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Post by jane on Dec 18, 2016 17:57:46 GMT
Many congratulations to all who have put in such a lot of hard work and hours on this plot.... a, only sorry I have been incapacitated gardening-wise for a couple of months! Can't wait for the spring and happy to help!! Great project. We will have to have an opening party!!! 😀
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Post by wilbarra on Dec 20, 2016 17:54:55 GMT
Got another good days work in on the communal plot.
the middle bed has now been with tulips round the base of the tree
with forget-me-nots planted in the bed.
The last corner bed was done today.
It was filled with the plants Stuart gave us and in between we have
planted little patches of daffodil bulbs.
There was quite of bulbs left so Andrew is going to plant them
along the front of the garden, some time during this week.
So that will probably be that as far as the communal garden is
concerned until the spring.
P.S the sacks and the rhubarb are at the top of your plot Stuart.
Many Thanks.`
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Post by murrayc on Dec 30, 2016 8:37:54 GMT
Got another good days work in on the communal plot. the middle bed has now been with tulips round the base of the tree with forget-me-nots planted in the bed. The last corner bed was done today. It was filled with the plants Stuart gave us and in between we have planted little patches of daffodil bulbs. There was quite of bulbs left so Andrew is going to plant them along the front of the garden, some time during this week. So that will probably be that as far as the communal garden is concerned until the spring. P.S the sacks and the rhubarb are at the top of your plot Stuart. Many Thanks.` Just as a postscript to the above here are some photos taken just after that planting by wilbarra. Well done, and hope you had a great Christmas.   |
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Post by wilbarra on Dec 30, 2016 10:31:36 GMT
just like to add my thanks to Andrew who has put such a lot
of hard work into the project.
We would not be so far forward if it had not been for his hard
work.
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Post by jane on Jan 3, 2017 18:44:54 GMT
Well done to you all for the wonderful work you have done on preparing this plot.. its going to look amazing in the Spring. Hopefully we will be able to use it this summer for something enjoyable and hopefully more people will take the time to visit the plot and enjoy it and help keep it looking stunning. I havent done ANYTHING to help yet... but i promise i will!!  |
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Post by wilbarra on Mar 1, 2017 14:52:40 GMT
pat has made a good start to the base for the arbour and with that done
we will soon start to see the back of the garden really taking shape.
hope to start moving the fruit trees in the near future.
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Post by murrayc on Mar 8, 2017 8:13:02 GMT
pat has made a good start to the base for the arbour and with that done we will soon start to see the back of the garden really taking shape. hope to start moving the fruit trees in the near future. Thanks for this Pat The centre of the garden now looking properly structured yesterday as the autumn planting has bedded in. Not long now before we shall have some colour. |
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Post by murrayc on Mar 20, 2017 12:42:11 GMT
Another few days of (mostly) bright Spring weather and the autumn plantings in the Garden are starting to come out and enhance the shape of the Garden. The next steps will be to move some mature fruit trees from the adjoining plot and replant in the Garden, and then to put in some fencing on the stream side. We hope to move the fruit trees in the next few weeks and we would like some volunteers to help with the digging and heavy lifting. It would only take a Saturday morning, say, for a small team of volunteers to do this and we would ask if anyone fit and healthy is prepared to give up this time. Please let us (Murray, John, Jane or Philip) know any dates when you might be available and we will get back to you with a confirmed date.    |
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Post by Stuart@AmericaLane on Mar 20, 2017 17:48:25 GMT
Hi Murray I could do Saturday PM most weeks with a bit of notice. I have football and cricket training up to 1.30 at the moment although cricket finishes in a couple of weeks and goes outside in the evening so then I am usually free from about 11am.
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Post by murrayc on Mar 20, 2017 21:23:25 GMT
Thanks Stuart. Much appreciated and will let you know asap.
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Post by jane on Mar 30, 2017 7:32:59 GMT
  The Community Garden is looking very "springy" in this week's sunshine. It's really taking shape now - to help us along, please could we have some more volunteers to help move the fruit trees - a couple of hours one Saturday morning? |
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Post by Chris Plot 16 on Mar 31, 2017 9:37:11 GMT
I'm there Just say which Sat? I'm there this Sat and the week of the 15th Or any Wed, Thu |
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Post by gill14 on Apr 1, 2017 14:32:51 GMT
Happy to help out if you let me know when.
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Post by murrayc on Apr 3, 2017 7:33:56 GMT
Many thanks to all of those who will be helping out over the next week. The Garden is already looking lovely thanks to the work put in last autumn and is going to be absolutely stunning, a place where children can play and get used to the natural environment and older people can relax and enjoy some peaceful beauty. |
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Post by murrayc on Apr 9, 2017 7:19:27 GMT
Thanks to all those who put in so much work and care into preparing and moving the fruit trees into the Community Garden. Yesterday was perhaps not the ideal day for heavy digging but the trees have been well watered-in and we can now hope that they will firm up in the soil and the roots will take quickly. Special thanks for all the diggers and grafters, step forward wilbarra gill14 slugwash Chris Plot 16 We now have four young fruit trees, apples and cherries, along each side going back from the path to the stream, and some bigger trees either side of the arbour. Once they are well-established in the new soil the plan is to espalier them against some fencing. The central area will be raked and seeded with grass, and when this happens we'll let everyone know not to come on to the Garden site until the seed has taken. Later in the summer, if all goes well, we plan to build a permanent barbecue site there.    |
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