Last week the mid week group were working hard to rake leaves off the path and stairs beside the Water of Leith. This week, they went back to finish off an even harder job!
A 300m stretch of drainage had to be dug out ...
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Back to Pollok Park
This week's hardy Monday group headed over in the thick, icy fog to Pollok Park in Glasgow. It's a familiar site as we have worked here before to clear the Rush and Dock and help establish a wildflower meadow in boggy ...
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Awesome Autumn!
It HAS been a busy few months! We have our new signpost installed and still in one piece filled with lots of news and pictures of the garden. We also managed to install it without hitting any underground services – thanks to ...
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Autumn leaves at the Water of Leith!
Last week Wednesday's group went out to the Water of Leith to clear the autumnal debris and make the public footpath more accessible. The path beside the section of river behind Donaldson's had been covered by leaves and the ...
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Update on the new gardens at Royal Edinburgh Islay Centre
The midweek volunteers have now been working for 6 weeks on the gardens at the Islay Centre at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. Work is almost finished and the final products should be completed in the next week or two! But ...
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