The paths have been finished in time for rolling Easter eggs! And the grass on the bank has been cut!
Many thanks to the City of Edinburgh Council and their contractors. Starbank Park has been improved hugely by the new paths.
It was a busy day at the park with gardening restricted to the northern half of the park because of the resurfacing work on the paths.
Resurfacing
But we did get a lot done, particularly on the terrace border where the thistles took a serious beating!
Tidy again
The paths are progressing well and they’ll be finished in a week or so. That will make a huge difference.
We took out loads more annual weeds but there are still lots to remove! It’s been a good spring for weeds and, it would appear, for frogs!
The park is looking good. The fruit trees we planted earlier in the year have all taken, the primulas look terrific and the first flower is on our new magnolia tree.
Brilliant news! The Council is resurfacing the paths. New paths will make the park safer, more accessible and more attractive. Many thanks to all in the Council who made this happen.
Wednesday morning weather was pretty good in February and March so we got loads done:
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Wednesday was a dry, but grey and cool morning, sandwiched between two awful days and it saw a good deal of weeding, pruning and tidying. The paths are progressing too, with preparation nearly complete and work starting on the path edges. It looks as if there has been an invasion by moles!
New Paths
Primulas and daffodils still look great, fresh shoots are showing on the herbaceous plants and trees and shrubs are coming into bud.
Newhaven fishing boat off Starbank Park
Another glorious Wednesday morning in the park. The borders are looking good.
And there was loads happening. The work on the paths has started! Many thanks to all who have made this happen.
And there were 13 volunteers and we got through a load of tidying, mainly hoeing and weeding. Also, thanks to George, who took away a load of gardening rubbish, which seemed to please the robin.
A well-fed robin
All 33 Brownies from the 4th and 4A Brownie packs at St Serf’s had a great time on Wednesday evening when they planted hundreds of snowdrops in Starbank Park. It was a part of their celebrations to mark a hundred years of Brownies. We’re all looking forward to seeing the mass of flowers every spring in the years to come. Thanks to all the Brownies and their helpers.
It was a fine sunny morning in the park today. Everything is growing and the park is looking pretty good. The daffodils are a bit battered by the wind but they and the primulas are giving a great show. The downside is an explosion of weeds but we are working hard to keep them at bay, and we will beat them!
We had easily the best Wednesday morning of the year today, wall to wall sunshine and very spring-like temperatures. 13 Friends turned up and we got loads done, hoeing, edging, digging out dead and dying roses and general tidying. The park Is looking good and, when the paths are done, it will be in pretty good order, well on the way back to its former elegance.
Glorious view on a glorious spring day
Fantastic News! Councillor Lesley Hinds announced at the Trinity Community Council Meeting on Monday that the paths in Starbank Park are being resurfaced! This will be a huge improvement for the park, making it much safer for all and much more accessible.
