An unusually wide range of plants are flowering this month!
Flowering at Starbank in February
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Gardening, Saturday 13 February, 10-11.30
There’s a gardening session on Saturday (10-11.30), plenty to do and dry weather forecast (probably!).
Victoria Primary P2 visits the nature trail
We had lunchtime visitors in the park day when Victoria Primary P2s came to the park to test the nature trail. They had a great time on the stepping stones (now all laid!) and sewing seeds for summer planting. It was very educational for the Friends as some pupils used the unusual Unicorn seed sewing method.
Remember, you can donate to the Children’s nature trail through MyParkScotland at http://www.mypark.scot/projects/childrens-nature-trail/.
Another glorious winter morning!
Glorious morning, a good turnout and lots of work done! The park is looking good and the primulas are really colourful. We weeded, spread leaf mould and did a lot more on the children’s nature trail which is really taking shape and is being tested.
Gardening Session, 10 February, 10-11.30
The Wednesday Gardening Session on this week, 10-11.30 as usual. The forecast is fair and there’s plenty to do. Please come along if you can.
Resourcing Scotland’s Heritage visit Starbank Park
Louise Dunne from Resourcing Scotland’s Heritage came to the park on Tuesday morning to make a short video as part of a series of videos on crowdfunding campaigns. Despite the weather, Louise interviewed three of us and we had a successful and pleasant morning. Louise describes her visit in http://www.resourcingscotlandsheritage.org/blog/2016/02/what-a-star/.
Visit our own crowdfunding page on MyParkScotland at http://www.mypark.scot/projects/childrens-nature-trail/
Saturday Gardening: 6 February, 10-11.30
There’s a gardening session on Saturday. Lots to do, including the nature trail, and a fair weather forecast. Please come along if you can.
Busy Morning in the Sunshine
We had a good turnout on a glorious winter’s morning. There were lots of bits of branches to clear after Gertrude and Henry had done their worst, we have put the potted irises into the sunshine and got on with the nature trail. And, because the weather is so good, the bergenias are flowering!
Nature Trail Blazing Ahead
We’re making good progress with our nature trail. Most of the stepping stones have been laid and we’ll soon be preparing the ground for our first area of themed planting. Bird boxes are being assembled and insect hotels readied. There’s plenty of time for you to help, either volunteering on a Wednesday or a Saturday, or by donating through the MyParkScotland website at http://www.mypark.scot/projects/childrens-nature-trail/.
Wednesday Gardening: 3 February, 10-11.30
There’s a gardening session tomorrow, usual time, 10-11.30. There is lots to do and the weather forecast is quite good with storm Henry being replaced by light winds and sunshine, apparently…
Friends of Starbank Park 