Environment

‘Chipping in Bloom’ believes that our role is to protect and enhance their environment, and we follow a cycle of REVIEW, RENEW, REVIVE, throughout the village, and where possible we REDUCE and REPURPOSE.

Each year we monitor how plants are growing and where necessary re-plant shrubs and perennials

Renewing our planting

Chipping in Bloom volunteers look after a variety of planted areas and floral displays

Horticultural maintenance

We select plants which are suited to the Ribble Valley climate, the local soils and individual sites.

Plant selection

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Much of our planting is designed to provide food and shelter for wildlife

Attracting wildlife

We make and use our own peat-free compost from raw materials gathered from our planting areas, and plant food is made using comfrey and nettles grown in the Wildflower and Wildlife area. Green manure is grown on vegetable beds in winter which is then used to enrich the soil. The greenhouse is used for overwintering plants, raising cuttings and growing plants from seeds.

Recycled materials are used where possible as can be seen in the stone structures built at the village entrance, and the bench plinth in the wildflower area.