Category Archives: gardening

Gardening this Sunday at the Community Garden, 2-3pm

Each Spring through to Autumn we hold fortnightly gardening sessions to maintain and sustain the garden. The sessions are free, and open to anyone – no gardening skills required. (We’re also planning a local litter-pick on Sunday 2 April – … Continue reading

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Save the dates! – the next Street-recycle, and the Spring Fair

Planet South Bank’s Spring Fair: Sunday April 23rd, 2-4pm, at the Community Garden next to St Clements Church – see the poster below 🙂 And our next in the ever-popular series of Street-recyles – sign up to put stuff out … Continue reading

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This year’s community gardening sessions – beginning tomorrow (Sunday)

Planet South Bank’s Community Garden (‘The Nose’), beside St Clements Church, has become a real feature of our local community. Each Spring through to Autumn we hold fortnightly gardening sessions to maintain and sustain the garden. The sessions are free, … Continue reading

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Pruning workshop, Saturday 28 January 2023

We’ve heard news of the following event: Scarcroft Green Orchard – PRUNING WORKSHOP Come and learn how to prune apple and pear trees for optimum fruitfulness. Saturday January 28th, 2-4pm. Bring secateurs, gloves and loppers (if you have them). Suggested … Continue reading

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Community Gardening dates for the rest of 2022

Since 2011, Planet South Bank Planet has worked with St Clements Church to transform land at the church on Scarcroft Road into a growing psace for fruit, veg, herbs, edible flowers and beautiful pollinators. So if you want to join … Continue reading

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Gardening session tomorrow: Planet Southbank Community Garden

We’re holding a gardening session this Sunday from 2-3 pm at the community garden in the grounds of St. Clement’s Church on Scarcroft Road. It’s a great chance for you to come and meet our small friendly group and take … Continue reading

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Harvesting at our community garden this Sunday 18 August

Interested in trying your hand at gardening this weekend? Come help us at our regular gardening session this Sunday at 4pm at our community garden (adjoining St Clements Church, Scarcroft Road YO23 1NE). We are going to be pruning back … Continue reading

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#plasticfeedback

Following the recent BBC War on Plastic series (do watch on iPlayer if you missed them – simultaneously depressing and inspiring https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0005xh7/war-on-plastic-with-hugh-and-anita), one of our Planet South Bank members took up the challenge and returned some plastic ‘feedback’ to a local supermarket … Continue reading

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Tea and Cake at the Community Garden…

Our first community gardening session this year is this Sunday 17th March (tomorrow), at 4pm. Fancy learning some gardening skills? Or joining in for friendship and fun? All are welcome. Our community garden is the triangle of land by St … Continue reading

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Join in our Community Gardening in 2019!

Hello gardeners! The temperature is getting warmer and Spring is coming. Below are our sessions for the coming growing season. Our sessions are on Sundays at 4pm at the Nose at St Clements Church on Scarcroft Road. We provide all … Continue reading

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