Decent day for gardening for the time of year, dry, cloudy and neither too cold nor too windy. We had a decent turnout of winter gardeners and got through some heavy work which helped keep us warm.
Wednesday gardening is at the usual time 10-11.30. A bright and breezy forecast and there’s always plenty to do. Please come along to help keep the park beautiful.
A bit cold but it was a fine January morning. We cleared lots of weeds from the herbaceous border, cleaned bird boxes and did some planting too! Not to mention having some well-deserved elevenses!
Happy Christmas!
Busy morning at the park. We must surely have collected all the leaves by now! Best estimate is that we’ve collected a tonne and a half of leaves this autumn! The park is looking good, however, if a bit wintry!
I think we’ve broken the back of leaf-clearing from the grass at the park this year. Not much fun but at least there will be plenty good compost next year!
Joyce Kay and Jean Gilmour presented this lovely painting of Starbank Park by Carola Gordon to the Friends of Starbank Park on Wednesday. They had commissioned it as a thank you to Laverock House Nursing Home for caring for their Aunt, Beatrice Bain, who had loved Starbank Park. Sadly, the Home closed in September and the painting was given to the Friends as a thank you for restoring and maintaining the park.
We cleared up vast quantities of leaves yesterday morning. They looked lovely on the trees and they make great leaf mould but the journey between tree and compost heap is a bit of a bind!
Busy morning for the volunteers, planting planters, clearing leaves and spreading compost.
Lovely morning at the park, perfect for gardening! Lots done and plenty flowers to enjoy too.
