The Good Neighbours garden in May Things are really beginning to move in the CGN garden and it was a hive of activity last Friday 15th May. Here are some photos and links to a short video about the garden in May This enhanced photo of the garden was taken a few weeks earlier inContinue reading The Good Neighbours garden in May
Making mosaics for the Good Neighbours Garden
In January 2015 we had two mosaic making workshops led by Nicola Winter. This time we branched out into making spherical mosaics on concrete mould made by Nicola. They were on the end of metal rods so that we could ‘plant’ the finished Alium style mosaics in the Chorlton Good Neighbours garden Joyce and DorothyContinue reading Making mosaics for the Good Neighbours Garden
Bill Howe’s poem (video)
“Manchester’s Traffic on a Warm Summer’s night” Bill Howe comes along regularly to the Chorlton Good Neighbours gardening group held each Friday morning in the garden we have created at the back of St Ninian’s church. This Friday Bill read to us a recent poem he had written called “Manchester’s Traffic on a Warm Summer’sContinue reading Bill Howe’s poem (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)
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)
Garden Club surveys the storm damage
Storm Damage The great storm of 13th Feb 2014 will certainly be remembered in Manchester. With winds of over 70 mph buildings were damaged and trees were blown down all over the place. When we came for the Good Neighbours gardening group meeting on Friday 4th Feb we found that the greenhouse has been damagedContinue reading Garden Club surveys the storm damage
Final Garden Session of the Year
Final Garden Club Session of the Year Friday Dec 20th was our last garden session of this year. It was a cold morning but we kept warm with some mulled wine, fruit punch and warm mince pies. We tidied things up, put the gazebo away and talked about what we do in the coming year.Continue reading Final Garden Session of the Year
Chorlton Good Neighbours Garden: The Story So Far…….
Chorlton Good Neighbours Garden: The Story So Far For many years this piece of land at Wilbraham St Ninian’s Church in Chorlton lay unused and largely unseen; a mass of weeds and brambles covering the foundations of an old scout hut. Just eighteen months ago Chorlton Good Neighbours were looking for ways to engage moreContinue reading Chorlton Good Neighbours Garden: The Story So Far…….
Making the greenhouse accessible
The Good Neighbours greenhouse is now finished, but because we have a raised base it made it inaccessible for wheelchair users. However, John has fixed this problem by using an angle grinder to cut out a section of the base and made it easy to remove the section of the base and construct a wayContinue reading Making the greenhouse accessible
Installing the greenhouse windows
When will this weather improve? Between March 21-23 we managed to make progress on installing the four windows in the roof of the greenhouse. Freezing weather meant we could only make a bit of progress each day before our fingers froze, but on Friday 22nd we cheered ourselves up by burning some wood in theContinue reading Installing the greenhouse windows
Assembling the Good Neighbours Greenhouse
On a cold damp Friday morning in March (08-03-13) the Chorlton Good Neighbours gardening group made a start on assembling the newly purchased B&Q 10′ x 8′ greenhouse John, our resident DIY supremo had already made a wooden template for the base, so today was about levelling the ground, digging a trench, ramming the earthContinue reading Assembling the Good Neighbours Greenhouse
Baking Potatoes and Planting Bulbs
On a lovely crisp and sunny December day (7-12-12) in the Good Neighbours garden, we lit a fire, baked some potatoes cleared up some rubbish and planted some plants and bulbs. We have been really luck with the weather on our Friday morning gardening sessions ….so far
