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We’ve been extremely busy in the garden over the last month. Our gardening classes took part in Gardening Scotland.
We entered three containers – Blackburn Support Centre, the Portobello Project and Cedarbank School, two pallet gardens – Cedarbank School and Pinewood Day Centre and along with Oatridge and Perennial, Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Society we entered a show garden.
Here are the students from Pinewood Day Centre preparing their garden. The design involved an old drawing board – on one side was a drawing of the plan of the garden they would like to create and on the other the finished garden.
The students planted and drew the design themselves.
Placed the pots into the frame on the design board and on the other side wrote down the names of the plants.
Julie and Gillian from Suntrap helped to set it up on site at Gardening Scotland.
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The garden is open again on Saturday and Sunday from 10.00 am until 4.00 pm.
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We’re ready and looking forward to your visit.
Guided Garden Tours with John Smith, Team Leader at Suntrap,
11.00 am, 12.00 noon, 2.00 pm and 3.00 pm
Demonstrations
11.00-12.00 How to plant containers with Ann Burns from Oatridge College
12.00-1.00 How to care for Bonsais with the Scottish Bonsai Association
Garden Advice throughout the day with Brian Williams and Ann Burns
Buy some plants from MacPlants, Friends of Suntrap or from the Suntrap Garden Centre
Scavenger hunt, children’s games and face painting
Meet Eubee the 18 month old snowy owl
Relax with a cup of tea or coffee and some home baking from the Friends of Suntrap
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I thought I would check out the weather for Sunday, it’s set to be dry and sunny.
It looks like the perfect weather for a trip to our Open Day.
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Weeding and Edging
Moving Plants
Watering
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The annual open day will take place this year on Sunday 24 May 2009 from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm.
Entry is £2.00 for adults and £1.00 for concession with proceeds going to Perennial, the Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Society.
It will feature the usual range of events, garden tours with John Smith at 11.00, 12.00, 2.00 and 3.00, teas and coffees, plants sales and of course, our beautiful garden almost in full bloom.
It’s always a delightful occasion with the garden full of visitors.
How to find us
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Dalmeny Estate is holding it’s annual open day on Sunday 22 February between 2.00 pm and 5.00 pm. Admission is £3.00 and 40% of the proceeds will go to St Columba’s Hospice.
It is well worth a visit. You can also have a walk through the estate and see the beautiful views across the Forth.
Dalmeny Estate is off the A90 road, taking the B924 signposted Dalmeny, South Queensferry.
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Will be holding their Health Project’s Third Annual Potato Day.
There will be talks, crafts and lots of activities to take part in. Seed potatoes for sale. And, of course, there will be bangers and mash.
Why not come along to Inch House Community Centre on Sunday 22 February between 11.00 am and 2.00 pm. For more details give them a call on 0131c 664 9559. It’s going to be a great day out.
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As you transfer dates and put new ones into your calendars and diaries get this most important date in now so you don’t forget and miss this great day out.
As we begin to get ready for the big day we will post more news.
