Britain in Bloom 2012 launch
Wild about Wildflowers
This year more than 1,200 'in Bloom' and It’s Your Neighbourhood groups, as well as RHS Affiliated Societies and schools registered with the RHS Campaign for School Gardening, celebrated the launch of RHS Britain in Bloom by going Wild about Wildflowers.
Groups were invited to sow wildflower seeds as part of a nationwide 'in Bloom' celebration to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Almost 20,000sq m of wildflower meadows were sown over the weekend 14 – 15 April, marking the start of National Gardening Week and the launch of Britain in Bloom.
The RHS offered all groups registered on one of the four campaigns a free packet of annual cornfield seed mix (to cover an area 10sq m) to plant at their events. Packets contained a mixture of corn poppy, corn marigold, corn chamomile, corn cockle and corflower - all UK-grown by environmental charity Landlife.
Read the stories of some of the hundreds of groups taking part in this year’s event
Take part in this summer's pollinator survey
If you planted seeds as part of this year’s launch activity, please take part in the Buglife/ RHS pollinator survey this summer. The UK-wide online survey will help us to gather important data about the spread of pollinating insects. Simply watch and record the different pollinating insects that visit your flowers this summer. Sign up now to receive more information when the survey is launched.
Mad about Meadows 2012 – London only
If you’re a London group you might also want to get involved in Mad about Meadows, a London-wide meadow planting campaign. Find out more.
Get involved
Find out how to join in with your local group, or sign up your own group to take part in the campaigns.