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Supporting Rhode Islanders planting joy in publicly visible spaces: networking, grants, bulb give-aways, and more! Crocus giveaway now, click here to sign up! bit.ly/hopesprings2025

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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 09/09/2026
We loved visiting Galego Garden last week with some of the Bloom Rhode Island network. So joyful! What late summer joy have local gardens brought you? youtu.be/gqZorshE9pc?...
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Galego Garden Visit
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 20/07/2026
We love this! Where are some hidden green spots in your neighborhood that also help cut down on cars?
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 27/03/2026
Bloom Rhode Island donated 388,040 crocus bulbs and corms in the last two years, and they are coming out in a city neighborhood near you! Our friends at Providence Parks and Providence Community Libraries more planted them, so you can enjoy them. Share your favorite #hopesprings photo with us! 🌼🌿
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 20/03/2026
We love to see it! To check out some bulbs our partners planted last year, check out the Bloom Rhode Island locator map for Google Maps and share what you find! bit.ly/HopeSpringsL...
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Hope Springs Locator Map - Google My Maps
Location of early spring flowers in public places in Rhode Island that anyone can enjoy.
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Community Libraries of Providence @9librariespvd.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Spring makes a first appearance at Knight Memorial, Mt. Pleasant and Wanskuck libraries. Thank you, @bloomrhodeisland.org ! #spreadingjoy #PVD
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 18/03/2026
This Saturday/Este Sabado: Help our friends at @wrwcri.bsky.social get the Joslin Community Garden ready for the growing season! We are glad to be a part of this renewed community resource and are glad to see it creating a green "third space" for Olneyville. See you there!
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 27/01/2026
2026 grant applications are now open! "Nonprofit Organization" grants up to $10k and "Local Gardener" grants up to $500 for flowers, trees, shrubs in public places in RI cities. Applications due Feb 27, 2026. DM us here to talk about your project or to ask questions. bloomrhodeisland.org/grants
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Supporting Rhode Islanders planting joy in publicly visible spaces
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 29/12/2025
Hey Bluesky, sorry it has been a while, but we have been busy helping people with their planting projects. Check out some of them here!
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Katrina Demulling @katrinaspeak.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Helped install planters on N Main St right before Olney St. in Providence, RI. These help keep cars from driving illegally, making it safer for everyone on the street.
Large street planter on North Main St in Providence. Supported by Bloom and Providence Streets Coalition.
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 27/09/2025
This is so exciting! Congrats to Councilor AnderBois and the @pvdstreets.bsky.social team for bringing joy...and traffic calming...to North Main Street in Providence.
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 15/08/2025
Hope Springs is here! You can request spring flower bulbs and corms from Bloom Rhode Island as part of our annual give-away, until Sept 1! If you can plant in a publicly accessible place in CF, EP, Pawtucket, PVD, or Woonsocket, let's get planting, together! bit.ly/hopesprings2...
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 28/07/2025
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! 🌞🌱
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.
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 24/07/2025
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!
Michelle showing off beautiful vegetable gardens.Beautiful vegetable gardens.
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EPiC — East Providence in Community @epicri.org · 15/07/2025
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!🪴
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 15/07/2025
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! 🌱💧🌺
Purple coneflower in bloom.Volunteers in community garden.Volunteers in community garden.Volunteers in community garden.
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 11/07/2025
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? 🌱🌺
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.
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Susan @brattlegirl.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
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.
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 30/06/2025
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! 🌝🌱
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.
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 27/06/2025
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!🌞🌱
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.
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 23/06/2025
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? bloomrhodeisland.org/blog/f/stres...
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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...
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 17/06/2025
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? 🌱
Neglected-looking street scape.Streetscape with paint and plants!
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 11/06/2025
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? 🌱
Volunteers planting in providence.Volunteers planting in Providence.Volunteers planting in Rhode Island.
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 06/06/2025
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!🌱
Flowers in containers.Students planting in containers.Students planting in containers.Students planting in containers.
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 05/06/2025
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!
Elmwood Plant Swap at Knight Memorial Library, June 7, 9AM-12PM.
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EPiC — East Providence in Community @epicri.org · 31/05/2025
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. 🩵
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.
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 30/05/2025
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?😍🌱
Flowers planted in Woonsocket.Empty flower box in Woonsocket.
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 28/05/2025
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! 💫🌱
People planting at Washington Park Library.
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 23/05/2025
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? 💦🌱
Plants ready for planting.Hand tools ready to help planting team.Volunteer helping to prepare for planting.Planting site with busy volunteers.
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 21/05/2025
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?
Barren tree pit.People planting a tree pit.Lovely new plants ready to bring joy.
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 12/05/2025
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?
Flowers at Joslin Community Garden.Chilly community members at Joslin Community Garden.India shows area to be planted this spring.
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 09/05/2025
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! 🌺
Kids at Children's Friend investigating some flowers.
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 02/05/2025
#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!🌱🌺
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 22/04/2025
#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?
Flowers at Knight Community Library.Flowers at Mount Pleasant Community Library.Flowers at Rochambeau Community Library.Flowers at Wanskuck Community Library.
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 17/04/2025
#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? 🌿🌼
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Community Libraries of Providence @9librariespvd.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
A lovely pop of April color at Mount Pleasant Library from corms donated by @bloomrhodeisland.org last fall. #FlowerPeepingRI #flowers #grants #librarysky #gardensky #PVD
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 11/04/2025
#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?
Crocuses in traffic circle.Crocuses in traffic circle.Crocuses in traffic circle.
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 31/03/2025
#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! www.wpri.com/news/its-goo...
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 08/03/2025
#FlowerPeepingRI can bring joy to you and your neighbors whenever you need it, until November!
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 06/03/2025
#FlowerPeepingRI is on! Look at these incredible snowdrops at Congress of the Birds in Providence, wow! 😍🏵
Snowdrop flowers coming up in early March in Providence.
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 05/03/2025
#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!🌱🌱
Crocuses starting to peep out from cold winter ground.
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 27/02/2025
First snowdrops, and now tommies! Look at this lovely burst of color. Have you seen any in your neighborhood? If so we would love to see it. Share the bloom with #FlowerPeepingRI!
A purple tommie crocus coming up out of the ground in February.
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Bloom Rhode Island @bloomrhodeisland.org · 26/02/2025
Hello to everyone who loves flowers, joy, and Rhode Island; we are in to all three! Enjoy this moment of joy from Providence in mid-February: snowdrops!
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