Volunteer Christina has been growing potatoes. Earlier in the session I, and some others, attended the Gardening in Small Spaces workshop held in the garden. We began with herbs in pots and I planted up two. We were then shown…
Tatties Galore!
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Rhubarb and Ginger cake
Volunteer Christina shares a seasonal recipe using rhubarb. In a previous blog I shared my rhubarb crumble recipe which is an old favourite. This time I’m sharing a new recipe I have adapted for a rhubarb and ginger cake which…
Bird Boxes – the gift that keeps on giving…..
Last Christmas a friend of mine gave me a bird box as my present. It came with information as to the type of bird it was for as it turns out birds like different kinds of homes just like us…
Poppy Event to Remember… What do the different colour poppies represent?
Volunteer Christina has written a blog about our Ninewells Remembers Event on 11th November 2021 Within the garden you will find many colours of poppies in many guises. They are all for remembrance, but have you ever wondered what are…
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Poppy Event to Remember
Blog post by Volunteer Christina From the 11th until the 15th of November 2021 the garden will be decorated in Poppies of various mediums, and colours to remember all who have served, some of whom made the ultimate sacrifice and…
Life on the Borderline
Volunteer Christina has seen changes in the garden over the time she has been volunteering, she documents the challenges and changes in one of our perennial borders here. It feels like ”A Long time ago in a Galaxy far, far…
Street Wisemen
In my previous blog, Neighbours 3, I mentioned that the roads within Ninewells grounds are named after various people with scientific significance but it was another story ….. here is that story. I will begin with those roads to the…
U3A Gardening Group Visit
Volunteer Christina has written a blog about her visit to the garden with the University of the Third Age Gardening Club. When I retired, as well as joining the Ninewells Community Garden I joined the U3A, the University of the…
Bread and Butter Pudding
Volunteer Christina has shared her Bread and Butter pudding recipe with us. Recently there has been a large push to avoid food waste and some folk think this is a new phenomenon. This is however not the case as this…
Green Health Week
Volunteer Christina reflects on a busy Green Health Week (8th to 16th May 2021). Well this morning I am having a well earned rest after Green Health week. With so much going on I couldn’t fit everything I wanted to…
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