Manchester and Liverpool to Grow Wild!
26 Mar 2015
Two cities to bloom thanks to public vote
Manchester and Liverpool will be transformed this summer, thanks to their successful joint entry into the Kew Grow Wild! Flagship Award for England, which saw people across the region – including our campus – taking part in a public vote.
The first seed sowing and planting event is on Sunday (29 March) in Hulme. It is one of several planting events taking place across Manchester and Liverpool.
Supported by the Big Lottery Fund and led by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Grow Wild inspires communities, friends, neighbours and individuals across the UK to come together to transform local spaces, by sowing, growing and enjoying native wild flowers.
Grow Wild is creating four high profile flagship sites; one in each country, voted for by the public and rolled out between 2014 and 2017. Each receives £120,000 to create a site, which will inspire Grow Wild participants and leave a lasting Grow Wild footprint in England, Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Led by Landlife and Manchester City Council, the joint entry ‘Tale of Two Cities’ was one of five shortlisted sites for Grow Wild’s English flagship campaign. Combining two great northern cities, the project sought to transform prominent spaces into wild flower celebrations to connect their places and tell their stories.
The Manchester sowing will focus on Hulme Park and Alexandra Park as well as Princess Parkway one of the gateways to the city. Working with partner The National Trust, wild flower landscapes will be created along the Princess Parkway, which is seen by 100,000 passers-by daily and in at least three primary schools and parks.
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