Sustainability

Prior to the Tetbury in Bloom committee being formed in 2005, the council tended the municipal beds throughout the town and planted them in the traditional “carpet bedding” style.

Following our success in changing the Knapp bed to a sustainable mixed planting style, in 2006 we decided all the beds should be changed using colourful foliage shrubs and perennials so that there would be interest all year round. Over the years these have matured successfully and although they all follow a similar theme, they each have their own identity.

The advantage of using sustainable plants is that during the winter, the evergreen plants maintain a framework and structure and from February through to May, hundreds of tulips and daffodils make a fantastic colourful display. From June we add just a splash of long-flowering bedding during the summer months to carry the colour throughout the season.

The pictures below show the same beds planted in the two different planting styles. The sustainable planting still achieves a vibrant look which over the years is more cost, labour and water efficient.

London Road 2005