Foodie Fest Barrow. Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th June

Guided walk around Great Urswick. 1pm, Sunday 9th June

Quote for the week.....

"I grow plants for many reasons: to please my eye or to please my soul, to challenge the elements or to challenge my patience, for novelty or for nostalgia, but mostly for the joy in seeing them grow" - David Hobson 

Dingy skipper butterfly on our banking area

A visiting common blue butterfly

meadow management workshop 05.06.2013

Meadow habitat management training workshop  for our valued volunteers, Alex and David. The sessions were facilitated by Cumbria Wildlife Trust Officer Sue Thurley. During the workshop the last remaining dock was removed from the banking before the area was scattered  with native species wildlflower seeds. 

Funding for the training workshops has been provided from a generous grant awarded to the project by People’s Health Trust, using money raised by Healthable Community Interest Company through The Health Lottery.

Preparing for a little lawn maintenance

CADAS tending their raised planter, and they thought to bring the sun with them

Having fun while growing their own food

Taking delivery of our new pop up gazebo

Funding to enable the purchase of our new pop up gazebo was provided form a grant awarded to us by The People’s Health Trust using money raised by Healthable Community Interest Company through The Health Lottery.

Ox eye daisy on the banking area

Lilac flowering in our planted borders

A common lizard enjoying the sun

Busy little pollinators

Time for transplanting.......

Nasturtiums flowering in one of our raised planters

Members of New Roots tending their raised planter

Aiming to maximise space in the poly tunnel

                         Before                                                                           After

Blooming marvelous

Quote for the week......

"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all" - Aristotle

Among the plants flowering in the undergrowth and border areas include.....

 Bluebell

Potentilla

                                                                                                             Red campion

Monitoring our slow worms

Adding horseradish to the communal herb garden

Horseradish found while clearing dock from the banking area, has been transplanted into the communal herb garden planter

Meadow management workshop - 30.05.2013

Meadow habitat management workshop, as facilitated by Cumbria Wildlife Trust Officer Sue Thurley. During the session dock was removed from the banking area in preparation for planting a variety of wild flower plug plants and seeds.

Funding for the training workshops has been provided from a generous grant awarded to the project by People’s Health Trust, using money raised by Healthable Community Interest Company through The Health Lottery.

Community grow your own scheme - border planting scheme

Adding plants to the communal herb garden

Seedlings ready to be transplanted

A variety of seedlings and young plants including; nasturtiums, poached egg plant, sweet peas, black knapweed, spindle and tomato, many ready for transplanting outside.

Ulverston Good Life Festival 2013 14th to 23rd June

Please refill us after use

Common lizards basking in the sun

Just sat on the banking .......