Good to meet the group from Edinburgh Adult Education/Community Learning on this fine gardening morning.
Visitors on an Edinburgh Adult Education tour
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Wednesday Gardening: 2 March, 10-11.30
There’s a gardening session on Wednesday, usual time, 10-11.30. There’s lots to do and the weather forecast is fair, so please come along id you can.
Remember you can help us complete the Children’s Nature Trail by making a donation through http://www.mypark.scot/projects/childrens-nature-trail/.
Sunshine on Leith
A glorious sunny morning again in the park. The top section looks good, reflecting all our work but the grass on the slopes and near the sea is showing serious signs of wear.
Progress with the Nature Trail
A good turn out again on a cold sunny morning. Preparations are well in hand for the first story area in the children’s nature trail. This morning we cleared and replanted shrubs and bulbs before dug out the area for the mini-marsh ready for the “Ugly Duckling”.
Remember you can help us complete the Children’s Nature Trail by making a donation through http://www.mypark.scot/projects/childrens-nature-trail/.
The workers and “nearly finished”.
Cold weather doesn’t stop us!
Lots of volunteers and lots done on a cold, damp morning. We cut back bushes, trimmed, weeded and produced a load of woody prunings.
Please help us complete our Children’s Nature Trail by donating at http://www.mypark.scot/projects/childrens-nature-trail/
Flowering at Starbank in February
An unusually wide range of plants are flowering this month!
Victoria Primary P2 visits the nature trail
We had lunchtime visitors in the park day when Victoria Primary P2s came to the park to test the nature trail. They had a great time on the stepping stones (now all laid!) and sewing seeds for summer planting. It was very educational for the Friends as some pupils used the unusual Unicorn seed sewing method.
Remember, you can donate to the Children’s nature trail through MyParkScotland at http://www.mypark.scot/projects/childrens-nature-trail/.
Another glorious winter morning!
Glorious morning, a good turnout and lots of work done! The park is looking good and the primulas are really colourful. We weeded, spread leaf mould and did a lot more on the children’s nature trail which is really taking shape and is being tested.
Resourcing Scotland’s Heritage visit Starbank Park
Louise Dunne from Resourcing Scotland’s Heritage came to the park on Tuesday morning to make a short video as part of a series of videos on crowdfunding campaigns. Despite the weather, Louise interviewed three of us and we had a successful and pleasant morning. Louise describes her visit in http://www.resourcingscotlandsheritage.org/blog/2016/02/what-a-star/.
Visit our own crowdfunding page on MyParkScotland at http://www.mypark.scot/projects/childrens-nature-trail/
Busy Morning in the Sunshine
We had a good turnout on a glorious winter’s morning. There were lots of bits of branches to clear after Gertrude and Henry had done their worst, we have put the potted irises into the sunshine and got on with the nature trail. And, because the weather is so good, the bergenias are flowering!
Friends of Starbank Park 