Lovely morning at Starbank, apart from the wind! #community #gardening #newhaven #Edinburgh #Starbank
Sunny morning at the park
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A Super Celebration: 125th Anniversary and Power of Food Festival
The sun shone and all went well. Thanks to all Jean Haigh, Ben Macpherson and Allan Jackson for opening the do and to all our helpers, what a huge effort.
Flowers on a Sunday
Wednesday Gardening, 6 April, 10-11.30
There’s gardening on Wednesday, usual time. There’s lots to do and the forecast is fair, well that’s what the Met Office says this afternoon.
Also, thanks to Sandy who has done sterling work drilling out the holes, there are around 20 bird boxes to assemble. If you’d like to put a few together, please bring some tools (screwdriver and a drill with a fine bit (2mm)) or take 3 or 4 home to assemble later.
Wednesday Gardening Session, 1 July, 10.00-11.30
The Wednesday gardening session is on, usual time, 10.00-11.30. Lots to do as usual!
Blue skies, sun, warmth and weeds!
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
We’ve started our fernery
Last month, Friends of Starbank Park were awarded a Community Grant to build a fernery by Keep Scotland Beautiful/Tesco. We’ve really got moving. The area has been cleared by moving quite a few shrubs and daffodils to elsewhere in the park. And we planted our first fern this morning, with some very distinguished help! It is a tree fern, Dicksonia Antarctica, which we were kindly donated. It’s all very exciting, especially as we’ve started to use our own compost!
Transplanted hebes
Planting the fern
Dicksonia Antarctica
Almost like spring
It was warm in the park this morning, some volunteers were even working without jackets!
We continued the weeding marathon, herbaceous borders today, and started on edging the grass beside the paths. There’s lots of growth and colour, with even the odd rose flowering. Things are looking good for the summer.
Friends of Starbank Park 