Facilitator Carol ran a workshop showing participants how to Upcycle some bricks into a nifty planter that takes minimal care. Here's the basics of how to do this at home. Succulents are not very demanding plants and can survive, or…
Here's the page to find all the Resource sheets our digital volunteers and facilitators are producing. Resource Sheet - Building a bug hotelDownload Resource Sheet - Quick Growing VegDownload Resource Sheet - Retaining WaterDownload Resource Sheet - WormeriesDownload resource-sheet-small-space-gardeningDownload Credits…
Volunteer Kim got creative and made a festive bird feeder before Christmas- a great idea and one you could adapt for different seasons. Here's how she did it. I’d seen an outdoor Christmas Tree for birds a couple years ago…
Sage advice... Volunteer Marjie is continuing her series about perennial vegetables, click through for Part 1: Skirrets and Part 2: Rosemary As Christmas approaches, some of us might be thinking about festive recipes, and one side dish I always love…
Facilitator Helena uses the fallen leaves to make one kind of compost Autumn is the perfect time of year to start thinking about compost. You might be surprised to hear it, but some compost does grow on trees (you just…
Volunteer Marjie has shared her recipe for using up the last of the green tomatoes. When I was last up at the Garden I tidied up some of the tomato plants and picked almost a kilo of mostly green and…
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…
There is lots in the news about the Climate Crisis, it can feel quite overwhelming, and while big changes will need to be made, we can start by taking some positive climate actions in our own lives and gardens. The…
Facilitator Helena has written about providing habitats for all the wee beasties. Wildlife is incredibly important to our ecosystem, especially in the middle of a city! The habitat wildlife needs is reducing but we can help. There are lots of…
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…
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