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Volunteering

Posted on May 24, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

We’re always delighted to welcome new people to London Road Station gardens, to do routine maintenance, to develop the ornamental garden, to plant up seedlings etc. Members of the partnership can access the garden when they want, but we usually … Continue reading →

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Beautiful bulbs, dying daffodils

Posted on May 22, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

We planted a lot of daffodil bulbs in the autumn in the shady triangle. Most of the miniature ones (Tete a tete) came up and flowered beautifully, along with quite a few of the large daffodils at the back of … Continue reading →

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It’s spring – a year of LRSP

Posted on March 17, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

This last week has really brought a sense of spring to Brighton. The daffodils are out, there are buds on the trees and cafe tables are appearing on the pavements again. The sky has been bright blue, the sun has … Continue reading →

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Magic moments in the garden

Posted on March 10, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

It’s been pretty intensive in the gated plot these last few days as we’ve worked hard to build the raised beds, repaint the wall, put up the trellis wires for the mini-orchard and get the raised beds filled with rich soil ready … Continue reading →

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How the beds were won

Posted on February 28, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

It’s always hard to believe that things you don’t know how to do yourself are doable, but in the end, they are … OK, so we had built raised beds before, but this time in the station garden, we were having … Continue reading →

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Beautiful pots brighten up the shady garden

Posted on February 19, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

                The shady triangle has been brightened up by two beautiful ceramic planters, set at the bottom of the garden by the station building wall. The pots have been donated and planted up … Continue reading →

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It’s very cold …

Posted on February 2, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

I was sceptical, I thought it was all hype … but no, it really has turned very, very cold. Here in coastal Brighton, the temperatures are below freezing. It’s certainly the coldest it’s been this winter. I was out in the station … Continue reading →

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The big raspberry plant

Posted on January 19, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

On Friday we’re getting five raspberry plants from Harvest, Brighton & Hove’s Food Partnership. Harvest are promoting raspberry growing in public spaces and community gardens all over Brighton & Hove because once they get going, they produce wonderful fruit which … Continue reading →

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It’s going to be cold

Posted on January 12, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

Is it? Just as we had got used to cold winters again, it looks like January 2012 is going to be the second warmest since records began. The weather at London Road Station has been positively spring-like; the bulbs are coming … Continue reading →

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New year, new shoots

Posted on January 5, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

Happy New Year! The change of year was not white this year, but more typically wet and windy. Today the damp clouds have lifted but there’s an irritating high wind. I checked the gardens and the compost site – my … Continue reading →

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