Bolton Gardeners started life in 2010 as Bolton in Bloom, a small Committee of residents to co-ordinate the village entry in the Cumbria in Bloom competition, with some success. A “History” of what the Committee has achieved can be viewed here.

In more recent years the Committee has assumed responsibilities for a number of other projects in the village, including:
* Tree planting on the Memorial Field
* Planters around the villages and at road entrances
* Planting bulbs and flowers at various locations
* Compost bins and “bug hotel” on the Memorial Field
* Water Trough cleaning and maintenance
* Stone seat and tree seat on the Memorial Field
* Support for litter picks

Oak tree seat

Tree planting

Planters at Memorial Hall

Water troughs

Compost bins & bug hotel

Stone seat

Bolton Gardeners.

Before the lock-down the Committee invited interested residents to join an informal gardeners’ forum. The aim was to provide a forum for advice and support of village gardeners. During the lockdown there was a great deal of activity, including plant and seed swaps, identifying plants, advice on gardening problems etc, using the village WhatsApp group, and in December a dedicated Bolton Gardeners WhatsApp group was set up. The forum is open to any village resident, and if you would like to join, contact Mike or Helen Gerrish on boltoninbloom@gmail.com and leave your name and mobile phone number. There is no subscription fee, and you don’t have to be an expert gardener to be a member.