BROUGHTY FERRY IN BLOOM - Keep Scotland Beautiful

Broughty Ferry in Bloom 2014

Introduction Helen, Sandy and Siobhan
fundraising on the cake n candy
Welcome to our entry for the 2014 Beautiful Scotland Campaign. The constituted Broughty Ferry in Bloom Group takes forward stall at the Snowdrop-In:
Broughty Ferry’s entry in to the Coastal Resort category of the Campaign working in partnership with the City Council. The Group February 2014
is made up of a wide range of individuals who hold monthly meetings to co-ordinate the activities suitable for the Campaign, which
Council representatives are invited to attend.

Broughty Ferry received the Silver Gilt Award in 2013 and the group have been working hard to try and retain this level for 2014.

In the last year we have planned various events including the annual Garden Competition, Secret Garden Trail, and our
fundraising event the Snowdrop - In.

Projects we have worked on in the last year are the Floral Boat at the Harbour, hanging baskets for Brook Street and Gray Street;
planters in the Windmill car park, sunflower and edible garden situated in the grounds of Broughty Ferry Library and a planter in
Campfield Square. In addition to this we have adopted three new planters for Brook Street and a three tier planter on Douglas
Terrace. Plants for all these sites have been raised in the Dundee “In Bloom” groups’ poly-tunnel in the Community Garden in
Dawson Park, using plug plants bought from Pentland Plants.

Enjoy the Portfolio and we look forward to meeting you on the day! More photographs can be found on our Facebook page.

Best Wishes

BROUGHTY FERRY IN BLOOM

Group litter pick: June 2014 Summer Judging: July 2013

Annual Awards - Mary and Stan receiving the
Silver Gilt Award: September 2013

Horticultural Achievement - Autumn/Winter

Campfield Square Project: Planted Poly Tunnel: Liz potting on the spring plugs:
and maintained by the group and October 2013
pupils from Grove Academy:
October 2013

Castle Green floral display planted and main-
tained by Dundee City Council Environment De-
partment: October 2013

Windmill Gardens floral display: planted and Winter in Barnhill Rock Garden:
maintained by Dundee City Council Environment
Department: September 2013 Friends working on the revamped Scree Bed
opposite: October 2013

A growing number of Friends are helping
Broughty Ferry in Bloom with the potting on of
plug plants and planting up various planters
around the Ferry. (The current Chairman of the
Friends is also Vice Chair/Treasurer of the
Broughty Ferry in Bloom group and a number of
Friends are active members of the organising
group of Broughty Ferry in Bloom.)

Horticultural Achievement - Spring

Matthew and Shona from the Queen St Group preparing the summer plug plants in
Community Garden Project popped along the community poly tunnel. April 2014
to assist the group with the hanging
baskets: May 2014 Irises in esplanade planters
Windmill car park:

March 2014

Friends of Barnhill Rock Garden Spring Floral
Display: March 2014

Helen, Norma and Mary preparing the Hanging basket all planted up by volunteers
hanging baskets for Brook Street. May 2014 and ready to be assembled along Brook
Street by Dundee City Council: May 2014

Horticultural Achievement - Summer

The new Herbaceous border at the Crazy Golf Yet another wet Tuesday evening planting the Campfield Square display: June 2014
area in Castle Green: June 2014 boat!: June 2014

Summer planting session at Windmill One of the group’s new planters in
car park: June 2014 Brook Street June 2014

The group’s edible garden in
Broughty Ferry Community Library

August 2013

Anne & Ann planting up the new planter
at Douglas Terrace. June 2014

Environmental Responsibility -

Queen Street Community Gardening
Project participated in the Action Earth
Day: May 2014

Broughty Ferry beach has been awarded a Resort Seaside Award – the 11th Dundee City Council have invested in
19 new closed bins to deter seagulls for
year in a row it has achieved this accolade. the beach and harbour areas.

The Award Beach is nestled beneath an historic castle and the promenade June 2014
gives direct pedestrian and disabled access at several locations.

The Beach is backed by dunes and provides views across the Tay Estuary
to the North Fife coast. There is a nature conservation site and a host of
wildlife, including birds, seals and the occasional porpoise can be seen. On
the beach, deck chairs, wind breaks and a volleyball net are available at no
cost. There is a safe cordoned swim area supervised by lifeguards.

Close by are an extensive range of leisure facilities including a museum, an
excellent children’s play area, a rock garden, cafes, bars, shops and
restaurants. There is also a local jet-ski club: June 2014

It’s Your Neighbourhood Award Assessment

Environmental Responsibility

The pond in Barnhill Rock Garden:
March 2014

Balgillo Nursery held a sponsored litter Beach Management Group litter pick held during
pick to raise funds for their projects. Clean Coast Week. The event was aired on
STV local news: May 2014

Friends of Barnhill Rock Garden Broughty Ferry in Bloom beach litter pick Monifieth Cub Scouts assisted the Friends of
and Gardener Michael Laird was held in June to tie in with the Dundee Barnhill Rock Garden with their litter pick and
proudly receiving the Green Flag Festival of Volunteering Week. June 2014 garden tidy up in March 2014
Award: August 2013

Community Participation - Autumn and Winter

Campfield Square: Matthew and Shahaib Category winners of the annual Gardener and Friends of Barnhill Rock Garden
from Grove Academy helping with the garden competition receiving autumn tidy: October 2013
autumn planting: October 2013 their certificates at the group’s

The Rotary Train at Station: It’s Your Neighbourhood Awards
October 2013
Three groups from Broughty Ferry received
Awards in 2013:

Friends of Barnhill Rock Garden - Outstanding
Award

King Street, Church Street and Westfield Road
Gardeners - Developing Award

Queen Street Community Garden Project - Thriv-
ing Award

The Friends of Barnhill Rock Garden also
received the RHS Award of Distinction.

Helen working on the railway planters: Friends of Barnhill Rock Garden Snowdrop
October 2013 Wood: March 2014

Community Participation - Spring and Summer

Monifieth Cub Scouts giving a helping hand at Adopt - A - Station Children from the Balgillo Nurseries provided
Barnhill Rock Garden planting snowdrops-in-the- lots of helping hands to get the hanging
green after completing a litter pick. The Friends Six planters and boat planted and maintained by baskets planted up! June 2014
group will be including the Snowdrop Wood in the Helen and John Symington: June 2014
2014 Snowdrop Trail: March 2014

Ashley Guest House: a regular participant in The Wildflower display in the Queen Linda Young was this year’s overall winner
the Secret Garden Trail: August 2013 Street Community Garden Project: of the annual Broughty Ferry in Bloom
June 2014 Garden Competition winning lunch plus a
day pass to the leisure club for two people
at the Woodlands Hotel. August 2013

Finance and Plans for the Future

Snowdrop In—Fundraising Event Images from Snowdrop In - 22 February 2014 Funding from Scottish Gardeners Forum

The group raised a modest £114.55 at the event in
February. It brought a welcome horticultural tea-
break on a Saturday in February to Campfield
Square. A good selection of local snowdrops were
on show. There was also cake n candy and a
plant stall. Members of the group provided the
cakes and the children of Balgillo Nursereies
provided a very colourful display of their own
baking!

Sponsor a Lampost!

Next year we are hoping to add to the amount of
hanging baskets in Broughty Ferry. We are
hoping members of the public/Traders and other
businesses will dig deep and ‘Sponsor a
Lampost’.

Balgillo Nurseries are raising money to sponsor
one or two and are doing all sorts of fundraising
activities with the little ones including a
sponsored litter pick.

Publicity and Cuttings