The work on the Sunderland Street Entrance has been slow, but after 18 months since the loss of the poplar, we have planted a new rose bed with donations from our Councillors and the Council, and Weigela, Cornus, Sarcocca, Heuchera and Alchemilla from the Friends. Still more to do as Read more…
The council gardeners have completed the first grass cut of the year and the Parks Dept told us that they had 20 more roses for us. We picked them up on Friday and planted them this morning, mostly in the Sunderland Street Entrance, but 5 were put in the original Read more…
A glorious day today, the 18th. Last week the gardeners finished pruning the trellis roses and wisteria for the splendid show in a couple of months time. They also deep edged the flower beds in the Memorial Garden which the volunteers had weeded. They also cleared out the wood from Read more…
Thanks to everyone who came out on Sunday morning to help clear up the debris. The fallen Asiatic Birch was moved off the path and everything was cleared and put into stick stacks. A very good couple of hours work from everyone. Have a good rest this afternoon 🙂 Read more…
We have lost one tree after the storm, the Asiatic Birch planted in 1985 for the Tobin Family. We thought that this had died last year, and it appears that this was so. A substantial branch fell from the Arizona Cypress in the Memorial Garden and there are fallen branches Read more…
FoHP and the Parks department had a meting to discuss the pond pumps and the electrics. No special work is needed from an electrical point of view and we have agreed to proceed with plans to modernise the filtration and pumping syste. A surprisingly clear day meant that a good Read more…
Happy New Year to everyone. And what a splendid turnout 17 adults and 4 children for a rather warm gardening session. We had two main tasks: in the Memorial garden we continued to tidy up the perennials, sweep the leaves, and start pruning some of the bushes on the north Read more…
