Two children are ready to plant bulbs - centre is a Knutsford Town Council bag and in the foreground orange leaves fallen from the trees

Big Bulb Plant returns for 2022

Knutsford residents are invited to help the town bloom in Spring 2023 as the Knutsford Big Bulb Plant returns for a second year.

This community-led bulb planting programme puts the bulbs in the hands of residents – inviting them to host a bulb planting event on their neighbourhood green spaces. A resident wanting to see bulbs spring up every year just needs to register the location, date and time of their planned event on the Town Council website.

The council will then prepare a selection of bulbs suitable for the space – from daffodils and tulips to bluebell, winter aconites and wild garlic. The council will also provide some pre-printed leaflets to deliver to neighbours to invite them to come along.

Town Clerk, Adam Keppel-Green said “The Big Bulb Plant aims to see our town bursting with colour every spring whilst brining neighbours together to make a little improvement to the green spaces and verges near them.”

“I’ll be leading a session my neighbours on Manor Park South and events are also already planned for Manor Crescent, Queensway and Green Lane.”

The Big Bulb Plant runs across the whole of October, and last year saw 24 verges and greens planted with bulbs by the local community. Residents are able to re-plant the same greens to add more colour and variety for 2023.

To find out more and register an event head to: www.knutsfordtowncouncil.gov.uk/big-bulb-plant

The Big Bulb Plant is part of the council’s Nature Action Plan through which it aims to increase biodiversity across the town.

Knutsford Big Bulb Plan 11th-24th October 2021

The Knutsford Big Bulb Plant

Knutsford Town Council has launched the Knutsford Big Bulb Plant a fortnight of bulb planting events taking place across the Town. The fortnight runs form 11th October to 24th October and residents are encouraged to apply to host an event in their neighbourhood.

Part of the Knutsford Nature Action Plan, the Big Bulb Plant aims to increase the number of spring flowering bulbs across the whole town. The Town Council will provide event hosts with a selection of bulbs suitable for the area they are planting along with some printed flyers to promote the event to their neighbours.

The council has ordered a selection of bulbs including snowdrops, crocus, winter aconite, daffodil, wild garlic, bluebell and tulip which together provide colour between January through to May and, importantly, provide pollinators with an early food source.

“The Big Bulb Plant puts residents in charge of where bulbs are planted in the town” said Town Clerk Adam Keppel-Green who will be leading an event on his street at Manor Crescent. “We are inviting residents to apply to host an event on a green space near them – we’ll provide the bulbs and help promote the bulb planting and together the town will bloom beautifully in Spring 2022”.

Events already planned for the fortnight include bulb planting on Manor Crescent, Ashworth Park and Shaw Drive.

To view events taking place in your neighbourhood or to schedule your bulb planting event visit www.knutsfordtowncouncil.gov.uk/big-bulb-plant.