Creemore Community Bulb Planting Day a huge success

Thank you to all who came out and supported the Creemore Horticultural Society in planting a raft of springtime bulbs in the Creemore Village Green to ensure a beautiful welcome to visitors next May/June.

The village was treated to glorious weather on Saturday, Oct. 22, when 11 volunteers from the Creemore Horticultural Society, (CHS), along with another 30 or so from the Creemore community and surrounding areas, descended on the Village Green with shovels in hand. By 2 p.m. it was all over; 153 holes dug, 1,600 bulbs nestled in the ground!

Parents with children (the youngest bulb planter was just three years old), young couples, experienced gardeners and novices alike, all gathered at the Village Green to survey the array of bulbs to be planted. There were stately Darwin tulips, extravagant, multi ruffled Parrot tulips, dramatic narcissus of many varieties, pollinator friendly alliums with their big seed heads, interesting fritillarea and subtle autumn crocus.

The volunteers explained the process, people chose bulbs, dug holes, added fertilizer, covered the bulbs with soil and watered them in. All six gardens were a hive of activity. After the dust settled, the gardens were treated to a layer of chicken manure in the hope that this will deter the squirrels from digging! Now they get to slumber the winter away.

More shrubs and perennials will be added to the gardens amongst these spring blooms next May. The CHS volunteers will then shift our attention from tending the plants in the temporary beds behind the Library, to maintaining the new gardens in the Village Green. If you think you might want to be part of the fun next year, contact the CHS at CreemoreHort@ gmail.com.

Gail Cocker,

Creemore Horticultural Society