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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
In spite of the dreary morning ( I did want to stay in bed) we had an enthusiastic turnout of 10 and completed some serious work. The bed of the front garden has almost been completely weeded now and forget-me-nots have been distributed. A few bulbs are still to go Read more…
A glorious sunny morning ended with rain just as we had finished. 13 of us spent a couple of hours weeding and tidying the beds round the entrance and sides of the memorial garden, clearing the hard standing, and clearing the pond and filters of leaves. We also removed a Read more…
The threat of a miserable morning held off for an hour’s good gardening with 10 people turning out : Clearing the pond and filters, sweeping the paths and entrances at Sunderland Street and Henrietta Street, tidying up some of the perennial bedding plants and starting work on one of the Read more…
In spite of a gloomy start to the morning of the 23rd, it turned out sunny and we had a splendid turnout and achieved quite a bit towards our new forward plan which is on the website under gardening. The Box moth has devastated British Box over the last few Read more…
