2010 Bulb Project Reports

2010 was a banner year for the Westcott neighborhood Bulb project, a project of the Westcott Community Center. This year we expanded our focus from the Westcott Neighborhood to the entire city. Over 22,000 daffodil bulbs were plated throughout the city of Syracuse.

A special thanks goes to Northside Urban . . . → Read More: Flower Bulb Project Report – 2010

2009 Report Westcott Street Bulb Give Away | Garden Extravaganza

2009 was challenging year for the Westcott Bulb Project. With the downturn in the economy we did not receive one of our major grants we received for the last few years. In spite of this we hit the 50,000 bulb mark. In 2009 we gave away approximately 5,400 bulbs . . . → Read More: Flower Bulb Planting Reports – 2009

2008 Report Westcott Street Bulb Give Away | Garden Extravaganza

The bulb give away, Saturday, October 4  was a resounding success. In four hours we gave away 5,400 bulbs, planting instructions and free compost donated by Toad Hollow Farms to 300 residents from the neighborhood. By now most people already knew the requirement that . . . → Read More: Flower Bulb Planting Reports – 2008

2007 Report

Westcott Street Bulb Give Away | Garden Extravaganza The Garden Extravaganza grew out of the Westcott  Bulb Give Away day which was first held in 2003. In the fall of 2007 over 300 people from the Westcott neighborhood came to pick up free daffodil bulbs; take home compost donated by Toad Hollow . . . → Read More: Flower Bulb Planting Reports – 2007

2006 Report

2006 was our most successful effort. In addition to raising funds to have more bulbs planted than ever before – 10,000 – we developed a relationship with a design professor at SU.

Professor Heckmen helped us develop a brochure, a button and produce a web site, which is linked to the . . . → Read More: Flower Bulb Planting Reports – 2006

A Note from the Petit Branch Library

This fall, the Petit Branch Library received 50 crocus and 50 daffodil bulbs from the Westcott Bulb Planting Project. On October 19th, landscape architect and garden designer Dan Reeder, together with Ollie Clubb, another one of the originators of our Petit Garden Courtyard, planted the bulbs in . . . → Read More: Flower Bulb Planting Reports – 2005

On Saturday October 2nd, the Westcott Community Center had the 2nd Annual Fall Bulb giveaway. The turnout was outstanding. One hundred and sixty eight people picked up a dozen bulbs (7 daffodils and 5 crocuses). Over 2,000 bulbs were given away. There was a consistent flow of neighbors all day long from 10-2.The feedback . . . → Read More: Flower Bulb Planting Reports – 2004