Britain’s largest cruise liner was moored off Newhaven this morning. It is massive! We had to cross Starbank Road to see it but we did get a good view of the launches shuttling back and forward to Newhaven while we were gardening.
Britannia seemed to overshadow Inchkeith
Launches shuttling passengers to and from Newhaven
It rained until 9.30 this morning and then started again around 12, giving us a pleasant and dry morning for our gardening session, although we did need to shelter during our post session coffee and cakes. There was a good turnout and we got through loads of work. The park is looking good. All the borders are now planted out and we’re just about keeping the weeds at bay.
We’d a good turn out on a fine morning. We did lots, and despite the weeds growing fast in the warm weather the Park’s still looking good, despite the long grass!
We’ve nearly finished planting in the last four formal borders at the top of the park and it’s a huge step forward. The park is really looking great, quite a transformation!
And the summer flowers are looking good too!
Our Midsummer Madness event went really well, despite temperatures more suited to November. Many thanks to Mia for the beautiful music, to Heather McHaffie for opening the fernery and her talk, to Lyndsey, Graham and Stan for their talks and demonstrations and to all the helpers at the stalls.
Julie and her team have almost finished planting the summer bedding. It’s looking great. Thanks Julie.
We had lots of volunteers on Wednesday and did loads of weeding. There are lots more tidy borders.
A fabulous summer morning in the park. The borders where the summer bedding is to be planted have been weeded and edged, the boat at the Starbank has been replanted and we’re all exhausted! But the park is looking great, and with picnickers!
Picnic in the park
Tea, coffee, cakes, biscuits were the order of the day. Special thanks to Sue and Asda for the éclairs and biscuits – very nice! We did garden too: more weeding and preparing for the summer bedding. Herbaceous borders are starting to look good.
Catherine Cumming from Edinburgh Living Landscape came to visit us today. We had an interesting chat about the park and about the Living Landscape project and then Catherine helped with the weeding, many thanks.
Weather felt more like March than May but we had a productive morning. Loads of borders were edged and weeded and the park is much tidier and looking good. There are even a few cherries still flowering.
The tulips are still terrific and the geraniums beside the Starbank Road are by far the best they’ve been so far.
