Down at the Kingfisher the flowers are still blooming in the sunshine – they’ll no doubt enjoy the rain that is on its way!
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Friday Tidy in September…
Join us at the Quay – we’ll have a bit of a tidy up and get some weeding done.
We’ll be there between 10:00 and 12:00 on Friday 4 September.
Join us if you can!
Joyful July…
The nectar bed at the Kingfisher is looking rather wonderful. Have you seen it?
June is bustin’ out all over…!
Hello! It’s been a while – how have you been? Using all this lockdown time to work on your garden? The combination of torrential downpours and a lot of sunshine have made gardening interesting, to say the least.
Yesterday a couple of us met up (in a responsible, socially-distanced way, of course) to tackle the nectar bed at the Kingfisher. It had been looking very promising at the beginning of May…
Unfortunately, it then took a bit of a beating whilst work was going on at the Kingfisher – used as a resting place for a ladder and blocked off by fencing, with no access for us.
At last, yesterday, we finally managed to get to work – we removed the damaged plants, and trimmed back the fleabane around the edges.
We put in many new plants (donated by Sudbury in Bloom) to fill the gaps, and gave the soil a much needed drink – it’s all looking a lot healthier. As well as the red and purple of the salvias and verbena bonariensis, etc, there are sunny marigolds around the edges, and soon there will be pops of pale pink and white against the green. Next time you visit the gym or pool, do swing by to see how it looks!
April, and beyond…
As you will have probably realised, we will not be doing a Friday Tidy this month.
Green spaces are so important to us all, and now possibly more than ever before – so if you are lucky enough to have a garden, hopefully you can get out there to get some fresh air and exercise. If not, perhaps you can have your daily exercise in a bit of green space close to home. Trees are blossoming, birds are building nests, the primroses are out and frogs are spawning – life goes on!
I saw these lovely windows in town the other day and thought I’d share them. Everyone is so grateful to every key worker who continues to work in difficult circumstances – thank you.
Stay safe, everyone.
Blossoming…
A little bit of rain didn’t deter us during our Friday Tidy…
At Roy’s, we split the snowdrops and planted a few miniature tulips. Down at the Kingfisher beds we trimmed back a few of the leggier plants in the nectar bed, just to neaten things up a bit – and then discussed what to do with the ‘edible’ bed. We have big plans for the next month or two – a revamp on the scale of the nectar bed is long overdue!
After a very welcome cup of tea (big thank you to the Kingfisher for that – it was just what we needed to take the chill off!) we headed round to the Quay, to have a look and make some notes. Lovely to see buds on the trees and bushes – it’s all very green at the moment (the wild strawberries are rampant….) with a splash of bright yellow, but it shouldn’t be too long before we get some more colour in there too.
Friday Tidy in March…
Well, we haven’t been completely idle, even if the blog has been badly neglected! Among other things, bulbs and a few new plants have been added to the Kingfisher bed and a bit of weeding has gone on. There are shoots coming up, and there is some welcome colour to brighten up the (last of…?) the winter months.
So, as Friday 13th approaches (and no, we are not in the least superstitious) we aim to do a round up of what needs to be done in each of the areas we maintain. We will meet at the tubs at the back of Roys at 10:00 and then make our way on to the Kingfisher beds, and finish at the Quay. We hope you can join us at one or all of the sites.
Friday Tidy in November…
Join us at the Quay – we’ll have a bit of a tidy up and get some weeding done.
We’ll be there between 10:00 and 12:00 on Friday 1 November.
Join us if you can!
Friday Tidy in September…
This Friday we will visit the Quay for a bit of weeding, a bit of cutting back, and some planting.
Join us if you can – we’ll be there 10:00-12:00.
Friday Tidy update…
Yesterday, we were very pleased to see that the pollinator bed has not only survived, it appears to be thriving. A little bit of weeding, some dead-heading, and a good watering was all it needed. We will add bulbs and other plants as we go into late summer and Autumn to fill all the empty spaces.
Can you spot the butterfly?
The edible bed needed a bit more tlc. So, we’ve trimmed back the rosemary and lavender, got rid of the weeds and grass that had sprung up in between the main plants, and added a few bits and bobs, including marigolds, for colour.
Looking good, don’t you think?
It can be thirsty work, so a big thank you to the lovely folks at the Kingfisher for bringing us a much needed drink!
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