Project – Page 9 – Otley in Bloom

Nectar Bed poppies

The poppies at the nectar bed in Wharfemeadows Park looking good in mid May.

Margaret and Jacquie after doing some work on the bed.

Town marker stones repainted

We have cleaned up and weeded and trimmed around the gateway stones on Leeds Road and Pool Road, and repainted the lettering, so you can read the town name now.

Weston Lane flowerbeds replanted

Otley in Bloom, the Woodcraft Folk and Otley Labour Party are collaborating to renovate and replant the three flowerbeds in the grass verge at the junction of Weston Lane and Weston Drive. The Woodcraft Folk have the left hand bed which they have planted with bulbs, and they will be planting wildlife-friendly flowers later. Otley in Bloom have the centre bed, and the Labour party have the one on the right, which have been topped up with a large amount of compost, and planted with some perennials and bulbs. They will also have wildlife-friendly flowers added later. This was a big job, and lots of people turned up to help us, from the Labour party and locally, (thanks, everyone!), so we got the job done in a couple of hours, followed by a much-needed cuppa and a cake. The original rose bushes are still there, they have been pruned which hopefully will encourage them to flower better.

Autumn planting

The flowers on the backs of the willow bike riders at the fire station have been renewed, and a few adjustments made to the bikes.

We also replanted the square wooden planters in Orchardgate behind the bus station for Autumn.

And Jacquie replanted the green bicycle outside the library too.

Perennial planting in tubs

We have planted up some new tubs by the pedestrian crossing in Crossgate, using perennial plants. Hopefully they will continue to look good for some time.