Key Hill Cemetery - Birmingham in Bloom

[Key Hill Brian]

View attachment 68993 All under the official watchful scrutiny of Bereavement Services..............................

 

[Key Hill Brian]

View attachment 68994 To Recap for those with old memories - from this - via 2 weeks to this....View attachment 68995

 

[Astoness]

wonderful brian...well done to you and everyone who helped..it looks great....

lyn

 

[Charlie]

That looks really lovely Brian. Couldn't have been done without all your preparation though....well done.

 

[lynne webb]

Looks lovely, well done.

 

[Wendy]

Fantastic Brian I never thought that hole of dirt would look like that. Well done everyone it looks beautiful!

 

[lindyloo]

It certainly does look beautiful !! Well Done

Where will you be excavating your next 'ole Brian ? ...hopefully somewhere and soon !! ... otherwise we will all be missing your 'ole tales !!!

 

[Key Hill Brian]

It's an 'ile new world I have discovered doing this!

If anyone wants a landscaped garden - please call for capability Brown - and do not ring me! Me shovel's stayed behind on hols!!

I must admit it does look Bloomin lovely though!

 

[lindyloo]

an 'ole new world....and probably an 'ole new backache !!!
Hope you had a great weekend by the way...

 

[dottieau]

Thanks for writing this interesting thread i have enjoyed all the posts. Well done Brian what an amazing job you have done.

 

[sylviasayers]

well done Brian and all your helpers, the end result is really beautiful.

 

[Dave M]

Had this in a Email



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[Wendy]

That must be me then Dave..lol

 

[Key Hill Brian]

I thought that was someone who was allergic to the welsh - taffophile!

 

[Wendy]

Brian you get worse!!

 

[Key Hill Brian]

View attachment 69221 Well over a week now since planting was concluded - all still present and correct and bloomin' good 'elf

 

[Key Hill Brian]

View attachment 69224View attachment 69223View attachment 69222 I woul;dn't want to bore you with loads of baby photo's....but........Blomming Begonia's & the marigold twins - one left hand, t'other right hand!

 

[Key Hill Brian]

View attachment 69227View attachment 69226View attachment 69225 My darling dahlia's and Phlox? - Missus thought I was a cussin' A phlox upon your dahlia's! - As if ! - they are far too young for that!

 

[Key Hill Brian]

View attachment 69229View attachment 69228 The central cordylina is till holding up as an outstanding example of what little plants can ultimately become, watched with envy by a budded begonia

 

[Key Hill Brian]

View attachment 69230 And finally, 'In the garden today' - or rather just 'the garden today!' another reminder of the current state of display

 

[Astoness]

its looking good bri....

lyn

 

[lindyloo]

Looking Bloomin' lovely !!!

 

[Wendy]

It looks lovely Brian a nice bit of colour to brighten the area up...well done!

 

[bren]

Seen these on FB, nice to see so many people and the kids getting stuck in and a very nice end result, well done

bren

 

[Key Hill Brian]

View attachment 69406 Some our snaps are out! Could not get on forum yesterday to post, so a day late!

 

[Key Hill Brian]

View attachment 69408View attachment 69407 close up of more Snaps, Phlox, Begonias, etc

 

[Key Hill Brian]

View attachment 69410View attachment 69409 IT's looking better than the lawn around it now - being well watered at present, no dead heading really necessary just yet.

 

[Frothblower]

That really impressive Brian well done.
Don't look like any have been nicked yet. People take the flowers in our local park:redface:

 

[Key Hill Brian]

View attachment 69522View attachment 69521View attachment 69520View attachment 69519 Some more close ups taken last night, ed is nicely damp, plants seem to be thriving!

 

[Key Hill Brian]

View attachment 69523 Overall view 18th July - still going strong, still awaiting some to open up