Category: Ardentinny Community Trust

Monday was another busy day for the Glenfinart Walled Garden volunteers, with the completion of most of the paths (20 tons of hoggin moved from outside the Bowling Club!), spreading of top soil and compost as well as construction of the wishing well. Tuesday sees the arrival of the turf to cover the tump and …

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With just three days until the BBC's Beechgrove Garden team arrive to record a programme dedicated to Ardentinny's historic Glenfinart Walled Garden, community volunteers have been working overtime this weekend laying the ground work for the sensory garden. Despite torrential downpours, 40 tons of hardcore material have been laid on the paths of the intricate …

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A milestone was reached this weekend for the dedicated Ardentinny Community Trust Glenfinart Walled Garden team as the first produce from the garden went on sale at the Blairmore Local Producers Market. The mouth watering display of strawberries, rhubarb, cabbage, courgettes, lettuce, herbs and a range of plants, chocolate, home-baking and tablet raised over £100 …

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The Beechgrove sensory garden is making great progress today despite the very changeable weather. Glenfinart Walled Garden volunteers assisted by the Beechgrove team are now spending most of their waking hours preparing the ground for the cameras next week. The paths are going in, as final touches are made to the layout. It's going to …

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BBC's Beechgrove Garden team of Producer, Gwyneth Hardy; Designer, Lynn Harris; and Researcher, Stacey Shear together with Presenter, George Anderson, did a final recce on Friday before finalising their filming schedule for the end of the month. They first checked the progress being made in Ardentinny Community's Glenfinart Walled Garden and, in particular, the Sensory …

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