DOZENS of green-fingered volunteers turned out in York to celebrate the launch of Britain In Bloom 2011.

On Sunday, council rangers and York tree wardens rolled up their sleeves to help plant hedgerows in York as part of the Royal Horticultural Society’s It’s Your Neighbourhood campaign, which hopes to double native trees and woods in the UK.

This year, RHS Britain in Bloom has teamed up with the Woodland Trust to give away up to 200,000 free tree saplings to be planted by communities across the UK.

Dunnington In Bloom secretary Derek White is pictured planting one of the trees with help from pupils at Dunnington School.

For more information on RHS Britain in Bloom and the Woodland Trust partnership visit rhs.org.uk/britaininbloom