Bloom Rhode Island

Ribbon cutting crowd at Higher Ground International.

Ribbon cutting crowd at Higher Ground International.

Ribbon cutting crowd at Higher Ground International.

Ribbon cutting crowd at Higher Ground International.

What a great morning at Higher Ground International NGO in the West End of PVD! The community came out to congratulate Henrietta White-Holder for the grand opening of a new building. We are pleased to be supporting the creation of flower beds at this beloved West African community center! 🌞🌱

Knight Memorial Garden Plan Reveal - Community Libraries of Providence Please join us with Landscape Architect Adam Anderson of Design Under Sky for the unveiling of completed plans for Knight Memorial Library's lawn/garden area.

Be like Michelle in your neighborhood. These are building community connections, and people can volunteer to help maintain the flower beds out front.

And tonight at 6 Adam Anderson reveals ideas for more flowers, trees, and nature for the Library! Stop by and check it out!
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Michelle showing off beautiful vegetable gardens.

Beautiful vegetable gardens.

This is Michelle. She runs Knight Memorial Library for Providence Community Libraries.

She worked with volunteers and a local supporter to create these beautiful community vegetable plots!

We've got a brand new sign at our adopted island at Fenmoor St & Brightridge Ave! ✨

A huge thank you to the City of East Providence DPW for their awesome work on the sign & to @bloomrhodeisland.org for the grant that made this possible, & big props to @pricklyedscactus.bsky.social for the plants!🪴

Purple coneflower in bloom.

Volunteers in community garden.

Volunteers in community garden.

Volunteers in community garden.

Davis Park Community Garden in Providence got this boost thanks to volunteers' hard work and a mini-grant from Bloom RI. If you are near Nathanael Greene Middle School, check it out then share your #FlowerPeepinRI pics with us! 🌱💧🌺

Volunteers planting at St. Agatha's in Woonsocket.

Volunteers planting at St. Agatha's in Woonsocket.

Volunteers planting at St. Agatha's in Woonsocket.

Volunteers planting at St. Agatha's in Woonsocket.

More #flowerPeepingRI in #Woonsocket! These folks are adding containers and flowers at St. Agatha's and Precious Blood Churches. Churches, mosques, and temples are pillars of our communities, we are glad to see them bring even more joy! Where are you #flowerPeepingRI this weekend? 🌱🌺

Finally got to weeding the @epicri.org traffic island in East Providence!
Plants from @pricklyedscactus.bsky.social and @bloomrhodeisland.org are looking good (we made it through the massive heat!). Watch for plant ID signage and a bespoke birdhouse coming to the space.

Volunteers at Daggett Farm in Slater Park, Pawtucket.

Volunteers adding flower beds at Daggett Farm, Slater Park, Providence.

New flower beds at Daggett Farm, Slater Park, Pawtucket.

More joy installed at Daggett Farm, wow! If you are in Slater Park in Pawtucket, head over and enjoy some #FlowerPeepingRI after volunteers removed old beds and installed these stunning new ones. Have you seen any new flowers lately? Share them with us! 🌝🌱

Folks planting at a street tree near Elmwood in Providence.

Folks planting at a street tree near Elmwood in Providence.

Folks planting at a street tree near Elmwood in Providence.

Planter boxes in Providence.

Wow, more flowers in the Elmwood neighborhood of PVD thanks to the great folks from Beautiful Beginnings Child Care Center. The children are helping to care for these flowers, and a children's garden is coming soon.

Where have you been #flowerPeepingRI lately? Share your favorites with us here!🌞🌱

Stressed Plants and Planters: Watering Season Is Here! The heat of late June means the hot and dry weeks of July and early August are upon us, albeit early. Unfortunately, a warmer climate means this will be a common occurrence, so we hope you plan for wa...

It is hot out, but did you also know that July is the driest month of the year? We share some tips and tricks from some great YouTube channels in our newest blog post. What challenges does your planting project have in making it through the hot and dry season?
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Neglected-looking street scape.

Streetscape with paint and plants!

Look at this #flowerPeepingRI transformation, before-and-after style, from our friend Bamby Mohammed in Constitution Hill in Woonsocket! Have you seen a transformation in your neighborhood lately? 🌱

Volunteers planting in providence.

Volunteers planting in Providence.

Volunteers planting in Rhode Island.

Pleasant Valley Parkway in Providence will have more flowers for your #leafPeepingRI this year thanks to his joyful bunch of volunteers who planted a TON of flowers along PVP. Where have you seen some of these joyful plantings? 🌱

Flowers in containers.

Students planting in containers.

Students planting in containers.

Students planting in containers.

So happy for Lima Elementary. Thanks to Alejandra Peralta Lima's art teacher, who is also a mom and a gardener, students planted these lovely's in front of the school. This is a busy place everyday, we are glad to have this new place for #flowerPeepingRI and to bring joy to our kids and families!🌱

Elmwood Plant Swap at Knight Memorial Library, June 7, 9AM-12PM.

Tomorrow morning! Our friends at Krakatoa Garden and Knight Memorial Library are hosting their annual flower and plant exchange at the library. Bring one or take one home and help more people with their #flowerPeepingRI in your neighborhood!

A group of seven people stands around a large stone with a plaque in a garden area near a residential street. The plaque reads "In Memory of Cpl. Edward Farina, United States Army" A small American flag and a decorative pinwheel are placed beside the stone. The group is dressed in casual clothing, with some wearing blue "EPIC" T-shirts and others in work gear, holding gardening tools like shovels. They appear to be participating in a community gardening or memorial project. In the background, there are houses, a stop sign, and a street sign for Hazelwood Ave.

Three people are gardening near a large stone with a plaque in a residential area. One person in a high-visibility vest and blue gloves is planting grass, another in a plaid shirt is kneeling nearby, and a third in a blue shirt with a shovel is digging. Houses and a parked car are visible in the background.

A group of people is gardening in a residential area near a sidewalk. One person in a blue "EPIC" shirt and hat uses a shovel to dig, while another in a plaid shirt plants a small plant from a pot. A small American flag is placed nearby. Others in the background, some in blue shirts, work with plants and tools like a watering can and pruners. Parked cars and houses line the street, with a paper bag and gardening supplies scattered around the site.

A group of people is gardening around a large stone with a plaque in a residential neighborhood. Some wear blue "EPIC" shirts, while others are in casual clothing, planting small plants from pots and digging in the soil. Parked cars, including a yellow car and a red pickup truck, line the street, with houses and a mail truck in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

Thank you to those who helped @epicri.org plant a native pollinator garden today. We have officially adopted an island! Can’t wait to see it bloom. 🌼 🌳

Many thanks to the City of East Providence for letting us adopt an island & to @bloomrhodeisland.org for the grant to buy plants. 🩵

Flowers planted in Woonsocket.

Empty flower box in Woonsocket.

Wow, #flowerPeepingRI in Woonsocket? Check out these after/before pics from our friends in Constitution Hill, on Hope Street! Thanks to Bamby Mohamed and community volunteers!

Where will you be #flowerPeepingRI this weekend?😍🌱

People planting at Washington Park Library.

We created a network of groups who are planting in public places for you to enjoy #flowerPeepingRI. Our monthly newsletter brings news you can use for planting or enjoying plantings near you. Visit our "Contact Us" page (link in bio) and click the box to keep connected! 💫🌱

Plants ready for planting.

Hand tools ready to help planting team.

Volunteer helping to prepare for planting.

Planting site with busy volunteers.

Our friends at 15 Minute Field Trips had a great community turnout to plant at Washington Park Community Library last weekend. Come by, check it out, then send us your #FlowerPeepingRI pics! Where are you finding flowers this Memorial Day weekend? 💦🌱

Barren tree pit.

People planting a tree pit.

Lovely new plants ready to bring joy.

Wow, look at the transformation and of a future #flowerpeepingRI site at this "tree well" on Marshall St. in the West End of Providence! Thanks to the "Best Buds" planting team! 🌱

Where are you #flowerPeepingRI these days?

Flowers at Joslin Community Garden.

Chilly community members at Joslin Community Garden.

India shows area to be planted this spring.

Our lovely friends in Olneyville's Joslin Community Garden and @wrwcri.bsky.social braved some chilly weather Saturday to celebrate the improvements to the garden. And there was even a little #flowerPeepingRI! Where did you peep some flowers this weekend?

Kids at Children's Friend investigating some flowers.

When you and the young people in your life are #flowerPeepingRI remember you can also keep up with planting news, grants, and ideas by subscribing to our monthly e-newsletter! Click on the link in our bio and add your email at the bottom of the page. We look forward to hearing from you! 🌺

#flowerPeepingRI friends shared these Grape Hyacinth lovelies today from Providence. Grape hyacinth is not actually a grape but is in the Muscari genus and is in the same family as asparagus! Not edible like asparagus so enjoy them with your eyes and your camera, then share your finds with us!🌱🌺

Flowers at Knight Community Library.

Flowers at Mount Pleasant Community Library.

Flowers at Rochambeau Community Library.

Flowers at Wanskuck Community Library.

#flowerPeepingRI on #earthday or on #earthdayeveryday 🌱 while learning or seeing neighbors at your Prov. Community Library is such a great combo! What flowers are you seeing on your Earth Day?

#flowerPeepingRI Pawtucket edition: look at these glorious Glory of the Snow crocuses at Daggett Farm in Slater Park. Daggett Farm is a stunning garden, managed entirely by Daggett Farm Master Gardeners with Pawtucket Parks Department. What have you seen in your #flowerPeepingRI? 🌿🌼

A lovely pop of April color at Mount Pleasant Library from corms donated by @bloomrhodeisland.org last fall. #FlowerPeepingRI #flowers #grants #librarysky #gardensky #PVD

Crocuses in traffic circle.

Crocuses in traffic circle.

Crocuses in traffic circle.

#flowerPeepingRI this week we saw hundreds of crocuses from Hope Springs in these traffic circles in Providence's Elmwood neighborhood. Overgrown last summer, volunteers like Jen Dalton cleaned up and planted these rotaries. Have you seen some new crocuses in your #flowerPeepingRI?

#flowerPeepingRI at Columbia Park is one of many great places to enjoy Hope Springs flowers. WPRI 12 ran a nice story about these flowers here, check it out then post a pic of your #flowerpeepingri finds!
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#FlowerPeepingRI can bring joy to you and your neighbors whenever you need it, until November!

Snowdrop flowers coming up in early March in Providence.

#FlowerPeepingRI is on! Look at these incredible snowdrops at Congress of the Birds in Providence, wow! 😍🏵

Crocuses starting to peep out from cold winter ground.

#FlowerPeepingRI According to meteorologists, RI has endured the coldest average winter temps in a decade. So, snowdrops are out in sunnier spots but early crocuses that should already be blooming are delayed by 2 weeks. Look for tiny tips like these where you planted them they are coming!🌱🌱