Never a dull moment for our Gardening Club. The whole team was very busy this morning getting everything ready for spring Bulbs were prepped, tender plants seen to in the greenhouse and polyanthus were planted in the shade garden.

If you would like to join the Gardening Club just turn up next Wednesday between 10am and noon. You will usually find them around the scouts compound across from the playground in Chislehurst Rec.

Gardening Club Update

Another busy and productive session for the gardening club yesterday!

The shade garden is looking wonderful, and if you haven’t visited recently we highly recommend popping by. The team tidied the rough area at the back and laid stones to define the pathway. Maureen, Barbara and Angie weeded and brushed the path while Robin and William watered the area.

The euonymus planting has now been finished, completing the new pathway behind the bug hotel — it’s now a proper loop!

Meanwhile in the tennis court garden, Sue and Leanne planted lots of small perennials in the raised beds, while Daniel dug up the wayward snowdrops and replanted them in the beds by the Empress Drive entrance.

The scout boat has also been planted up with colourful bellis, making a lovely spring display.

Allan and Peter carried out maintenance on our equipment, fitting new wheels to the bowsers and stronger tyres to the trolleys. William finished off by replenishing the poo bags.

Phew! A fantastic effort by everyone and they certainly deserved their coffee after all that hard work!

In May 2019 we started a gardening club. This group of volunteers give an hour of their time on a Wednesday between 10 and noon. It is amazing what a group of people giving up just an hour can achieve. Why don’t you join us? Just turn up and come as often as your circumstances allow. You will also have the opportunity of wearing one of our snazzy hi-viz vests generously donated by a member of the public.

Mai started out with just 3 volunteers (Gary, Nicola and Annabelle ) and within weeks Rachel, Robin and William joined too. They have gradually grown and now there are 16!

They are such a dedicated bunch of volunteers and they turn up every Wednesday come rain or shine to make the flowerbeds , planters and the shade garden an absolute delight for all of us to enjoy.

There is always room for more volunteers. As a member you will get a real sense of achievement and there’s coffee and a chat afterwards. It’s a really nice
way to meet new friends 😀

mai@focrg.org.uk