Central Avenue close to the city centre now has 30 trees planted on the roadside. The project was a partnership of Hereford in Bloom, City Tree Wardens and Balfour Beatty during National Tree Week. The area had lost many of its original trees. Tree Warden Mo Burns said: “Trees are the natural architecture of our urban environment, contribute to tackling climate change and make the city healthier and more attractive to live in. Hereford has only 15% tree cover, but national an

Three large beds on the new Herefordshire Council built link road opposite Hereford railway station became weed infested and an eyesore to the thousands of visitors arriving in the city by train. Hereford in Bloom came to the rescue of the abandoned beds and a team of volunteers spent 200 hours getting rid of the weeds and restoring the beds to top class condition, planting a 400 selection of shrubs. Bloom already care for the beds and planters in the city centre and around t

2020 was one of the most challenging years I have ever experienced, and I am sure it was for us all. The Britain in Bloom competition was cancelled due to the coronavirus. In spite of this HIB has continued, within constraints, to maintain flower beds and borders, plant trees and successfully rescued the abandoned three large beds on the side of the new link road opposite the railway station, planting a selection of 400 shrubs. This would not have been possible without the su