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And so on the one day when the weather wasn’t blooming in Wivenhoe, Wivenhoe in Bloom decided to attend to the new bedding patch outside of Wivenhoe Eyecare.

Bloomin ‘eck, etc.

Having hoped that a new political stump was to be positioned on the triangular patch of land that covers the Co-op, Wivenhoe Eyecare and Jardine, instead we now have a raised gravel garden with plenty of herbaceous plants.

A political stump has limited opportunities anyway. You wouldn’t want to go round sniffing any local politicians that try and preach from the patch. There is potential for ‘watering’ them, however…

As assumed (NEVER assume) those lovely folk from Wivenhoe in Bloom have been responsible for this fantastic transformation of the previous barren patch of land.

Work started early on Wednesday morning. By the time I had got my act together and buggered off to the Co-op for some milk, all hopes of door stepping the Bloomers for some @audioboo action were long gone. The early bird catches Wivenehoe in Bloom, etc.

With Mediterranean growing conditions blessing these estuary wilds of late, expect the herbaceous borders to, um, bloom. Plenty of watering will be required, but I get the feeling that the kind folk at Wivenhoe Eyecare are going to be caring a little bit extra more over the coming weeks.

I’m sure there’s a #bigsociety grant up for grabs somewhere, but one man’s watering can is another man’s attempt to hijack genuine community spirit for overt political purposes.

Meanwhile, Wivenhoe in Bloom will once again have a stall at the May Fair this year. Over £300 was raised through plant sales in 2010, allowing the group to continue to work on projects such as the patch of land outside the opticians.

If all of this herbaceous activity has inspired you to go public with your own Wivenhoe garden, here’s a polite reminder that the Open Gardens season is almost upon us.

Taking place over the weekend of 21st - 22nd May, twenty-eight local folk are kindly opening up their gardens for all to see this year, all for the very modest cost of only £4. Tickets are available now from Wivenhoe Bookshop, Bryans Newsagents, Rollos Estates and Crossways Stores at The Cross.

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