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Street Art in the Park
Good to see budding artists and marine biologists at work in the park….
Gardening
New Bed for the Memorial garden
The proposed bed for the memorial garden, designed by one of our members, has been implemented by the council. The laurels were removed and the roots grubbed out by FoHP and the Council two years ago. This year FoHP dug the bed and sowed an annual wild flower mix from Read more…
Gardening
Sunday’s Gardening
A splendid days gardening saw 14 of us out for Sunday Morning., with a good clearout of the Sunderland Street entrance. You might notice fewer weeds and the roses dead headed, but also a transplanting of several white Borage plants which should come into flower soon. These have reseeded themselves Read more…
Diary
Butterfly, Insect and arthropod recording
We have started to record insects in a more systematic manner. The link is here, under the natural world/ animals /insects from the main menu – do feel free to mail your observations to us. I hope to automate this at some stage.
Gardening
New Tools
Thanks to the awareness of one of our members, Fiona, we have a range of new tools for the Park obtained from the generosity of people on local donation sites who have them to spare. Now we have a wider range of hand tools for all to come out and Read more…
Flowering Now
4 June
A splendid morning’s work was completed in glorious sunshine. Sunderland Street, which has had new Cornus bushes planted, donated by the council, was mulched, weeded and watered. The rest of us spent time in the Memorial Garden weeding and watering. Goose grass and Bindweed are the worst of course, Many Read more…
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May Day
We had a splendid day gardening on the last day of April ( an extra as the first weekend in May is occupied by another event ) the weather has warmed up. An excellent turnout with a new member gardening, and another member signed up meant that we almost caught Read more…
Gardening
February Gardening
The first February gardening session was devoted to preparing the beds and pruning. The second session followed up the work of the council removing laurels in the memorial garden in preparation for a new bed which one of our committee members has designed. The council have also been getting on Read more…
Flowering Now
February Flowers
Glorious weather has brought out the first spring flowers. The little petticoat Narcissus, Narcissus bulbocodium and the native Daffodil, Narcissus pseodonarcissus, are out, along with the first of the spring narcissi. The Winter Aconites, that Simon the gardener planted some years ago are now doing well, and the snowdrops and Read more…
Flowering Now
New year Gardening
Happy New Year, Everyone. Now, while some of you were recovering from yesterday evening’s celebrations ( you know who you are, and so do we…) the rest of us were out sweeping the paths, clearing the pond and filters, pruning the Hydrangeas, and getting on with the removal of laurels. Read more…
