Glasgow Guerrilla Gardening

 

As I mentioned in an earlier post there is lots to look forward to in 2009. This post offers a taste of what’s in store.

31st January 2009 -Our first Townhead dig of the new year. We’ll be meeting at the site at 11:30am.

28th February 2009 -Townhead Dig. Meeting at the site at 11:30am.

28th March 2009- Townhead Dig. Meeting at the site at 11:30am.  

4th April 2009-Nasturtium Day! Inspired by the wonderful international Sunflower Day we have decided to launch Nasturtium Day in tribute to this easy to grow, edible and attractive little wonder. The time and place for this meet are yet to be decided so keep an eye on this page for updates and start stockpiling nasturtium seeds in preparation.

25th April 2009- Townhead dig, usual time and place.

1st May 2009 -International Sunflower Day. Meeting place etc still to be decided and will be announced nearer the time. In the meantime find out more about Sunflower Day here and here.

30th May 2009 -Townhead Dig. Usual time and place.

27th June 2009- Townhead Dig. Usual time and place.

25th July 2009- Townhead Dig. Usual time and place.

29th August 2009- Townhead Dig. Usual place and time.

26th September 2009- Merchant City Festival Dig

31st October 2009- Townhead Dig. Usual time and place.

28th November 2009 -Townhead dig -Last tidy up before Christmas and New Year. Usual time and place.

This is just a taste of what’s to come. They’ll also be digs arranged throughout the year for other sites and more than a few evening digs when the light nights come in.

Thanks to all who helped out in 2008. We hope to see you all again in 2009.

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A few photos from the last Townhead dig. Lots of leaf litter, but we managed to clear the worst of it from the roses in the south plot. Plenty of planting was done too. Heather, a few rose bushes, some ferns, ornamental grasses and bulbs. A good days work all told.

There will be one last organised visit this year I think, just to get the last of the bulbs in.

Ten we plan for next year……………

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Some photos from the last dig.

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I thought I’d better put up some of the shots from last Saturdays clean-up at the Meadow, if nothing else, they give you an idea of the size of this tract of land.  The Meadow is a large expanse of spare ground, just off Queen Margaret Drive in Glasgow.  It used to be a pair of red shale football pitches, and I have to admit there was a mild pang of nostalgia involved for me, as I had played there about twenty years ago for a local Boys Club.  The old floodlight pylons still stand, rusting and broken.

That apart, it’s unrecognisable nowadays, with trees and grass covering the area.  Ideal, as it happens, to be transformed into a little piece of green space in the middle of the city.  More info can be found at the North Kelvinside Meadow website, keep an eye out over the coming weeks for the next stage in the process of turning the land into something pleasant and productive, Douglas and co will need all the help they can get. 

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