Welcome to the website for the gardening group, Syston in Bloom and Station Adopters. Our group was formed to promote and enhance Syston as a colourful and historic town. Since the beginning of 2015 our main focus has been the improvement of the Railway Station, by clearing, planting and installing planters on the platform. Members also tend other areas, such as the St Peter and Paul Church garden and the raised bed in the Town Square.
When it seems everything is on the way out, these lovely cyclamens are just beginning their reign. The Syston station gardens are full of them during the autumn months, spreading colour when everything else has finished for the year. These do wonderfully in shadier parts of the garden, though they do appreciate some sun throughout…
In the afternoon of Remembrance Day, a ceremony was held at Syston Station to honour those who used the station to travel as Forces members or civilians to serve our country in times of conflict. The Syston in Bloom Group, many of whom are ‘Station Adopters’, had arranged for a piece of Mountsorrel granite to be…
It’s seemed like a particularly long winter and spring has had a bit of a rough start. Everything seemed to begin blooming, then a cold snap set things back a bit. Fortunately, now the sun is shining (mostly) and spring is in full swing. We spent some time freshening up the paint on the planters…
Often, when we think of chives, we think of delicious meals. We group them in with other edible plants that add flavour to our meals. Chives are part of the Allium family (many of which are edible), like garlic, leeks and scallions. But chives are also a beautiful species with light and feathery blooms. Syston’s…
Members of the Syston in Bloom committee were present when the memorial stone was delivered and erected on the first of the two concrete containers. Two members of Tarmac from Quarry brought the 2 tonne piece of granite on a lorry equipped with a crane, which lifted the stone into place. This will have a memorial…
