Community advocate and friends bring spring colour to Thurso with 5000 bulbs

A stalwart of community gardening in Thurso has once again showed his green-fingered skills with the appearance of thousands of crocuses in the town.

Alexander Glasgow is well-known for planting roses and furnishing Thurso's streets with hanging baskets of flowers but last year, with a little help from some friends in the Rotary Club, he planted 5000 crocus bulbs.

"Anyone wondering why crocuses suddenly are appearing amongst the snowdrops at the 'monkey tree', the Camberwell elm in the Mall?" he asks.

"This is why. With combined funding from the Ashley Anne Community Fund and Caithness-wide Halsary fund, Rotarians and I planted 5000 last autumn.

"As well as an early splash of colour, the purple also represents the End Polio Now campaign founded by Rotary International."

John Hook from Thurso's Rotary Club said "A team of Thurso Rotarians were pleased to provide support to a local town community gardening initiative for planting some crocus bulbs in an area at the top of the Riverside Walk in Thurso.

"The majority of the bulbs are purple – the colour that is a positive representation of Rotary International’s sustained 'End Polio' work throughout the world. We look forward to the spring when the area will be be a colourful display of purple croci. Thanks to everyone for providing the support and efficiently working to complete the task."

Mr Glasgow says that the crocuses, or croci, are now poking their brightly coloured heads through the soil around the town.

"I hope to secure more funding this and future years to have a Crocus Walk through the Mall," he adds.

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