A quick and easy tutorial on how to plant potatoes if you can't grow them in the ground by Helena, one of the Ninewells Garden Facilitators. All you need to grow potatoes is a big pot, a bag for life,…

A quick and easy tutorial on how to plant potatoes if you can't grow them in the ground by Helena, one of the Ninewells Garden Facilitators. All you need to grow potatoes is a big pot, a bag for life,…
Volunteer and trustee Jim has been recording Nature notes of flora and fauna seen at and around the Ninewells Garden here's the notes from July 2021 Wildlife Area Sightings Below is a photo of my first 2020 sighting this morning…
Volunteer Siobhan attended the July 2021 Moth Workshop and has shared her experience here On Friday 9th July at 10am I attended a moth activity session at the Ninewells Community garden to celebrate national moth night. The Event was hosted…
Volunteer and Trustee Peter Sandwell has written us an explainer about the Garden Participation in It's Your Neighbourhood. It’s Your Neighbourhood is Beautiful Scotland’s community environmental improvement initiative which is managed in partnership with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) under…
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Crafty Half hour- PLUS This blog is by Gill Aitchison, one of the Crafty Half hour participants Joining a new club can make you feel both nervous and excited. Pre Covid restrictions I would probably pluck up the courage to…
This week's blog is by Marialena, an MSc student in Dundee who is really interested in Food and Nutrition and it's all about how to choose your food well and wisely. If you are looking to make positive changes to…
This Beetroot Dip recipe has been shared by Tricia Neville, a regular volunteer at the garden. After working for many years as an early years teacher, I retrained in horticulture. I volounteer at the community garden once a week where…
Autumn Angus has started volunteering with us this year, she has made some lovely soup with ingredients she has been helping grow in the Garden, and has shared her story and recipe with us here. I grew up with my…
Blog post by Christina Howie, one of our core garden volunteers. I began volunteering at garden almost 3 years ago when I retired. I live near by so often walked past garden with my dog and thought it would be…
This is a great recipe to make from Community Garden produce, but if don't have them to hand, shop bought works fine and you can replace the fresh tomatoes with a tin of chopped tomatoes. The Tomatillos are trickier to…