2017 Competition Guide RHS Britain in Bloom Route 2016
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2017 Competition Guide RHS Britain in Bloom Route 2016 © Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Aberdeen City Council – 100023401 – 2017 2 Growing Smarter, The Granite City | 2017 Competition Guide Growing Smarter, The Granite City | 2017 Competition Guide 3 Introduction The City of Aberdeen continues to receive Gold Award for accolades for the recognition and City streets and parks promotion of our work with communities through our dedicated Communities, Housing & Infrastructure team. Contents Aberdeen in Bloom These partnerships have resulted in a number of Bloom Route 3 Committee new community projects; Contents 4 Introduction 5 Public Parks & Gardens 6 - 7 Our ‘In Bloom’ campaign is supported • The introduction of our ‘Friendly Benches’ within the city at a high level. Regular scheme where we have had involvement with 13 Green Times meetings are held throughout the year Third Sector Organisations such as Erskine and Autumn 8 - 11 to plan and promote the campaign and V.S.A. to refurbish a number of benches across Winter 12 - 15 establish funding through partnership the city leaving them brightly coloured often in Spring 16 - 20 initiatives. the colours of the organisation involved. The main committee comprises • The redesign and replanting of the heather Horticultural Achievement of enthusiastic Councillors and garden in Hazlehead Park. Autumn 21 Winter 22 Communities, Housing & Infrastructure • Cults Academy pupils working with the Friends Spring 23 Offi cers who are supported through Group at Allan Park to carry out various project Summer 24 representations from Cove, Culter, works planting bee & butterfl y friendly trees and Bucksburn & Dyce Gardening Clubs, shrub/herbaceous beds. Environmental Responsibility Allotment Association members, • Corporate banking employees from the Bank of Autumn 25 Aberdeen Inspired offi cers and It’s Your Scotland, our own Ranger Service and Bramble Winter 26 Neighbourhood Group representatives. Brae School teachers, parents and pupils working Spring 27 in partnership with Sara Duncan of the Cummings Summer 28 Cllr Yvonne Allan, Convener, Park Community Centre in the development of a Community Participation Communities Housing & Infrastructure community allotment garden. Autumn 29 Steven Shaw, Environment Manager • We have supported 130 community clean- Winter 30 ups throughout the city in the past year which Spring 31 Graham McKay, Operations Manager has involved school groups, local businesses, commercial & industrial companies and, sports Summer 32 Alexander Scott, clubs. Parks & Countryside Manager Appendices 1 – 4 • We also have 31 formed ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood Appendice 1 Alan Gray, groups’ within the city and have a thriving Press Cuttings 34 - 40 Assistant Operations Manager partnership with the Oil and Gas industry. Appendice 2 Neil Carsey, • Our annual ‘Garden Competition’ attracts over a Countryside Rangers Events 41- 49 hundred entries each year Assistant Operations Manager Appendice 2 • The “Design a Flower Bed” competition, now in Countryside Rangers Partnership Mike Chalmers, its 11th year, gives primary school children the Working Events 50 - 54 Area Supervisor opportunity to get involved with the environment. Appendice 3 Lorna Graham, • Another increase of our business sponsorship for Countryside Rangers Seasonal seasonal and permanent bedding schemes at Performance & Development Offi cer Brochures Spring 55 - 56 private and council premises. Appendice 3 Terry Stott, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all ‘In Bloom’ Community Volunteer Countryside Rangers Seasonal volunteers, businesses and sponsors for their Brochures Winter 57 - 58 continued help and enthusiasm within our parks, Appendice 4 civic spaces and communities. Sponsorship Partners 59 Councillor Yvonne Allan Convener, Communities, Housing & Infrastructure 4 Growing Smarter, The Granite City | 2017 Competition Guide Growing Smarter, The Granite City | 2017 Competition Guide 5 Public Parks and Gardens Public Parks and Gardens There are 45 parks in Aberdeen from Johnston Gardens, Aberdeen’s smallest park, to Hazlehead Johnston Gardens Park the jewel in Aberdeen’s crown. A selection of the main parks in the city that are enhanced with magnificent floral displays include: Rubislaw and Queens Terrace Rubislaw and Queens Terrace Gardens Gardens Originally private gardens belonging to the homes along Rubislaw and Queens Terraces, they were taken over and landscaped by the Town Council when many of the elegant houses were converted into offices. The gardens comprise of fine lawns, mature trees and bright bedding schemes. Again this is a popular area for office workers to sit and relax in pleasant surroundings. One of the main Johnston Gardens features is a square pool and fountain erected to Formerly part of the estate of Johnston House, the park was gifted to the city in 1936. The park covers commemorate the City of Aberdeen’s success 1 hectare and is well stocked with mature trees and boasts a stream, waterfalls and ponds. The in winning the Britain in Bloom Award in 1969, Victoria Park garden is planted with a range of plants from rhododendrons to alpines and is a riot of colour in late 1970 and 1971. spring. A selection of waterfowl visits the park through the year and is an added interest to the visitor. Formerly known as Glennie’s Park when it was a The park is also very popular for wedding day photographs. In 2002 Johnston Gardens won the farm field the land was taken over by the Town Britain in Bloom Public Park Award. Victoria Park Council and opened as a public park in 1871. The park is full of beautiful shrubs, flowers and trees. A special feature is the Disabled Sensory Garden, inspired by Madam Isabel Murray Bon Accord Gardens who received a Civic Trust Award following its The gardens are believed to be close to the site of a bloody battle over 300 years ago. The land, completion in 1967. which forms today’s park, was once the gardens of the houses on Bon Accord Crescent. When The park boasts a Rhododendron Dell. the houses were turned into offices and hotels the land was first used as an allotment and then Another impressive feature of the park is the transformed into the present park in the 1970s. The park displays year round planting, providing a enormous granite fountain designed by Mr green respite close to the busy Union Street. The last three years have seen a successful community J.B. Bruce which has been described as “one project, which has encouraged the upgrading of general maintenance, improvements to community of the handsomest in Great Britain”. Made of safety with clearance of overgrown areas and new tree and shrub planting. In 2010 pupils from 14 different types of granite the fountain was Ferryhill Primary School planted an additional 7,000 crocuses adding to the crocus planted over the presented to the citizens of Aberdeen by the previous years. granite polishers and master builders of the city. Bon Accord Gardens Allan Park Almost hidden from view in a hollow between the Deeside Walkway and the River Dee at Cults, the park is 6 hectares in extent. The park comprises a wood, a bog garden and a cricket pitch. The main feature of the park is the bog garden with a wide diversity of species making this an excellent educational resource. Allan Park 6 Growing Smarter, The Granite City | 2017 Competition Guide Growing Smarter, The Granite City | 2017 Competition Guide 7 Green Times - Autumn Green Times - Autumn 8 Growing Smarter, The Granite City | 2017 Competition Guide Growing Smarter, The Granite City | 2017 Competition Guide 9 Green Times - Autumn Green Times - Autumn 10 Growing Smarter, The Granite City | 2017 Competition Guide Growing Smarter, The Granite City | 2017 Competition Guide 11 Green Times - Winter Green Times - Winter 12 Growing Smarter, The Granite City | 2017 Competition Guide Growing Smarter, The Granite City | 2017 Competition Guide 13 Green Times - Winter Green Times - Winter 14 Growing Smarter, The Granite City | 2017 Competition Guide Growing Smarter, The Granite City | 2017 Competition Guide 15 Green Times - Spring Green Times - Spring 16 Growing Smarter, The Granite City | 2017 Competition Guide Growing Smarter, The Granite City | 2017 Competition Guide 17 Green Times - Spring Green Times - Spring 18 Growing Smarter, The Granite City | 2017 Competition Guide Growing Smarter, The Granite City | 2017 Competition Guide 19 Horticultural Achievement - Autumn Green Times - Spring Johnston Gardens The 7 & under group became worm charmers, had the chance to learn about wildfl ower meadows and even made wildfl ower seed bombs to take home. They played music in the park bandstand using instruments made out of recycled materials and created tornados in bottles for Nature’s Weird Science week. The 8 to 12 years group planted up a pallet planter in the Community Garden. Danestone Country Park Visitors to the UK’s biggest fl ower show had the chance to fi nd out more about a successful city project, bringing environmental improvements to the East Tullos Burn. Two Aberdeen City Council offi cers were invited by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) to give talks at the Hampton Court Flower Show in July. 20 Growing Smarter, The Granite City | 2017 Competition Guide Growing Smarter, The Granite City | 20172017 Competition Guide 21 Horticultural Achievement - Winter Horticultural Achievement - Spring Duthie Park From fl ourishing allotments to vibrant gardens, green fi ngered residents are invited to take part in the 2016 Aberdeen in Bloom Garden Competition. The popular competition encourages and rewards Aberdeen’s residents for their contribution to the city’s fl oral displays, with categories including: Duthie Park • Garden displays (3 categories) Aberdeen has been selected from more than 600 • Offi ce blocks, factory sites, guest houses, Persley Walled Garden entrants to take part in the Royal Horticultural hotels, garages, churches Society (RHS) Britain in Bloom UK Finals 2016. Pupils from Airyhall Primary School saw their imaginative ideas bloom as part of a city bulb • Best residential area A fi nalist in the city category, this year brings the competition.