Hampton Green Seaside Garden

This lovely seaside garden has now been completed  thanks to the hard work of Peter Buscall and his band of willing workers from Family Investment Homes who are based at Elham Valley Vineyards.

We all think it looks stunning and a lovely lady who was walking her dog passed whilst we were up there last week stopped us and said "Thank you for making this garden - we stop every time we pass and it really makes our day."

High praise indeed -  and we at Herne Bay in Bloom are really pleased that this is the effect that it has because it really makes our day as well to think that all the hard work  that has gone into it is appreciated.

We hope all the residents and visitors to the Hampton Leisure gardens continue to enjoy the  garden as it develops over the next few years.

Hampton Green Seaside Garden (with blue waves surrounded by golden sand)

Presentation to Family Investment Homes - Garden Design Winners

Some members of the Herne Bay in Bloom Committee visited Elham Valley Vineyards this week which is the base for the Family Investment Homes organisation, to judge the entries which members had designed for the new garden which Herne Bay in Bloom have commissioned for the Hampton Green area in Herne Bay.

They were welcomed in the excellent tea rooms run by some of the residents by Peter Buscall, the Garden Centre manager and his assistant Joanne who are going to collate the winning designs ready for construction of the garden early in the New Year. (See Photo Gallery for more winning designs)

After enjoying tea and some delicious homemade mince tart the design winners were presented with their prizes by Colleen Ashwin-Keane, HBIB Secretary and Margaret Burns, Chair also presented all the other members present with their Certificate of Excellence awarded by the RHS S&SE in Bloom for the work which they had done for helping with the 2011 campaign.

Luisa with her ist prize winning garden design and Colleen Ashwin-Keane HBIB Secretary

Members of Family Investment Homes in their Tea Rooms celebrating their Certificate of Excellence

Task Force Day 19th October 2011

Colleen Ashwin-Kean discussing planting plan of Mortimer Street

Thanks to everyone who turned up on quite a cold and draughty morning.

Peter Buscall and members of Family Investment Homes gardening team provided the compost and plants. Bob Salter and his  Greenhill St Peter's group dealt with the planters in William Street. Members of the HBIB committee cleared the three tier planters and square planters in Mortimer Street and Terry Jewiss from Herne Horticultural & Rose Society also joined in to help.

Muriel, Mary and Joyce HBIB committee planting up Mortimer St planter

Colleen Ashwin-Kean HBIB Secretary prepared the overall planting plan and together with Margaret Burns organised the morning. 

All the planters are now looking bright and cheerful with a mixture of pansies, violas, cyclamen and ivy. Thanks to everyone who has offered to water and keep an eye on them throughout the winter, Vanessa Field of The Old Firm in Mortimer Street and Pet's Corner and the shopkeepers in William Street and also to Serco Streetscene who helped in clearing away the rubbish bags very quickly on the day.

The Herne Bay in Bloom committee are grateful for all the support they get from all these people.

Ray Cordell & Terry Jewiss planting three tier planter in Mortimer Street