On Saturday September 23rd, the Toronto Trees & Parks Foundation kicked off their Fall fundraising and community support program known as B.U.L.B.S. (Better Urban Landscapes with Bulbs).

Their plan is to plant 40,000 daffodil bulbs in three Toronto neighbourhoods (Jamestown, Jane/Finch, Kingston/Galloway) this fall. Youth from each of these neighbourhoods will be championing the plantings.

To kick-off the event, speeches and a bar-b-q took place near the Bandshell at the C.N.E. (Canadian National Exhibition). Mayor David Miller, Deputy-Mayor Joe Pantalone and Patrick Berne, Chair of the Toronto Trees & Parks Foundation were all involved in the launch. As well, our much-cherished com-poster boy and spokesperson, Mark Cullen, (who is also on the board of the Toronto Trees & Parks Foundation was there, broadcasting his Saturday morning gardening show on CFRB.

Our office donated our time to help with the media outreach and plan, including pulling together a great (no bias) invite that was also used for the event banner. Congrats and thanks to our very own, Tyrone (Biljan), for creating the terrific invite.

In addition to the many positives about this initiative is that Fall Plantings connect so well with compost ---- adding compost before and during bulb plantings help ready the soil and makes for a welcoming home for their new residents.