Wexford Tidy Towns “Let’s Bee Friendly” biodiversity campaign was launched this year by the biodiversity committee of Wexford Tidy Towns and supported by Wexford County Council as an action under the Wexford County Biodiversity Action Plan 2013-2018. The aim was to encourage everyone to keep under-threat pollinators like bees in mind when planting and looking after our gardens. Garden centres in Wexford have been encouraging shoppers to include bee-friendly flowers in their shopping basket. Learn more about how you can help from our gardening tips and pledge your support to the “Let’s Bee Friendly” campaign. We would love to hear about any actions you have taken to help the bees this summer by filling in the form on the “Let’s Bee Friendly” page.

Also have you seen any of the bee friendly flower around Wexford town they are looking great and help our buzzing little friends. Below is a small section of people involved in the campaign and some of the flowers you can find around the town.

Wexford County Council have a great wild flower display growing at the entrance to their HQ.

Wexford in Bloom helped provided lots of flowers around the town this Summer that both the people and bees enjoyed.

The bee-friendly flowerbeds on 1798 Street were planted by workers from the Council, along with green-fingered volunteers from the Cornmarket Project.

Wexford Creamery were one of the groups that sponsored a “bee friendly” flower bed which is located at Rocklands.

This is one of the “Let’s Bee Friendly” posters which is located on the Quays in Wexford.

We thank everyone for their support to this important biodiversity campaign and encourage people to make a pledge on the “Let’s Bee Friendly” campaign page to let everyone know how you did or are helping our bees!

The Wexford in Bloom Committee did fantastic work this summer arranging for the beautiful flower displays around the town, thanks to Beechdale garden center for all of our beautiful flowers. Wexford in Bloom would like to thank everyone who was involved with the flowering especially the businesses on the main street who committed to placing baskets/tubs outside their premises, DoneDeal for their donation to flower the Bullring and the people in the Faythe and William Street who took part in their scheme to flower up their own areas. Thank you also to all the participants of the competition along with our sponsors Wexford Credit Union, and Wexford Municipal District, Wexford County Council for their help and commitment to the project so far.

The Wexford in Bloom Competition judging took place from Monday the 14th July to Friday the 25th July inclusive with all schools judged in June due to access purposes. Judges this year were Mr Chris Maddock from Teagasc, accompanied by PhD students Leanne Roche, Mary Harty and Ian Fox. There was a great selection of gardens for our judges to see this year as people in the community showed off their gardening skills. Well done to everyone who entered we were very impressed. Wexford in Bloom will announce the outcome of the competition and awards at a later point check back here or wexfordinbloom.com

One of Wexford in Bloom’s aims is to promote and encourage people’s interest in the environment and help support the Wexford Tidy Towns Biodiversity Campaign “Let’s Bee Friendly” by helping feed the bees over the summer months. Pledge Your Support by planting some of the recommended pollinator friendly flowers in your garden or following some of the gardening tips to help our bees. Email your pledge to bees@wexfordtidytowns.com or fill out the form on our campaign page to let everyone know how you are helping our bees.

The Wexford in Bloom Committee is delighted to announce that it’s that time of year again, time to show off your gardening skills by entering our Wexford in Bloom Competition 2014 which was recently launched by the committee. There will be an entry fee this year but the committee have endeavoured to keep it as low as possible to encourage people to participate in this annual event. Entry fees for categories are as follows;

• Small Domestic Garden – €5
• Large Domestic Garden – €5
• Housing Estate/Street – €10
• Shop front – €10
• Pub / Courtyard / Beer Garden – €10
• B&B/Guest House – €10
• Hotel – €15
• Schools/community projects are free

Wexford in Bloom would like to encourage people from town and as far as the ring road areas to enter the competition. Application forms are available from Wexford Credit Union Office, Wexford Municipal District Office, Spawell Road, Wexford County Council Reception, Carricklawn, Wexford Town Library, Hassetts Pharmacy, North Main Street, Pettits SuperValu, Key West, Pettits Supervalu, St. Aidan’s Shopping Centre, Dunnes Stores, Redmond Square, Selskar Book Shop, Wexford Book Centre. You can also download an entry form from the Wexford in Bloom website here.

Closing date for entries is Friday 4th of July 2014. Judging will take place from Monday the 14th July to Friday the 25th July inclusive but all schools will be judged in June for access purposes. Judges this year are Mr Chris Maddock from Teagasc, accompanied by PhD students Leanne Roche, Mary Harty and Ian Fox. Wexford in Bloom would like to take this opportunity to thank all the participants of the competition along with our sponsors Wexford Credit Union, and Wexford Municipal District, Wexford County Council.

This year the Wexford in Bloom committee worked hand in hand with most of the businesses on the main street who committed to place baskets/tubs outside their premises. Wexford in Bloom worked with the people in the Faythe and William Street who were also eager to light up their areas with multicoloured Blooms. Wexford in Bloom had the pleasure of flowering up the Bullring thanks to DoneDeal, who kindly donated the funds. Wexford in Bloom would also like to thank Wexford Tidy Towns, Wexford Municipal District Council for their help and commitment to the project and Beechdale garden centre for nurturing and caring for all of our beautiful flowers.

Wexford in Bloom hope the Competition will promote and encourage people’s interest in the environment and help support the Wexford Tidy Towns Biodiversity Campaign “Let’s Bee Friendly” by helping feed the bees over the summer months. Pledge Your Support to this campaign. Wexford in Bloom would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who is involved with the flowering of Wexford town and its environs’. Have a beautiful fragrant summer.

W.I.B Committee, 2014