Thank you as always for your support to our History talks this year and below isthe programme for the first half of next year. The final talk for this year will be next Thursday 5th December from Dr Kingsley Purdem from Manchester University who will be talking about the history of voting , how ourContinue reading Seasonal update Nov-Dec 2019
Finishing of the Garden shelter
Today was a good day to finish of the garden shelter at Good Neighbours. So here is the final shelter, which should enable us to use the garden through out the year (well, most of it). It was just Michael and me today, and here are pictures of the finished shelter and Michael standing inContinue reading Finishing of the Garden shelter
Merryn Cook’s talk about Chorlton Open Gardens
Merryn Cook’s talk about Chorlton Open Gardens, Thurs Nov 17th Marry Cook gave a talk about Chorlton Open Gardens which this year was held on Sunday, 26th June. The first Chorlton Open Gardens event was held in June 2011 in aid of the charity ‘Freedom from Torture’. It has groen so now there are over 30 gardensContinue reading Merryn Cook’s talk about Chorlton Open Gardens
CGN garden settles in for autumn
November update on the Good Neighbours garden waiting for the baked potatoes to cook The Good Neighbours garden is now getting much more sunshine now that the big willow tree has been pollarded. We have also started getting into have a small fire to cook baked potatoes, veggie sausages and the like at our FridayContinue reading CGN garden settles in for autumn
Good Neighbours garden – October update
Good Neighbours garden – October update For most of September and October the weather on the Friday mornings where we meet at the Good Neighbours Garden has been very good. By late September we had a profusion of tomatoes and beans, plus late salad crops we had only planted in early September Here isContinue reading Good Neighbours garden – October update
CGN Garden update
Garden has been doing well recently, but not enough sunshine (for us and the plants). Still, we are beginning to enjoy some produce including rhubarb, peas, beans, courgettes, cauliflower, garlic and red currants. Rain eventually stopped play today (15th July) but beginning to think about our plans for the future, including some additional raised beds
Getting ready for Chorlton Open Gardens
Working hard in the Good Neighbours Garden, slowly getting it in shape for the Chorlton Open Garden’s day on Jun 26th
Spring at last in the Good Neighbours Garden
Tony shows us his garlic tidying the garden up, ready for planting
Good Neighbours Garden Spring & Summer 2015
Some photos from the Good Neighbours garden in Spring and Summer 2015 Bill in the garden in Spring Paul’s kitten – one of the ones abandoned outside Morrisons Paul Some early season planting Enjoying some of Tony’s jokes. He brings in the weekly collection to entertain us Planting a hanging basket more seed sowing tidyingContinue reading Good Neighbours Garden Spring & Summer 2015
The Good Neighbours Garden in September
On Friday 19th September members of the Good Neighbours gardening club were out in the garden enjoying yer another lovely day. What a great September it has been for weather. You can see below some of the produce we have been picking Here Tony shows us the ripening tomatoes in the greenhouse. These areContinue reading The Good Neighbours Garden in September
Making Mosaics week 2 (video)
Making Mosaics week 2 This week (15-05-14) we finished off the mosaics which we are going to use as stepping stones in the Good Neighbours Garden We cleaned off some of the adhesive that had dried on to the tiles and gouged out the gaps between the tiles so that the grout would work properly.Continue reading Making Mosaics week 2 (video)
Making Mosaics (video)
Making Mosaic stepping stones for the Good Neighbours Garden Nicola Winters lead a craft session at Chorlton Good Neighbours to make some mosaics on paving stones, to be used in the Good Neighbours garden. Members of the gardening group and an art group that uses the church hall too. all participated in making mosaics toContinue reading Making Mosaics (video)
Garden Update 4th April 14
Garden Update 4th April 14 We welcomed Paul back to the gardening group at Chorlton Good Neighbours, after he had been out of action for several months. We filled some bags with earth and put in some of the chitted potatoes and continued with the weeding of the Church garden at the fron In theContinue reading Garden Update 4th April 14
Spring is on its way in the CGN garden
Spring is on its way in the CGN garden We spent the usual Friday morning, working (with plenty of stops for tea & coffee) in the Good Neighbours garden. Weather was the best of the year so far and we got plenty done. Lots of new seeds put into seed trays to germinate inContinue reading Spring is on its way in the CGN garden
Planting some onions in the CGN Garden plot (video)
Planting Onions on the Good Neighbours plot Spring is happening but on this Friday in March (14-03-14) the weather was a bit chilly, especially as the previous Wednesday had been very warm. We used our time productively to put a new hard tyre wheel on the wheelbarrow (why they usually have pneumatic tyres, that always punctureContinue reading Planting some onions in the CGN Garden plot (video)
