Thankyou

BARFORD HOUSE WOULD LIKE TO SAY A GREAT BIG THANKYOU TO ALL THOSE BUSINESS'S WHO HAVE DONATED PLANTS AND COMPOST TO LORD STREET



Last year I took it upon myself to plant up all the stone urns along Lord Street, flowers were donated by Sootys Plants, not only did I plant up over eighty stone urns but I watered, fed and dead headed them throught the Summer. As a thankyou Southport Flower Show gave me some four day passes for the show I attend every year. From this I offered my services as a volunteer gardener on Lord Street and now have another three volunteers who help me. Below is a photograph taken with staff at Sootys Plants, without their generosity I would never of been able to accomplish what I have to date. This year we have been given up to last week - one thousand Pansies which we have now been planted out in the stone urns the whole length of Lord Street. We also tend three gardens which are full of colour this Spring. Below is the latest article in our local newspaper.

VOLUNTEER gardeners who help keep Lord Street blooming have recieved a much-needed floral boost from businesses across the resort.

Last week Sooty’s Plants donated more than 700 plants to the Lord Street campaign, which sees volunteers plant flowers throughout the boulevard.

Asda, Dobbies and B&Q also donated bags of compost while Homebase donated nine trays of plants.

Pauline Morris, one of the volunteers, is delighted at the number of donations.

She said: “Lots of businesses have got behind me this year.

”Residents and visitors care about our town as one resident showed last Tuesday when she popped along Lord Street with 18 primulas she had bought for the gardens, which we gladly planted for her.

“She said she really appreciates what we do as volunteers.

”As a small business owner I am urging other small businesses in the town to put out a hanging basket this summer or a planter.

“Shops, cafes, restaurants, pubs, hotels and guest houses can all make a difference and brighten our town up.”