Tuesday was once more at Dunbar. More brash piling and tree transplanting in the morning. There was room for two more wheel barrow loads of trees at the edge of the pond. These got planted with remarkable speed so that by ...
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Mulching back in the big bad woods
On Tuesday we were at Leith Links Children's Orchard doing a variety of tasks including tree mulching and planting. The first job was to scrape the turf away from the base of each tree which took a little more effort than I ...
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Life’s a picnic… bench
Thursday was so special that it gets its own blog entry (or Phil wasn't out and so hasnt a clue what happened). Today we we're installing 3 picnic benches at Colinton Dell to replace the plastic ones that had thoughtfully ...
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Gypsy Braes Litter-Picking
With a picturesque panorama over the Firth of Forth Gypsy Braes should be the kind of spot where you can sit out in the sun and relax and enjoy the view and the various budding and blossoming trees in the background. ...
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Sunshine at the sundial
Last week was the first sunny week in Edinburgh for a long time. It was also the first week that felt properly spring like this year.
Tuesday was a fantastic day at Inverleith park. We were working in the sundial ...
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