From the Station we moved to the bed in Alexandra Terrace on the sea front. This whole area has been undergoing sea defence work by the Environment Agency, with the junction here due to be re-designed. There will be automatic ... Read more »

Today was the first end of the month work party since March and we had 12 enthusiastic volunteers  turned up to tackle a couple neglected areas in town. The first was behind the Station next to the Disabled Parking area ... Read more »

As Exmouth had been chosen to represent the South West in the National Britain in Bloom competition this year, we asked EDDC if we could plant up the showcase bed opposite Ocean. Permission was granted and it was decided that ... Read more »

Last year Exmouth in Bloom launched their Blue Hearts Campaign to re-wild Britain bit by bit. We actively encourage and support EDDC with their policy to deliberately leave some areas to grow wild for a good part of the year. ... Read more »

It’s nearly a year since the paintwork on the planters and boats got a wash and brush up, so a small team headed off with soapy water, sponges and brushes to make a start on cleaning them up and preparing ... Read more »

Quite by chance we have discovered that George Kent, an Exmouth  resident and long standing supporter of Exmouth in Bloom from the days when Pat Graham headed up our Bloom group, has revealed himself as our ‘mystery gardener’,  George was ... Read more »

  The old Horse Trough in Alexandra Terrace has been planted up by Exmouth In Bloom for many years and now volunteer Pat Wilkins, looks after this little piece of history throughout the year. This ‘oasis’ as Pat refers to ... Read more »

Delivery: The weather forecast for Planting Day was horrendous and it poured with rain all night but stopped by 6am for Elaine, Liz and Marion to arrived to prepare for Boyce’s Nurseries to deliver  nearly £2500 worth of quality plants. ... Read more »

The countdown to planting day continues and we took delivery of 40 bags of Humix compost to spread in many of our EiB areas (along with some Swell Gel, to aid with water retention and some slow release fertiliser granules). ... Read more »

This weird and wonderful creature is BESCHOMERIA YUCCOIDES, a rare but hardy yucca-like plant, flowering here in Exmouth, right now, in our big Wavy bed. Its long flower stalks are covered in bright red and green flowers, which make it quite ... Read more »