Gardening Club
WE ARE BACK! It was lovely to be back together. We all got stuck in and tidied out the polytunnel. It was full of weeds (and spiders!) and we put them into our composting area. The poppy heads we collected a few months ago have dried out nicely, so we collected all the seeds. There were 1000's of them!
It was so good to be in the garden this afternoon. June started off very wet indeed, so we took the chance to do lots of outside jobs. Tomato plants were planted, along with sweet peas. Our apple tree has lots of apples coming through, so we are hoping for a bumper crop. Some of our potatoes and onions were harvested, and we had such a belly laugh when one of the onions was so hard to take out of the ground, that it had to be tugged out using 2 hands, causing a year 2 pupil to fall backwards, landing on his bottom. We think that one of our photo's on the slide show captured the moment perfectly.
We went to visit our friend, Jean, at the allotment on Wednesday 20th May 2026. She taught us how to fill raised beds using the lasagne method, using garden waste, wood chip, cardboard, mushroom compost and fine compost. We then started to help plant the new area with onions and leeks. Our next activity was to search for our little friends like snails, woodlice, worms, centipedes, bees and beetles. Jean said she was so proud to see how well we cared for the little creatures, by showing them understanding and kindness. We had great fun giving all the mini beasts a name. We cannot thank Jean enough for all the dedication and friendship she gives to us.
We decided it was time to plant out the peas that we sowed, but we first, we needed to build a trellis for them. We used bamboo canes and strong string. We then planted the peas and gave them a good watering. More weeding was done, the bug hotel had a little tidy up, and we finally gave our scarecrow a name, which we all voted on. Welcome to the Flower Pot Gang, Beckett!!
Everyone got involved with watering, especially with having the nice, warm weather. Some of us did the poly tunnel, and some of us went out into the garden. We put out the scarecrow that we made (he still hasn't got a name, yet) and then sowed some seeds of our choice, to take home and look after.
Our bug hotel that has had a re-vamp was put back into the garden. It is well stocked up for all the little insects to make a new home. Some of us sifted the compost and put it into bags, ready for us to use when we next do some planting, whilst others were busy raking, watering and litter picking. A baby snail was found on our playground, so it was put into our garden, so that it would be safe.
All hands got dirty tonight as we sowed some more seeds to put in the poly tunnel. We repotted the succulents as some of them had outgrown their original pots. Our peas and sweet peas have started to appear, which was exciting. We hope the weather will be better next week, as we've got quite a few weeds in our beds that need to come out.
Our basil is continuing to grow and we gave it a watering and put it in the poly tunnel. We recycled toilet roll tubes to use for planting our peas. This is so that we can plant them straight into the ground when they are ready to go into the bed. Some of us got busy in litter picking the garden area, whilst some of us planted more peas and the lupin seeds that we saved from last Autumn. The poly tunnel is beginning to fill up nicely. The trellis was put up into our beds, ready for the peas. We are keeping our fingers crossed that this strong wind we are having doesn't blow it down. The Spring bulbs we planted last October are doing very well, and are beginning to bring some much needed colour to our garden.
The 4th March 2026 saw some beautiful warm sunshine, and what a way it was to start our sowing. We sowed peas (onwards variety) and sweet peas. Our youngest members had a great time getting their hands dirty! The scarecrow is nearly finished. We've decided it is a boy and recycled some of our uniform to put on him. The basil that we sowed last week has started to grow. We were all amazed at how quick it has started to grow.
The Flower Pot Gang welcomed 3 new members from Year 2. They got stuck in with helping with our scarecrow and designing a poster on what they would like us to have in our garden area. Some of us went through our seed box, and Mrs Taylor explained how we know when to sow seeds and when to harvest crops by showing us the key on the back of the seed packets. We sowed some basil seeds and sorted out the packets, ready for next weeks session.
Our composting areas were dug over to give them a good airing, and we removed any rubbish that had blown in. Some of us finished our posters off that we started last week. Our scarecrow is looking so much better. A few more touches and he will be ready to put back into our garden area. All we have to do is think of a name for him.
Our bug hotel needed a serious re-vamp, so over the past couple of weeks, we designed how we wanted it to look before we gave it a big clean. We were amazed at how many bugs were still snuggled up inside it, so we carefully made sure that they were not disturbed before putting them into their new habitat. There were some ENORMOUS spiders which some of us were not too keen on. We even came across a wasp that was hibernating, but before our session end, it decided to wake up, so Mrs Cumming kindly caught it and put it outside to be free. We foraged for all the things for the bug hotel and recycled our milk bottles, too. Some of the twigs were quite big, so we each had a turn at using the saw to make them smaller so that they would fit into place. We are really proud at how it is looking. Let's hope we get even more visitors to the bug hotel.
Happy New Gardening Year! The 7th January 2026 saw us back in the garden after a well-earned Christmas break. We talked about why it is important to help feed the birds, especially during this time of year. It is because the birds are great pollinators and they help our garden to grow. With the weather being so cold, they cannot find food for themselves, especially with the trees having hardly any berries or fruit on them. So, we took the fat balls that we had made a few weeks ago, and hung them onto the trees. We also talked about why it was important for us to be outdoors, that it is good for our wellbeing, and to have a good look around and take in all that nature has to offer. There were lots of frozen ice in the ponds, and it was really nice to see the leaves that had frozen inside it. It was so good to go and explore and listen to the birds. Some of our spring bulbs have started to push through the soil, and our primroses have started to flower. We couldn't believe it!
What a wonderful way to end our gardening for 2025 by visiting Jean and the helpers at the allotment. We made Christmas table decorations and wreaths from different types of foliage, and then added some decorations to them. They were finished off with a sprinkling of fake snow, to make them feel even more festive. We always have a fantastic visit to see Jean. She truly is a wonderful friend to all of us in The Flower Pot Gang.
It was FREEZING tonight! It was too cold to go out into the garden, which got us investigating why we should feed our feathered friends, and what might be needed to make the perfect fat ball. Using pine cones, string, lard, bird seed and mealworms (the mealworms did NOT make us happy - URGH!) we got busy in making food to help the birds during the cold weather. We then discussed what types of birds would be attracted to the fat balls, and where would be the best place to put them in our garden.
Our seed collection of poppies, lupins, sunflowers and sweet peas from the polytunnel were all dry, and were ready for collecting and storing away. During the collection of the seeds, we spoke about how seeds travel, either by wind, or pollinations.
What a mild, warm night its was for us. With this being the case, we couldn't plant out our garlic as planned, as the garlic prefers cold weather to let it grow better. It is still doing very well in the poly tunnel, so that will be a job to do in the next few weeks. The sunflowers were pulled up, so then we can collect the seeds from the flower heads to plant next year. We filled up our compost area with the tomato plants that we pulled up. Some of us enjoyed eating the last, cheeky few tomatoes that were left on the stems. We finished the session by planting the grape plant that Jean from the allotments kindly gave to us.
We had such a busy afternoon. Lots of cardboard was ripped up and added to our compost area. Red and white onion bulbs, along with garlic were planted. Chippings were added to the cardboard on our raised beds to stop weeds from coming through. The last of the raspberries were picked, and more weeding was done. We were really impressed with how the garlic that we planted at the Fennyfold Community Allotment has grown. Before we break up for half term, we will plant them out.
This afternoon, we finished off weeding all our raised beds and then covered them with cardboard, ready for planting later on in the year. We got busy by planting our spring bulbs, and we cannot wait to see all the lovely colours next year.
We had a fantastic afternoon with our friend Jean, at the allotments. It was lovely to see her again. She showed us all the work that has been going on over summer, and the outdoor classroom is looking really good. After that, we went into the poly tunnel to plant some garlic. We used toilet roll tubes that we filled with compost and then we put in the garlic, covered with soil and gave them a good watering. Beckett had found a conker, so he asked Jean if he could plant it. She explained that the conker had to be scored first before planting, as this enables the roots to grow quicker. Beckett was really pleased, and cannot wait for it to grow. Before we left for home, Jean let us pull up some carrots for us to take home. It was amazing! We love going to see Jean. She is such a wonderful person and a very dear friend to the Flower Pot Gang. Thank you, Jean.
We are back! It was great to see everyone again, although it wasn't great to see all the weeds. Everyone got busy in weeding beds, ready for our winter planting. As we were weeding, we could not believe how many potatoes we managed to pull out. It was amazing! Our courgettes were harvested, along with our tomatoes and raspberries. We were also thankful that it wasn't raining. How lucky were we!
During the summer holidays, Mrs Cumming & Mrs Taylor made sure that our plants were being well looked after. Mrs Taylor brought some lupin pods in to dry out, ready for us to plant next spring. A new bed was made using some old stone, and a St. John's Wort plant was salvaged as it was looking sad. It was planted along with the sunflower plants.
It was our last session tonight. We cannot believe that another growing year is over! Mrs Taylor & Mrs Cumming treated us with cakes and juice which we enjoyed, sat out in the beautiful sunshine. For the first time, we tried the sprinkler system in the poly-tunnel. Mrs Cumming wanted to see if we would grow like the plants do. We had a fantastic time getting wet. Even Father Joseph came out to join in with the fun!
We planted some tomato plants out as a little experiment. We want to see if they grow just as good as the ones in the polytunnel. The onions and garlic were topped and tailed and are now ready to eat. Some marigolds were added to our plant area, too.
We had a fun time at Gardening Club tonight. After we had watered in the poly tunnel, we made strawberry and raspberry smoothies from the fruits that we had harvested and frozen from last week. To make our smoothies, we used Greek yoghurt, milk and a drizzle of honey, which was whizzed in the blender. They tasted delicious!
Our garden is flourishing at the moment, thanks to all the rain and warm weather we are having. On 11th June 2025, we harvested our onions and garlic. What a bumper crop we had! We picked the strawberries that had ripened and ate them. They were delicious. The potato bed was topped up with soil and our tomato plants have started to fruit, along with our apple tree. We had a great night!
It was busy, busy, busy tonight! We learned that we don't have to buy seeds to grow some fruits and vegetables. We all tried a tomato and then picked the seeds from it, planted and watered them, then put them in our poly-tunnel. With the weather being so nice and dry over the last few weeks, we gave all the plants and the newly planted trees a good drink of water. There was still some bark to be bagged up, which Stuart kindly helped us with, again, and lots of weeding, too. Millie had had such a great time that she went to say a silent prayer to Mary. How wonderful!
On Monday 28th April 2025, we visited the Fennyfold Allotments to see our friend, Jean. It was such a lovely afternoon for it. We got busy planting out salad leaves and onions. We raked the beds first before planting and put feed into the soil to help the plants to grow. To celebrate VE Day, this year, we prepared a bed and scattered lots of poppy seeds in it. In November, Jean said it would be lovely to come and see this memorial that we made in remembrance of the soldiers. It was Mrs Taylor's birthday, today, so we had cakes and juice. We all had a very busy, but lovely time.
Spring has finally sprung. Hooray! We have been really busy in the garden. Sadly, one of our trees was damaged in the last storm that we had and had to be chopped down, but instead of throwing the branches away, the kind man who came to sort the tree out had a machine that turned the branches into bark chippings for us. With the chippings, we have started to make a quiet area in the garden with a bench and log seating around it. We have also used some of the bark to make pathways in our Secret Garden. A good tidy up and litter picking has also been done, with weeding beds, tidying the poly tunnel, sorting out our pots and planting sunflowers. We want to say a BIG thank you to Stuart and Mrs Coan for helping us to move the bark.
Our session tonight took us outside to have a really good look at our growing area to see if there are any improvements that we could make, and to think of ideas of what else we would like our area to look like. We then went inside and drew our designs and ideas.
What a productive afternoon we had on 22nd January 2025. We got busy putting the membrane down on the area which we are creating for all in school to use. It will be a place where we can sit and relax and enjoy listening to birds, read books and chat to our friends. More garlic and onions were planted and the poly tunnel had a good tidy up. Well done Flower Pot Gang!
We are back!!! Happy New Year to everyone. The 15th January 2025 took us into our gardening area. It was a lovely, but cold afternoon. We filled up the bird feeders in preparation for the Big Big Watch that we are getting involved in, this half-term. Lots of the raised beds were weeded, ready for the potatoes to go in. Some of us started to sow the lettuce, and some of us did a bit of litter picking. It was great to be back.
We spent a lovely afternoon on Wednesday 18th December 2024, with our friends at the Fennyfold Allotment Society. They had a special treat in store, whereby we made Christmas wreaths. When we arrived, we all pulled crackers and had a good catch-up with our friends, and then it was off to the poly tunnel to get busy. Everyone did a super job of making their wreath. Afterwards, we were treated with refreshments. Thank you to Jean, Margaret and Mark for making our afternoon so special. On behalf of the Flower Pot Gang, may we take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone who has supported us in 2024, and we wish you all a very Merry Christmas.
The only dirty hands we had tonight was from pizza making! We had a great night making our tea. Mrs Taylor and Mrs Cumming surprised us with a pizza party. We were very excited. Our wonderful friend, Mrs Bracken, made us some cupcakes. They were yummy!
The Flower Pot Gang made sure that all our tools had had a good wash down, ready for next year. We learned the importance of why we need to keep our tools clean. After that, we filled up lots of bird feeders with seed, as the weather is getting extremely colder, and our feathered friends need a helping hand over winter.
Brrrrr! It was a really cold but lovely afternoon. We wrapped up warm and got busy in unwrapping the new log benches for the 'Prayer Garden'. The logs were very heavy, so Mr Tobin, our Site Supervisor, kindly came to help us. We all had a sit down on the benches and enjoyed the quiet time, listening to the birds. After that, we planted spring bulbs into planters and then hung a hanging basket near our friend, Tia's memorial bench.
On Sunday 17th November 2024, the Flower Pot Gang had a stall at the Parish's Gift Sale Day. The gang have worked exceptionally hard in preparation for this. We had lots of customers and we raised £93.00! Thank you to everyone who supported us. The money will be used to help the gardening club go from strength to strength.
Wednesday 6th November saw the Flower Pot gang getting busy in crafting, ready for the Parish Gift Day Sale on Sunday. They did willow weaving and made light-up bottles, along with wildlife friendly reindeer dust, ready for Christmas Eve. The Gift Sale is on Sunday 17th November at 12.15 pm, in the school hall. We hope to see you there.
The Flower Pot Gang have been really busy by making hanging baskets in our lovely, brand new poly tunnel. They learned how to position the plants, in order to have a full and flowing basket.
The Flower Pot Gang said a sad farewell to Mrs Barker, our school cook, as she sadly leaves us for a new venture. Mrs Barker has been wonderful in helping us with our composting and saving her egg shells, to stop the pesky slugs from eating our plants!! Mrs Barker has always been there to offer her help and assistance with our gardening club, and we will miss her tremendously. As a 'thank you,' we surprised her with a bunch of flowers, which made her cry. Good Luck, Mrs Barker. We wish you all the best.
On Wednesday 9th October, we carried on learning about cuttings. We took some ivy cuttings from Father Jospeh's garden. We planted them into pots, so that it can be used when we make some hanging baskets. Our composting area is coming along nicely, thanks to the help from Chris at the allotments, and we were excited to see that we have some broad beans growing.
The 2nd October 2024 was where we learned how to take cuttings, in order for us to grow more plants. We looked at rosemary and mint. Some of us were not particularly keen on the smell of them. We also found out how to take a cutting from the hydrangea plant. The last of our donated plants were put into our log bed area. It really is looking fab.
25th September 2024 saw the gang getting busy by planting cabbages, broad beans and carrots. There was still more weeding to be done, and the bug hotel had a tidy up. We also added some new plants to our lovely corner bed, which is looking really good. Well done everyone!
WE ARE BACK! It was so lovely to see everyone. We welcomed some new members to the gang, who worked very hard indeed. It was time to put our raised beds to sleep over winter, and there were lots of weeding to be done. We also put in some new plants. During the session, we got a wonderful surprise when some of our past members visited us, to give us a helping hand. It was so lovely to see them.
The Gardening Club and some of our local community came together on Sunday 21st July 2024, to welcome the Mayor of Padiham. He had heard all about our club and was eager to meet us all. Everyone helped us with our final harvest, and they took plenty of produce home with them. We received a lovely letter from Mrs Bracken. She told us that she had made a cheese and onion pie with the onions, garlic butter, garlic mushrooms and 2 pasta dishes with the garlic and she can't wait to make a chilli lasagne with the chilli plant that she bought from our plant sale. This is so lovely to hear that all the hard work that goes into the club is being appreciated by others.
17th July 2024 saw the last of our Gardening Club for this school year. In celebration of all the hard work, we had a picnic and some jelly that was made from our strawberries that we grew. After that, it was time for a balloon water fight. We had so much fun and got so very wet! It is, with sadness, that we will be saying good bye to 4 members, as they will be moving onto high school. We will miss their cheery smiles, sense of humour and all the input they have put into the club. We will miss them very much. Well done Flower Pot Gang for a successful year. Mrs Taylor & Mrs Cumming are looking forward to September, already. Enjoy your summer holidays. You have definitely earned it!
On Monday 8th July 2024, Louise from the Food For Life Soil Association came into our assembly to present the Flower Pot Gang with certificates in recognition for their growing skills. Afterwards, we took Louise on a tour of our growing area and showed her the new Prayer Garden project area. Louise was extremely impressed of all the hard work and effort that the gang have done, so far.
It was a drizzly Wednesday 3th July 2024, and we got wet! We managed to plant all the succulent plants that we got from Freshfields and enjoyed picking the strawberries and raspberries. In one of the new beds, we planted some courgette plants. We are all getting excited, as our new poly-tunnel is going to be put up on Monday. This will help us to grow plants and flowers from seeds. We can't wait!!
In order for us to gain our final award (Level 5) from the RHS, we have to learn about succulents and be able to grow them. Mrs Taylor visited Kathryn from Freshfields in Burnley who is extremely knowledgeable about these plants. We especially liked the succulent that they have nicknamed 'Shrek's Ear.' This did make us giggle.
A few more pictures of everyone getting stuck in for the new Prayer Garden.
There was lots of excitement today, 26th June 2024. The Flower Pot Gang are starting a new project alongside our Parish and wider community. We had a meeting with Mrs McKeating, Parish members and Jean, Chris and Margaret from the Fennyfold Allotment Society. The aim of the project is to create a beautiful, peaceful prayer garden in Father Joseph's back yard. After the meeting, everyone got stuck in to remove rubbish from the site. It was a scorching afternoon, and the Flower Pot Gang really enjoyed their ice-pop after the session. Well done EVERYONE for all the hard work that was done.
It was a perfect afternoon for gardening on 19th June 2024. The weeding certainly kept everyone busy! The potato bed was topped up with soil, and we planted tomato, sweetcorn and courgette plants. The strawberries and raspberries are coming on nicely. There was temptation to pick a few to eat, but they wouldn't taste very nice, so we'll just have to wait a little bit longer.
The Flower Pot Gang were so excited to visit the Fennyfold Community Allotments on the 12th June 2024. We visited in order for us to help out Jean, Margaret and Chris, who are part of our community. The tools were handed out, and we got busy preparing two beds, ready for putting in plants. When Jean gave the children chicken poo pellets to put on the beds, there were some unusual faces pulled by the gang! Oliver was quick to tell us that it was important for this, as it gives the plants nutrients to help them grow. The sweetcorn plants went in, and Jean explained that once they've grown and get their fronds on them, you have to shake them to help fertilize the plants. Jean then showed us how to make a wig-wam out of canes, and then we planted some bean plants. We were then shown a Kohlrabi plant which we had never heard of before. It was purple and quite unusual looking, and is part of the Brassica family. Jean cut one off and gave it to Rafael to take home. She said it is very nice grated on a salad. We had a great time and our visit passed by so quickly. Gardening Club are ever so grateful to Jean and her team. We have learnt so much from them.
A massive thank you to everyone who came to support our Plant Swap & Sale on 23rd May 2024. The 'Flower Pot Gang' did an amazing job! Mrs Taylor & Mrs Cumming could not be any prouder of the children, for their team work, energy and resilience. Well done, Gang!
15th May 2024 was a lovely session. We carried on preparing for our Plant Swap & Sale by making bird feeders out of plant pots and string. We melted lard and added bird seed to it, stirred it up then made the feeders. Some of us did not like putting our hands into the lardy mixture. Miley thought it was "yuck!" Just some last minute things to do next week, and then we can really look forward to our Swap & Sale. We really would love it if you could join us on the 23rd May 2024 at 3.30 pm
8th May 2024 saw us all busily preparing for our Plant Swap & Sale to be held on 23rd May 2024 at 3.30 pm. We really hope you can join us. We looked at, and discussed the plants that we had, decided how much we would like to sell them for, then made price signs to go with them. We also watered our raised beds, as we haven't had as much rain, like we have in previous weeks, plus they were in need of a good drink!
Wow! We never stopped tonight. Wednesday 23rd April 2024 saw the Flower Pot Gang get busy with planting the potatoes and strawberries, filling up the beds with soil and litter picking around the garden area. Mrs Miskell asked us if we would re-pot her spider plant, as it was needing some TLC. Oscar did a great job of doing this. The garden is appearing to come to life. We can't wait to see what offerings it brings us this year. ***There is no Gardening Club next week (1st May 2024) Mrs Taylor & Mrs Cumming are planning for the next half-term***
Over the Half-Term holiday, Mrs Taylor & Mrs Cumming came in to have a general tidy around the garden. It is looking beautiful, at the moment. The spring flowers are blooming and the crops are starting to grow. For the Flower Pot Gang to gain their Level 4 RHS certificate, we need to hold a plant/flower/vegetable sale. So on 17th April 2024, we got busy potting up, ready to sell. A date for the sale will be will follow shortly.
All hands were on deck on 13th March 2024. We finished planting the daffodil bulbs, ready to sell before we break up for the Easter Holidays. We planted coriander, parsley, carrots, peas, beets and sprout seeds and gave them a good watering. Our pepper seeds haven't sprouted yet, but our spinach is doing really well.
6th March 2024 saw us go back onto the Fenny to meet with members of our community, to help Jean from the Allotment Society plant more trees. We were on a roll! The amount of trees we got into the ground was amazing, thanks to the production line we got going. We even found a bombardier beetle, which Riley identified by looking in Oliver's garden book. The trees that we are planting will create habitats and restore biodiversity. We are all working together to tackle the climate crisis, and it's only with everyone doing a little bit to support that, we CAN make a difference. The new trees will create new habitats for wildlife including the red squirrel, song thrush and red kite. It will also help to reconnect people with nature, when they take a stroll on the playing fields, through this shared vision. Earth is not just an abstract concept; it's the heartbeat of our planet. Our young gardeners are pioneers in this green adventure, and what a legacy they are going to leave for future generations. Well done, team! On our walk back to school, we saw the wonderful Pendle Hill, in the distance, looking fantastic.
Unfortunately, we were unable to go and plant the trees on 28th February 2024, as it was cancelled, but there is always a plan B! We went into the garden and planted more daffodil bulbs. Some of the raised beds were filled with topsoil, and we got busy planting pepper and basil seeds. The garden area is coming on nicely, and we are so looking forward to see what Spring has to offer.
What a fantastic session we had on Wednesday 21st February 2024. Jean had asked if the Flower Pot Gang would like to help her plant over 300 trees on the Fennyfold. We always like to help our friends at the allotment, so we jumped at the chance to help. We set off, not realising just how muddy it was and Oliver got stuck in the mud and fell backwards!! Oh my goodness. He was covered in it!! We met up with Jean and Mark and they showed us how to plant the trees, and that's when we really got stuck in. Everyone worked extremely hard. Sometimes our buckets ended up rolling across the Fennyfold, due to the really strong wind, so some of us had to go and chase them. At least it didn't rain, which makes a change. At the end of the session, Jean asked if we would like to go next week to help her finish the planting. We were so excited to say YES! Jean sent a message to say that she was so glad that everyone enjoyed themselves, and what a lovely bunch we are. Mrs Taylor and Mrs Cumming said that they couldn't agree more. We were very proud of you all. Well done, team!!
Over the Half Term holidays, Mrs Taylor and Mrs Cumming came in to arrange the logs that they had foraged before Christmas into a seating area for all to use. Daffodil plants were put into the new raised bed, along with Spring bulbs. The bug hotel needed some TLC following the storms that we have had, and with some spare logs, they made a log pile for the insects to enjoy. It was a productive day and they certainly didn't need to go to the gym that night!!! 
February started off a bit disappointingly for the Flower Pot Gang. Even after 'gentle' reminders, some children were still running through our new, raised bed. However, we didn't dwell on in too much, as we were excited to fill it with plants that have been kindly donated to us from Towneley Garden Centre. We talked about how we should plant them, with the larger plants to the back, and the smaller ones to the front. Some of us did some composting and had a bit of a tidy around. The weather was perfect. It was cold, but there was no wind, no storms and even the sun made an appearance. What a lovely session to end our Half Term.
The last day in January was WET!!!! We got absolutely soaked wet through, but the weather didn't stop us. Mrs Taylor & Mrs Cumming were ever so proud of the team work shown in tonight's session. We still had our raised bed to fill with topsoil and we managed to finish it, ready for the plants to go in, next week. Oliver and Daisy got involved with the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch 2024, as did Mrs Taylor. Oliver said it was one of the best things he has ever done and enjoyed recording his findings.
Just before Christmas, Mrs Taylor and Mrs Cumming had been out foraging when they spotted some logs in the cemetery. Mrs Taylor rang Greenspace at Burnley Borough Council to ask permission for us to use them for gardening club. Roger was very helpful and said that it would be his pleasure to let us have them. With the help of Mr Cumming and Mr Kelly, we managed to collect them. It was extremely hard work!! The logs have been used to make a raised bed, with the others being used for a seating area. Some of the gang shovelled 1 tonne of topsoil to fill the raised bed, whilst the others re-potted the grasses and did some weeding. We worked extremely hard and we definitely earned our tea, tonight!!
The New Year brought some new members to the 'Flower Pot' Gang. We welcomed Benedict and Miley, and Oliver re-joined us after having a break. We got busy staining the euro pallets in preparation for planting in the Spring. There were quite a few daffodil bulbs left, so we planted them in pots. The ones we planted previously have started to pop through the soil. Roll on Spring!
