Category Archives: gardening

Sunday 27 November: a family event, planting in the orchard on Scarcroft Green

Posted on November 21, 2016 by

Sunday November 27th 11am – 1pm (Posted on behalf of Laura Potts and Buglife) There are 25 Primroses, 25 Cowslips, 15 Red Campion, 15 White Campion, 10 Common Knapweed, 10 Musk Mallow, 10 Oxeye Daisy, 15 Selfheal, 15 Wild Carrot, … Continue reading →

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Bed-making

Posted on July 26, 2016 by

Here in the photos below you can see the story of making the raised bed at The Nose on Sunday – from piles of timber, to layering the bottom of bed with compost. If you have any mature compost or spare soil, … Continue reading →

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Raised bed

Posted on July 20, 2016 by

From 11 am this Saturday – 23 July – a team of us will be erecting an amazing raised bed in our lovely community garden. We need your help! The bed will be in a U-shape and about 60 cm … Continue reading →

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Open Garden event

Posted on July 20, 2016 by

Along with other Edible / Community Gardens in York, we opened our community garden,  The Nose, to the public on Saturday 16 July. The Nose is the triangular patch of land next to St Clements Church, Nunthorpe Road. We were delighted … Continue reading →

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York Open Edible Gardens, 16 July 2016

Posted on July 9, 2016 by

Discover your local community garden! Along with other Edible / Community Gardens in York, we’ll be hosting a series of events at The Nose on Saturday 16 July, 2.00-4.00pm. The Nose is the triangular patch of land next to St Clements … Continue reading →

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Bee theme for gardening at The Nose this Sunday

Posted on May 6, 2016 by

Our fortnightly session at the community garden (The Nose), by St Clements Church on Scarcroft Road – Sunday 8 May, 2 – 3 pm. Our theme this time is bee-ing welcoimng, so we’ll be attending to our bee-friendly border, planting … Continue reading →

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Gardening gets going again in 2016 at The Nose

Posted on April 12, 2016 by

Next session Sunday 24 April, 2.30pm. You might have already noticed the changes made after we got together on Sunday , working off Sunday lunch and getting the beds into shape for spring. Come down, meet like-minded gardening folk, and burn off … Continue reading →

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