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Trees Down
I’m afraid that last week’s storm left its mark on Starbank Park. Three trees have been seriously damaged. The Council Forestry department is looking at what needs to be done.
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Wind damage
- Snapped in the wind!
Enjoying the sunshine
Yet another fine Wednesday! 10 sun-loving volunteers cleared ivy and weeds from the south and west walls and borders. All the south perimeter border has now been cleared of weeds and it’s looking good. The Council gardeners were there today too. Loads of swept up leaves and dug weeds have been removed. A road-sweeper lorry even cleared the last of the leaves from the paths!
Extra help
South Border
We’re now fully constituted
After a successful inaugural public meeting on 25th November at Trinity Academy, we are now fully constituted with a constitution, proper members and a committee!
Many thanks to the 26 people who attended, with a special mention for Helen Stockham from the Council who not only came but also spoke about the Edinburgh Friends of Parks movement and other Council initiatives. It was a good, positive meeting, with lots of good suggestions.
Chair: Alastair Robertson
Secretary: Janet McArthur
Treasurer: Graham Buckley
Committee Members
Sandy Logan
Stuart Gardiner
Richard Scott
Liz Nicholson
Leaves!
Yet another good morning, and it was unseasonably warm! Almost all the leaves have fallen so most effort from the ten diligent volunteers went into clearing the leaves in the top section of the park. It was, I’m sure, a great relief to the very beleaguered grass, suffering underneath. Another border of roses has been pruned and even more edges have been trimmed. We found some lovely maggots just under the leaves and a small flock of fieldfares were feasting on the rowan berries in the park. More Council help too, with practical help from Ritchie and more rakes from George. All much appreciated.
Leaves
Maggots
Some of the fieldfares – they’re almost visible
Undeterred by cold weather
Despite the cold, 13 of us turned up for this morning’s gardening party. It was a very productive session too. A bed of giant nettles was transformed into a bed of primulas and pansies, we planted more bedding plants and daffodils in the east border and a couple of rose beds were weeded and had their edges trimmed. And we found time to redistribute benches across the park.
The Council renovation of the fountain has started too. It will soon be ready for the first planting. Many thanks Ritchie.
An hour earlier this was a bed of nettles
Part of the working party
More planting in the east border
Renovating the fountain
New Planting
Yet another fine morning for our sixth Wednesday gardening session. We were all pretty buoyed up by the Daily Record coverage and we were even more motivated when we saw the winter bedding planting by the Council.
Winter bedding planted by CEC
There were even some spare primulas for us. We took the plunge and started on the overgrown border at the south wall. Some of us started digging while Stan got on with the planting. The soil was better than we expected and we made good progress. Better still, there will be some pansies tomorrow! In the meantime, Rob pruned loads of roses, Moyra did sterling work clearing the rest of the east border and Stuart shifted barrow-loads of soil and weeds tidying the edge of the south border. Things are still on the up!
Our first new planting. Some Primulas by the south wall
A much tidier east border
Hitting the Headlines!
Terrific coverage for the Friends of Starbank Park today. There is a two page spread, with pictures, in the Daily Record’s “Edinburgh Now” magazine. Have you seen it on http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/Launch.aspx?PBID=764de512-efce-4c16-a5e8-fb6e146a8453?
Good Progress
We all had a successful and enjoyable morning at Starbank Park on Wednesday. Yet again, the weather was ideal for gardening and we took full advantage. We pruned the roses in two good-sized borders and the border has been cleared of weeds (almost!) and there is now a clear definition of where the border begins and path ends. It all looks much better!
A fine autumn morning
It was another fine autumn morning for our 4th morning gardening party on Wednesday 30th. Seven helpers got stuck in to the main tasks of the morning, leaf clearing and, you’ve guessed, yet more weeding. There are now two very fine compost heaps and the borders are ready for the winter bedding
Weed-free!
- Autumn trees
