Author: DGP

Volunteers from  Dartmouth Green Partnerships worked hard to get the town’s displays for 2018 planted up. Dartmouth Brownies joined us to plant half of the 120 hanging baskets we create. (Thanks to the Dolphin for providing some refreshments on planting day.) Volunteers  planted the rest, each with a mix of richly coloured apricot and red begonias and […]

A very moving ceremony was held in Royal Avenue Gardens on  June 6 2017 to commemorate the preparations for D-Day when Dartmouth was filled with American troops. The site was selected by the Americans and is the only such memorial in Europe. DGP volunteers helped prepare and plant the site.        BRNC turns the town […]

We were very upset when someone vandalised a wonderful 50-year old magnolia tree along the boundary of Coronation Park, which had to be felled. We raised funds to plant a new one – a gorgeous 15ft high Magnolia ‘Galaxy’ tree. It arrived in Dartmouth on a low loader in January, and now in early April […]

For many weeks during  late Winter and early Spring Dartmouth has been full of daffodils planted by us in boats and containers around Dartmouth. Gradually they are being replaced with tulips.             Along College Way as you drive into town there are thousands of daffodils in Spring to make a cheerful welcoming sight. They […]

It’s Your Neighbourhood Awards 2017 South West in Bloom’s It’s Your Neighbourhood awards recognise community effort by volunteers in creating floral displays and green spaces. They are a crucial part of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Britain in Bloom programme, and the South West has more entries than any other region. ‘Dartmouth Green Partnerships entered 15 […]

Dartmouth Green Partnerships applauds floral efforts in town Dartmouth Green Partnerships has in the past made Town Awards for what its members have judged to be the best floral displays in different categories. This is always difficult as it depends on timing – too early and the display may still be developing, too late and […]