Some wonderful examples of collared earthstars found whilst bulb planting this morning in the Festival Gardens…

Boxing Day delights in the Festival Gardens…

Thanks to the Sunday crew - Steve, SteveM, Chi, Penny, Matt and Bridget- hundreds more bulbs planted in the Festival Gardens! Happy Christmas to all our volunteers and supporters Christmas 🎅 🎄 .

Snowdrops out already by the Festival Gardens

Last session before Christmas- Friends of Festival Gardens

Great work this morning from the team, clearing overgrowth from paths in the woodland trails of the Festival Gardens. Back to the original width!

Friends of Festival Gardens

Thanks to Jordan, Penny, SteveM, Matt, Bridget, David, Chi and Rob for all their hard work this morning in front of the Moon Wall, clearing brambles etc. Looking forward to seeing all the spring bulbs 🌷…

The brilliant stems of dogwood…

Haven’t seen this pond so full for a long time! Great session, despite the rain, by the Friends of Festival Gardens this morning.

Thanks to Steve, Jordan, SteveM, Penny and Chi for braving the rain to clear, plant tulips and weed this morning, working around the metal bridge and the Moon Wall.

Two fallen trees cleared from paths in the Festival Gardens this morning, thanks to volunteers from the Friends of Festival Gardens. Great job! @lpoolcouncil

Thanks to Steve, SteveM, Jordan, Penny, Val, Kris, Sam, Bridget, Chi, Matt, Lucy and Nadav. So much achieved - from removing fallen trees, bramble clearing, sweeping, planting and litter picking!

Friends of Festival Gardens

Friends of Festival Gardens

Thanks to Steve, Jordan, Penny, Val, Ann, Rob, Lucy, Nadev, Chi and Matt for another glorious morning, sweeping, clearing, weeding and planting. 🪴🧹🌱

Lovely Autumn colour in the Festival Gardens this morning with the Friends group busy as ever!

Ann, Val , Chi and Kate working on this border in the Festival Gardens this morning.

Love the Autumn colour developing on the acer in the Japanese Garden!

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More clearance in the Japanese Garden this morning, thanks to Penny, Kris, Jordan, Chi, Matt, Lucy, SteveM, Val, Sam, Liss and Bridget. Lots of buried litter! ☔️ stayed away.

Mammoth bulb planting today - thanks to Jordan, Penny, SteveM, Matt, Margaret, Chi, Lucy, Nadev, Sam, Peter, Vanessa & Co!

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Welcome to the ☔️

Despite the blustery morning, a great turnout! Thanks to Steve, Jordan, SteveM, Val, Chi, Bridget, Raks, Sam, Peter (with Foxy), John, Penny, Donna, Lucy and Kris.

Friends of Festival Gardens

Autumn delights in the Festival Gardens liriope muscari, spiraea, cyclamen and snowberry…

Thanks to Steve, Jordan, SteveM, Bridget, Ann, Chi, Matt, Liss and Camille for clearing and bulb planting this sunny morning. Looking forward to spring!

More activity in the main entrance this morning in the Festival Gardens with Steve, Chi and Matt and local children learning how to plant bulbs. Thanks everyone!

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Working with Fionnuala and Matt this morning, planting bulbs in the sunflower bed for some spring colour. Meanwhile, Joanne filled another bag of litter while Steve took care of 🛠️.

Digging, weeding, planting - thanks to Penny, Steve, Jordan, Val, Liss, Chi, Margaret, Peter, Matt, Lucy and Nadev! Also thanks to Sylvia for donating bulbs which were duly planted this morning. 🌱Glorious morning but next time we'll chose to pose somewhere where we're not squinting or in shadow!

Friends of Festival Gardens

Thanks to Jordan, SteveM, Penny, Val, Ann, Chi, Peter, Peter(withFoxy), Matt, Rachael, Raks, Camille, Liss, Nadev and Fionnuala this morning… so much bramble bashing, planting, weeding and litter picking!

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Prom entrance tidier now after yesterday’s session with Friends of Festival Gardens-thanks everyone 🙂

Brilliant work from LSSL this morning (thanks to Jimmy for organising!). They’ve jet washed the front entrance, revealed the signage, weeded and cleared paths to and from the car park, removed fallen tree etc. etc.

Thanks to Steve, SteveM, Val (busy litter picking), Donna, Jo, Penny, Sam and all the guys from LSSL for all their work in our Day of Action in the Festival Gardens today! 💪🏼👏 You can now see the sign!

Shady Border progressing well - thanks to Eric/Wendy, Val and Ann for donating plants and to Chi, Nad , Lucy and Ann for planting them.🌱

Thanks to Steve, Jordan, SteveM, Bridget, Liss, Lucy, Matt, Ann, Chi, Penny, Aga and Daniella this morning. 💪🏼🌱Great turnout in the Festival Gardens.

Lucy and Matt getting their hi-vis vests to a round of applause 👏 in the Festival Gardens. Great work!

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One team re-defined the bridge border in the Festival Gardens with lambs’ tongues, alchemilla mollis, houttuniya and liatris spicata, planted by volunteers last Spring. (Joanne photo shy again)!

Friends of Festival Gardens

Thanks to Jordan, SteveM, Chi, Bridget, Liss, Andrea, Peter (withFoxy), Ann and Sam for lots of work in the Chinese garden this morning. It was a hot one!

Friends of Festival Gardens

Thanks to Steve, SteveM, Matt, Nadev, Lucy, Rob and Sam for bramble clearing around the Mugo pines this morning in the main entrance.