Green gardening

The council's biodiversity working group examine ways of both enhancing and reducing its impact on the environment. On some roundabouts bedding displays have been changed to wildflower mixes, to enhance biodiversity, create something different to look at and to use less invasive maintenance methods.

The council's planting policy is changing to encourage the use of insect, and in particular, butterfly attracting plants. Similarly grass-cutting regimes have been reviewed to encourage wildflower meadows, where appropriate. Also the amount of native trees to be planted will be increased where appropriate.

Bedding

Bedding Displays

Along Herne Bay's seafront 28,000 bedding plants have been used to create the magnificent displays that are attractive and popular with residents and visitors alike. The plants chosen have been selected not only to look good, but also for drought tolerance to reduce the demand for watering. A full list of plants and varieties can be found here.

Of particular note are the Seafront Gardens Early in May Serco and Herne Bay in Bloom members gave away its spring bulbs that had to be cleared from the council beds. This is a good recycling exercise and has proved very popular with the public so much so it has been extended to other sites aross the council's area. The council also gave away compost during compost week and has a range of events associated with this.

Carpet bedding

This is a traditional and popular feature of many seaside resorts, and Herne Bay has a specially dedicated site located at St Anne's Gardens. This is a prominent position on the sea front located opposite the popular bandstand landmark destination. For the last few years local school children can enter a painting competition to design the following years carpet bed. The winning design for this year reflects the Heron, the symbol for the Herne Bay area. The winning design was by Molly aged eight from Herne Bay Junior School.

Bedding Plants

This is a list of some of the plants we have used in bedding around Herne Bay...

Ageratum Champion White
Angelonia Angelface Wedgewood Blue
Angelonia Angelmist Deep Plum
Angelonia Angelmist Lavender Bicolour
Angleonia Angelmist White Cloud
Argyranthemum Maderia Crested Primrose
Argyranthemum Maderia Deep Pink
Begonia Big Red with Green leaf
Begonia Nonstop Mocca Orange
Begonia Nonstop Mocca Scarlet
Begonia Nonstop Mocca Yellow
Begonia Nonstop Pink
Canna Black Knight (Red)
Canna Tirol (Salmon Pink)
Canna Wyoming (orange)
Chorophytum Cosmosum
Cineraria Cirrus
Cineraria maritima Silver Dust
Coleus Wizard Pastel
Coleus Wizard Pineapple
Coleus Wizard Rose
Coleus Wizard Velvet Red
Cordyline Australis Purpurea
Cordyline Pink Passion
Cosmos Sonata Carmine
Cosmos Sonata White
Echinacea Primadona Rose (DOT)
Fuchsia Annabell (DOT) White
Fuchsia Bonstedt (DOT) Orange
Fuchsia Carmel Blue (DOT) purple/white
Fuchsia Ellebel (DOT) Purple/white
Gazinia Daybreak Pink Shades
Gazinia Daybreak Red Stripe
Geranium Maverick Appleblossom
Geranium Maverick Coral
Geranium Maverick Light Salmon
Geranium Maverick Orange
Geranium Maverick Orchid
Geranium Maverick Quicksilver
Geranium Maverick Red
Geranium Maverick White
Heliotrope Marine
Impatien DeZire Red
Impatien DeZire Salmon
Impatien DeZire Salmon Splash
Kochia Trichophylla
Marigold Durango Bolero
Marigold Durango Flame
Marigold Durango Red
Marigold Vanilla
Osteospernum Cream Symphony
Osteospernum Melon Symphony
Osteospernum Serenity Purple
Perilla nankinensis Laciniata
Petunia Frenzy Blue
Petunia Frenzy Butter Cream
Petunia Frenzy Orchid
Petunia Frenzy Plum Bicolour
Petunia Frenzy Purple
Petunia Frenzy Rose Morn
Petunia Frenzy White
Rudbeckia Autumn Colours (DOT)
Rudbeckia Goldstrum (DOT)
Rudbeckia Tiger Eye (DOT)
Salvia Victoria Blue
Strobilanthes Persian Shield (DOT)
Zinnia Zesty Pink