Monthly Archives: April 2013

Preston Circus planted – again

We’ve finally got the key planting done for the Preston Circus planters, and they look great!  We were eight down at the Circus this afternoon, observed by the opera goers heading to the Duke of York’s for the relay from … Continue reading

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Bivouac in Bevendean

OK, it wasn’t really a bivouac, but it was an uplifting celebration of being outdoors after months of cold, wet and windy gloom. Harvest’s network get-together for community gardeners from all over Brighton & Hove took place at the Bevendean Community … Continue reading

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Plant purchasing for Preston Circus

Just got back from Stamner Nurseries where I feel, as a neighbour put it, like a 14-year old girl in the high street on a Saturday. Thank goodness Madeleine was there with her Treasurer’s hat firmly on to restrain me … Continue reading

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Bloom and bling

We like a bit of bling on our blog and who better to provide it than Brighton & Hove’s Mayor, Bill Randall, who has visited our garden in full bling on several occasions. On Monday 22nd April, we met up … Continue reading

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Our public herb planters

We’ve finally installed our public herb planters at the front of London Road Station, supported by a small grant from Harvest … took a bit of doing to sort out the flat packs.               … Continue reading

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Seed Sowing Sunday 14 April

It’s our Seed-Sowing Sunday on 14th April, thanks to the RHS 2013 Britain in Bloom ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood’ scheme whose theme this year is ‘Edible Britain’. To mark the beginning of National Gardening Week, we’ll be sowing the fifteen free packs of seeds … Continue reading

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