Continue readingGlenfinart Walled Garden Newsletter - June 2013
Glenfinart Walled Garden Newsletter – June 2013
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Strone Primary youngsters lend a hand at Walled Garden
A group of children from Strone Primary visited Glenfinart Walled Garden on Friday afternoons for 4 weeks, accompanied by school staff. They planted out seedlings of radish, broccoli, cabbage, peas, beans and pumpkins which they grew from seeds planted in school. They have also been involved in planting seeds and established plants donated to the …
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A Flight through the Walled Garden
The Ardentinny Community Trust team, supported by enthusiastic volunteers, had the factor 30 out over the weekend as the temperatures soared in Glenfinart Walled Garden. These dedicated folks are bringing new life to the Victorian garden which had, until its acquisition by the Trust in 2012, remained largely neglected over many years. The energy expended …
Filming begins as Beechgrove Garden plan takes shape
Tern TV was in Ardentinny on Saturday filming the 'before' shots for Beechgrove's programme on Glenfinart Walled Garden. In the meantime, their landscape designer, Lynn Harris had taken away 'the wish list' for possible inclusion in the garden design. Lynn and Beechgrove researcher, Stacey Shear, had earlier attended a meeting with Ardentinny Community Trust's Walled Garden …
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Sophie Thompson’s ‘Plumsden’ tree
Glenfinart Walled Garden's patron and friend, Sophie Thompson/Lumsden recently planted a plum tree in the garden's fledgling orchard. She was also kind enough to share her thoughts on this special garden project: The Glenfinart walled garden feels like it is reclaiming something so utterly nourishing for the local community, literally getting down to the roots …