Pitlochry was invited to compete in the International Challenge (Small) in Halifax, Canada. Congratulations to everyone, Pitlochry won 5 blooms which is equivalent to the UK's GOLD medal. See the website below for more details:

http://www.communitiesinbloom.ca/

An ambitious plan is underway to renovate a Victorian Wash House in the pretty Kinross-shire village of Scotlandwell. The elegant listed historic building has fallen into serious disrepair but local people are determined to save it and complete the restoration of the picturesque village centre.
The driving force behind the project is Scotlandwell in Bloom who were responsible for...

Volunteers were out in force in Dunkeld and Birnam on Saturday 30th October. The team, led by Linda Speirs, Chair of the local Dunkeld and Birnam group, planted up the large flower bed at the junction between Birnam and Dunkeld.

The work was made possible by a fantastic fundraising effort from Dunkeld and Birnam in Bloom volunteers together with funding from the...

Work has begun on a derelict site in Croft Lane, Blairgowrie. The project - called Meeting Point - will transform this unused space into a landscaped garden and  meeting place for visitors and residents to enjoy.

Work will include drystone walls and fencing, a new surface, seating, raised planters and pergolas. Led by local resident Tom Caldow for Blair in Bloom...

Take a Pride in Perthshire Award Ceremony - Bloom groups celebrate their success

Representatives of the many In Bloom committees from across Perth and Kinross gathered in Perth’s Royal George Hotel on Monday evening, 6th September to hear the results of the annual Take a Pride in Perthshire Award Competition.

The criteria for the competition awards marks for...

After the Best Practice Workshop at Glenfarg on Saturday 21st August, fellow volunteers from local groups around Perth and Kinross were invited to tour the Glenfarg Green and admire the results of Glenfarg and Duncrievie in Bloom's hard work.

Fran Jacobs, member of Scone in Bloom,  moved into David Douglas Avenue, a new housing development in Scone,  some 8 years ago.

Intrigued by the name given to the avenue on which she now lived, she found that David Douglas was a great Victorian explorer and botanist who introduced  a thousand new plant...