Glasgow Guerrilla Gardening

Plenty to do this month, particularly after the recent gales so any help always appreciated. We next meet on Saturday 4th June and Saturday 18th June at our Townhead site, at 11:30am. If you’d like to come along and help out you’d be more than welcome. Just bring a pair of gardening gloves and a small trowel or fork if you plan to do any planting. Our Townhead site is opposite the Royal Infirmary, just outside St Mungos Primary on the lane that connects Stirling Rd to Parson Street.

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Thanks to Hayes Garden world for their support. Hayes Garden World are a huge garden centre in Ambleside – their website sells garden benches, Barbeques, chimineas, teak garden furniture and even some dining room furniture.

Please take the time to visit our sponsor as their kind support enables us to achieve a great deal as a group.

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Still lots to do up at Townhead so if you’d like to come along and help out it’d be much appreciated.
If you haven’t been along before all you need to bring are gardening gloves, a small for or trowel and
seeds or plants if you have them.

We meet on the lane that connects Stirling Rd and Parson St outside St Mungos Primary. Any bus that
stops at the Royal Infirmary will get you there if you have a distance to travel.

We’ll be meeting at 11:30am on Saturday 21st May
and 11:30am on Saturday 28th May.

Here are the next few dates in our schedule. If you intend coming along can you email to confirm to give me an idea of numbers. This also alllows me to update you with any changes in the schedule that may arise. Weekday dates will only go ahead if we get sufficient numbers interested. Weekend dates will continue as normal.

Wednesday 20th April 6:30pm
Saturday 23rd April 11:30am
Sunday 24th April 11:30am
Friday 29th April 11:30am

Owing to the weather this morning’s planned dig will not be going ahead.

We’ll next be meeting on 12th March 2011 at our Townhead site to carry on tidying up the winter debris, planting and litter picking.

If you’d like to help out, bring yourself a pair of gloves and a small trowel or fork if you intend to be doing any planting.

We meet outside the side entrance of St Mungo’s Primary on the lane that connects Stirling Rd and Parson Street. As ever everyone is welcome to come along.

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Blogger James is a self-employed artist based in South West Scotland and is the latest donor to our plant fund. His blog Small Garden Zone not only documents his attempts to get the most out of a small space but is an interesting garden diary with a particular emphasis on growing fruit, veggies and herbs. Small Garden Zone has only been online for a few months but is already promising to be a valuable resource for anyone growing in a real, less than ideal garden with all the challenges that entails. You’ll also find links to garden supplies used and recommended by James. The blog really is worth a look for anyone interested in real gardening in an authentic setting.

Thanks again to James for his kind donation.

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I spent a very enjoyable few hours up at Townhead today, every week new shoots are appearing and more spring bulbs are blooming. We currently have a very nice display of hellebores and primroses on the site, so it’s well worth talking a stroll by if you’re in the area.

We continue to get great feedback from the public for all our hard work on the site. Today I was awarded a banana by a passer by which provided a welcome snack and excuse to pause for a break.

All in all I managed to get a fair bit done and have added teasel, hardy geraniums, quaking grass, yellow loosestrife, primula, poached eggs and sweet rocket to the beds for what fingers crossed should be a colourful display come summer. Removing the debris of autumn and winter continues and there is still loads to do so any help, even just a quick half hour is welcome.

We next meet as a group on the 26th Feb and it would be great to see a few old and new faces come along.

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Exotic Flowers Direct have very kindly made a much needed donation to our plant fund. Exotic flowers are perfect for impressing that special person. Their beautiful range of tropical flowers combine brilliant colors with striking shapes to create breathtaking and unforgettable presentations.

Once again a massive thanks to Exotic Flowers Direct for their kind support.

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We meet for the last dig of February at 11:30am on Saturday 26th Feb at the side entrance of St Mungos Primary, Townhead on the lane that connects Stirling Rd to Parson St. As well as admiring all the early bulbs which are just coming into bloom, we’ll be continuing work on the site in preparation for the arrival of spring. If you haven’t been up in a while it’s well worth a look as there are over thirteen thousand spring and summer bulbs of various kinds set to bloom over the coming months.

As ever bring yourself, a small fork or trowel, a pair of gardening gloves and any plants you’d like to add to what will hopefully be a colourful display. If you haven’t been along to the site before or you have any questions, please get in touch via email.

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The good people at Hayes Garden World have very kindly made a donation to our plant fund. Hayes Garden World is a huge garden centre in Ambleside selling everything you can think of related to gardening including garden furniture, garden benches, barbeques, chimineas, bird feeders, plants and lots more including all the gardening tools you’ll need in your guerrilla gardening kit.

Once again a massive thanks to Hayes for their kind donation.

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