We’ve now taken delivery of some new bike stands, courtesy of S Downs National Park. They are designed as planters, with the weight of the soil holding the bikes steady
They were tried out on Sunday at the willow workshop for the first time
On Saturday 21 March, we took part in Big Dig 2015. On a cold grey day we had a steady stream of visitors and made a start on some key garden projects with their help.
Some images from early Saturday:
Today is the old date of twelfth night, the traditional date for wassailing orchards and tending to the trees. Following on from our event last year, we invited the Petersfield Community Choir to come and sing to the trees in our orchard area.
This was followed by Emily and friends from the Grace and Flavour garden in Horsley helping us prune the apple trees
We shared apple pies and apple cake, washed down with mulled cider and apple juice.
We had a book and bric-a-brac stall at today’s festival, to raise funds and awareness for the Garden.
It rained in the morning, but the lunchtime sun brought more people out
On 16 November we had a edible garden afternoon, sharing food with ingredients from the garden, and hearing about Emily and Camilla’s long term suggestions for the overall plan of the garden.
The outline plan is on the ‘Design’page: the idea is that different people take the lead for coordinating the activities in the different zones. Read more about it here.
While our second growing season has come to a close, we have been harvesting, clearing, and preparing for next year.
On Sunday 5th, we had a stall at the October Lavant St market, with books and garden produce, raising over fifty pounds and talking to lots of people about the garden.
On 2oth September, we had an open day as part of the ‘Big Dig’ edible gardens open day, with food and activities to show what we were doing at the garden.
Forty five people came to look round and see what we were up to.
Petersfield Community Garden 