Plastic bottle greenhouse

Barrow Community Trust - 2013 Spring Charity Dinner

The Barrow Community Trust makes grants to support voluntary and community groups throughout the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness. This year their Charity Dinner and Ball, which is the main fundraiser for the Trust, will be held on Saturday 16 March 2013 at Abbey House Hotel.  All proceeds from the evening will support the work of the Trust. Last year the dinner raised over £4,000.

A chilly morning in the undergrowth

A little more snow

Quote for the week......

"Every gardener knows under the cloak of winter lies a miracle . . .a seed waiting to sprout, a bulb opening to light, a bud straining to unfurl. And the anticipation nurtures our dreams." - Barbara Winkler

Growing Well horticulture training course - March 2013

Crocus adding a little colour to the undergrowth

A very generous donation from the Rotary Club of Barrow in Furness

We would like to thank the Rotary Club of Barrow in Furness for their very generous donation.

It was very much appreciated.

Friends of the Lake District - Conserving Lakeland Magazine article

We would like to thank Friends of the Lake District for including an article about our new community grow your own scheme in their Conserving Lakeland magazine.

Raising the log cabin

Raising the log cabin and adding an additional damp proof membrane. Thank you to all who helped make this possible, it was very much appreciated.

Snowdrops around the edge of the lawn

Quote for the week......

"When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it.  If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant." – Anon

Gardening tips and advice

Please find a list of various websites offering expert advice and gardening tips for growers of various experience, from beginners to expert.

• RHS Grow your own - Expert tips, advice on what to do when growing your own fruit vegetables and herbs for home, allotment, or containers: http://www.rhs.org.uk/gardening/grow-your-own
• Garden Organic – Tips and advice for organic gardening: http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/organicgardening/intro.php
• Allotment Growing – Advice for all allotment holders, growers and gardeners: http://www.allotment.org.uk/
• Gardeners World - In-depth articles which focus on gardening in the UK: http://www.gardenersworld.com/
• Garden Advice - Gardening advice from horticultural specialists in plants and gardens, plus personal online garden advisors: http://www.gardenadvice.co.uk/

A dunnock exploring the undergrowth

A great little bird

Barrow and District Disability Association - New courses available

Bulbs beginning to flower in the undergrowth

 

New Roots growing their own

Mark and Margaret from New Roots preparing their raised planter and sowing seeds in the poly tunnel.

Brathay Trust visit

James and Claire from Brathay Trust pay a visit to discuss our involvement during the final week of their Future Footprints programme. The project incorporates outdoor skills, conservation work and employability. They hope this will create a platform from which young people can develop and is ultimately about effecting sustainable lasting change in the young people. The project consists of four residentials at Brathay Trust based at the end of Windermere. Brathay’s residential programmes have helped young people to re-engage with education, have a voice in their community, become peer mentors and young leaders, and for some, move away from criminal activity and engage in positive behaviour.

So far in 2013........

So far in 2013........, a set on Flickr.

“This generation is responsible for handing on the world’s wildlife to the next.” - Sir David Attenborough