A couple of us ventured out on a very cold Saturday morning to meet the ever cheery Mike Shields (Council Parks Officer) and plant two plum trees (one "Opal" and one "Victoria"). Mike gave us a masterclass in staking, supporting and fencing in young trees. We'll look forward to enjoy the fruit of our labours (literally) in a couple of years.
On Saturday we gathered again in Ferniehill Park for the first time this year. Thankfully (following the wild and stormy week that had preceded it) the sun shone on us. Under the guidance of Mike, our favourite Edinburgh Parks Officer, we mulched the trees (putting bark round their bases), and planted lots of raspberry canes in the shelter of the wall at one side of the park, meaning that the park will soon have it's own natural, free and scrummy snack vending facilities! On the morning of Saturday 10 November a number of us gathered in Ferniehill Park to do some clearing and planting in the Wildflower corner. We picked up some litter and leftovers from fireworks night, and planted wildflower plugs including Evening Primrose, Alpine Strawberries, and Self Heal along with some bulbs. We'll look forward to going back in the spring to see the results! Mike Shields of City of Edinburgh Council kindly loaned us tools for the work, and the weather couldn't have been better (for November): bright clear and not too windy. We'd got all the work done in an hour and a half, and left feeling very productive. |
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