Time passes. Seasons come and go. Red and amber warnings are meaningless to a garden. Be it a Beast from the East putin’ icy blasts our way, or that Pest from the West trumpetin’ hot air - the garden remains…
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Volunteer Taster Session
Friday 1st June 10.30am-12pm and 1-2.30pm Have you thought about volunteering, but never taken the first step? Are you interested in contributing to a therapeutic garden that promotes health? Would you like to learn about gardening, but don’t know where…
My Place Award Winner 2018
Our Leaf Room has won the 2018 Scottish Civic Trust My Place Awards! The My Place Awards are a national celebration of good local design and conservation as nominated and evaluated by local people. Their aim is to identify projects…
The Shed (chapter 2)
Hi! I should explain. Shedding light was just a nod to my new headgear. I’m now kitted out with motion detecting, solar powered headlamps. I’m slightly less alarmed now. To fully appreciate the dazzling display please attend the next midnight…
Shedding Light
I’m a blue metal box with a wooden overcoat. A dumping ground for old tools, plastic bags, half used pots of paint and a liberal sprinkle of mouse droppings. Shut for days on end, only open should a bike or…
Events and volunteering Jan – Mar 2018
Our Garden Hero
This year the Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens has been running a campaign called 'Local Heroes' as part of their Growing Together (GT) project. The aim is to get more people actively supporting city farms, community gardens and…
Digging Through the Past
A charity metal detecting dig was organised recently on Sunday 17 September 2017, to help raise money through donations for the Ninewells Community Garden by volunteer David Drummond, with permission kindly given by farmer Michael Arbuckle to use a couple…