Thousands of spring bulbs planted in Bury St Edmunds with a little help from the Dutch

The bulb planting machine in action. Picture: JOSEPHINE SWEETMAN (Image: Jo Sweetman 2015)

Bury in Bloom and St Edmundsbury Borough Council worked together with Dutch supplier Lubbe to plant the bulbs on the bank near the footbridge over the River Lark in the Abbey Gardens.

The crocus and tete-a-tete daffodils were put into the ground using a special planting machine which lifts the turf, scatters the bulbs and then replaces the turf with minimum disturbance.

Daffodil bulbs have also been planted using the machine on the Cullum Road roundabout and Suffolk Retail Park roundabout.

Melanie Lesser, Bury in Bloom coordinator, said: “Bury in Bloom are trying to add all year round colour to the roundabouts and other areas of the town. “The Lubbe bulb planter has saved time to allow other gardening works to be completed on the roundabouts and other areas around the town.

The bulbs which were planted in the Abbey Gardens. Picture: JOSEPHINE SWEETMAN (Image: Jo Sweetman 2015)

“The spring bulbs we planted on a number of our roundabouts last autumn looked lovely this spring and we received many compliments from Bury St Edmunds residents.”