by admin | Jun 11, 2020 | Gardens, Volunteer Blog
June is such a colourful month. Everywhere you look there are flowers and for us in the North, we have the extra daylight hours as well. Summer is upon us and in a couple of weeks it will be the Solstice – the turning point of the year when the sun stands still... 
by admin | May 14, 2020 | Gardens, Latest News, Volunteer Blog
Usually May is a quiet and reliable month which gradually leads us into summer with longer days, warmer temperatures and blossom. The early leaves have sprung on most trees, butterflies are on the wing and if you look carefully, you will find wildflowers blooming in... 
by admin | Apr 16, 2020 | Gardens, Volunteer Blog
As I write this, it is almost Easter. The month is passing rapidly, and we will soon be in the middle of April. April is month of great change in the garden, and in nature, and the biggest factor driving this change is sex – the urge to reproduce. It is... 
by admin | Mar 13, 2020 | Gardens, Latest News, Volunteer Blog
February is the shortest month but as we have crammed so much into the month it feels as if it must have been at least six weeks long. A Busy Month We have had three poly tunnels erected despite the mixed weather which prevailed almost the entire time the team was... 
by admin | Feb 12, 2020 | Gardens, Latest News, Volunteer Blog
To me, poor February seems to be stuck in the middle between Winter and Spring, not sure whether it is one season or the other! Signs of Spring The days are starting to be noticeably longer and there is a faint warmth in the returning sun, but it can still be really...