Join us at 10:00 on the last friday of the month for our…
Friday Tidy!
Meet on 24 February at the Quay Theatre for some sorting out, fixing up and, of course, weeding. New faces always welcome – just come along ready for some gardening!
planting
Friday Tidy in January.
Join us at 10:00 on the last friday of the month for our…
Friday Tidy!
Meet on 27 January at the Quay Theatre for some sorting out, fixing up and, of course, weeding. New faces always welcome – just come along ready for some gardening!
Siam Gardens Work Party
A quick reminder that there will be a work party at
Siam Gardens on Wednesday, 18 January, 9:30-11:30.
All welcome! Please pop along, even if it’s just to say hello!
Friday Tidy!
Join us at 10:00 on the last friday of the month for our…
Friday Tidy!
Meet on 28th October at the Quay Theatre for some sorting out, fixing up and, of course, weeding. New faces always welcome – just come along ready for some gardening!
Bob Flowerdew at the Quay Theatre.
An Audience with Bob Flowerdew at the Quay Theatre.
Tickets: £13.00 No Concessions
Saturday October 15th 2016, 7:00pm*
“Born a farmer’s son, Bob has tilled, planted, grown, complained, written, sung and charmed his way to being one of the nation’s favourite horticulture experts, with 20 years as a panelist on BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners Question Time being his most recognisable position in the public eye (or rather, ear). Comprising two 45min. sessions of idiosyncratic iconoclastic chat, anecdote, verse and song. This appearance will be an intimate couple of hours with one of Britain’s great characters. Book signing after the event. Warning: may contain some wry humour – occasionally witty….”
*Apologies – time is 7pm and not 8pm as previously stated.
Permaculture.
WALK AND TALK
PERMACULTURE FOR GARDENS
TUESDAY 16 AUGUST
10am – 12:30pm
Places still available for what will be
a fascinating morning at
The Apricot Centre, Lawford CO11 2LY
To book a place, or for more information, please leave a comment on the blog and we will contact you directly.
Car share available.
The Apricot Centre & Permaculture
The Apricot Centre
Manningtree
Walk and talk on permaculture for gardens.
Tuesday, 16 August
10:00 – 12:30
Marina O’Connell, who runs the farm, has offered to take us for a wander round the farm and garden. Marina will explain the principles of permaculture and how they can be applied practically in a garden setting. We will then go inside for a discussion and to ask any questions.
Marina keeps things informal and practical – and we hope to get some ideas for re-planting and developing the Quay car-park.
….and the visit is FREE!
As the farm is part of the DEFRA funding scheme, we will need a minimum of six people to confirm booking – please confirm by leaving a comment in the comments section of the blog. Closer to the time we can organise car shares and arrange set-off times.
*Permaculture is the design of more sustainable environments using nature as inspiration. By observing and learning how wonderfully productive eco-systems can be, we can learn from this and consciously design our own gardens, lives, farms and environments to work with nature. To be sustainable in caring for the earth, natural resources and the people whose lives the systems touch upon, and to be fair and equitable, returning rather than retaining surpluses.
A bit of a sit down…
The tubs which we planted up behind Roy’s store in town are mostly doing very well – the only exception being the tub which is hidden towards the back wall. Too much shade and not enough water? We shall try to come up with a new solution to that problem.
Meanwhile, the plants we introduced into the beds behind the seats – including a small white lilac – appear to have survived and rewarded us with flowers. We hope that they make a difference to anyone who stops for a little bit of a sit down en route to and from Roys and Waitrose!
Wildflowers for Sudbury.
Greener Sudbury have teamed up with the Sudbury Community Hub in an initiative to brighten up the edges of our town while making it more nature-friendly.
The green group at the Community Hub on Northern Road grew wild flowers from seed donated by Sudbury in Bloom, carefully tending them in polytunnels until they were ready to be planted out.
Members of Greener Sudbury then stepped in to plant foxglove, verbascum and nectar-rich species, favoured by bees and other insects, near the Homebase roundabout, First Avenue and Acton Lane.
We must now wait patiently until next summer to see if these efforts have paid off. If so, we’ll continue to plant up Sudbury!
Get in touch if you would like to join in!
GreenerSudbury at Kingfisher Leisure.
A lovely write-up from the Kingfisher Leisure folk on the aboutmyarea site, which you can read here. Thank you to everyone at Kingfisher!
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