Councillor Jackie O’Quinn will be switching on the Christmas tree lights.
Britain in Bloom – Level 3 Award
Congratulations and thanks to all our community gardens and helpers. We have been awarded a level 3 by the Royal Horticultural Society.
New Machines to Help with Weeding
Brighton and Hove City Council are reviewing how they maintain pavements across the city and have recently trialled new machinery to help with weeding. This includes mechanical sweepers, weed rippers and specialist strimmers with weed ripping brushes. Councillor Tim Rowkins and Councillor Theresa Fowler recently met with members of the Cityclean team to inspect the…
The Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society sends newsletters periodically. This one shows how volunteers can have a real impact on gardens in a multitude of ways. RHS Communities’ – Celebrate our award winning community gardeners A view of how to get involved? Find out more by getting in touch with FOPA.
Brunswick in Bloom – Thurs 23rd June 2022
Brighton & Hove City’s Brunswick in Bloom is a campaign where communities, residents and businesses can work together to improve the environment of the city and surrounding communities to make it a greener, cleaner and more attractive place to live, work and visit. As usual FOPA has entered. This year Brunswick in Bloom will be judged on Thursday 23rd June 2022…
Jubilee Celebration Event – Sunday 5th June 2022 12pm-9pm
Bookings for this event are now closed with a whopping 360 of you having booked a place at our Big Lunch table! The overwhelming majority of attendees are from Palmeira, Adelaide. Thanks to all of you and to FOPA for their support. PAG were extremely fortunate to receive substantial funding for this event from the…
Arrival of new trees near the Floral Clock
By kind donation from B&H Council, 3 new trees have been planted, two adjacent to the Floral Clock in Palmeira Square (Liriodendoron Tulipifera and Sophora Japonica) and the third in the northern section of Palmeira Lawns (Acer Platanoides), as highlighted on the plan above. These trees were donated via their ‘plant a tree with the…