Update on The Moths Project – a total of 39 species for August! Wildlife Gardening Group Co-ordinator Czech Conroy reports: I put out the moth trap last night (24 August). I was expecting/hoping for slightly more than the 5 moths and 4 species that I got on 3 August, because I’ve got more flowering plants…Continue Reading “What a difference 22 days makes”
The Wildlife Gardening Group is now up and running. Czech Conroy, Wildlife Gardening Group coordinator, explains the Moths Project. Our gardens can be very good places for moths. That may not be obvious, however, as most species go unnoticed as they fly at night. The WGG’s ‘Moths Project’ will show us just how many moth…Continue Reading “The Moths Project”
FORGING CONNECTIONS, HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT Wednesday 23 July 8pm The Old Library Speaker: Sue Williams Join us for our August talk where Sue will chart her involvement in gardening as a way of bringing very different communities together. Sue says, “I didn’t have a conventional horticultural training. But 30 years ago, I bought a house with…Continue Reading “WEDNESDAY 27 AUGUST: FREE TALK GARDENING IN COMMUNITIES”
The Schedule for our annual Late Summer Show is now available. It’s open to all. The full list of classes is Vegetable, Fruit, Chrysanthemum, Dahlia, General Flowers, Pelargonium & Geranium, Houseplant & Cactus, Floral Art, Domestic, Handicraft, Photographic, Children’s – and Oddest Vegetable (by public vote). Take part! Enter to win cash prizes and a…Continue Reading “Late Summer Show September 6”
For those interested in working behind the counter, we will run regular half hour training sessions on working the till and SumUp. It would be really helpful to have a team of people on standby for when our regular volunteers are on holiday, or at another event. The first training session will be 12.30 –…Continue Reading “Till Training Sunday 24 August”