Spring is here......

Seedlings growing in the poly tunnel

A little added colour on the wildlife banking today

Quote for the week....

If nothing ever changed, there would be no butterflies"- Author unknown 

Junior Wardens - Love Barrow Award - Environmental Volunteers of the Year 2013

Courtesy of our friends at the Neighbourhood Management Team.

"Two of the Junior Wardens from Greengate Juniors with their Love Barrow Award - Environmental Volunteers of the Year 2013. Well done to all Junior Wardens and everyone involved in making the project such a success over the years. A very well deserved award"

..........................................................................Fantastic!

Iris flowering near the small pond on the wildlife banking

Busy preparing a nest box

A little colour around the edging of the lawn

Among this weeks welcomed visitors include.....

Various seedling being grown in the poly tunnel

Tending vegetables in the poly tunnel

Rebecca and David re-potting some of Croftlands Trusts vegetables in the poly tunnel.

Making additional raised planters

Valued volunteers Alex and David making raised planters.

 

Transplanting some hardier vegetables into raised planters

Hardier vegetables being transplanted into one of the raised planters on our community grow your own scheme.

Growing their own vegetables

Some of the vegetables being grown by members of our community grow your own scheme in the poly tunnel.

National Gardening Week. 15 - 21 April 2013

This year National Gardening Week wants everyone to go wild by planting wild flower mini meadows throughout Britain. Register (by 15 March) to get your free packet of wild flower seeds to sow a mini meadow. They can be sown in raised beds, pots, window boxes or in an unused patch of garden.

For more information and to register an event or find a local event, please visit: http://www.nationalgardeningweek.org.uk/

Quote for the week.......

"I have found, through years of practice, that people garden in order to make something grow; to interact with nature; to share, to find sanctuary, to heal, to honour the earth, to leave a mark. Through gardening, we feel whole as we make our personal work of art upon our land." -  Julie Moir Messervy

Age UK Barrow - Men in Sheds

Hair raising......

Is it safe to come out yet......

A little bit of sunshine

Little blue birds checking their nest box

Colour provided by our crocus

Robin pays a visit

A little more colour for the undergrowth

Our little friend is back......

Quote for the week.....

‎"The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.” 

 Walt Disney Company

Growing well in the poly tunnel

Various seedling propagated by a diverse range of local people and local organisation continue to flourish in the poly tunnel.