Tuesday, 7 June 2011
Tues June 7, 2011 - Feng Shui and all things Lovey
07:25 | Posted by
Pembroke Pocket Garden |
My community hummed and hawed about all of these large items the council is picking up on Thursday.
You see, we are all big believers in the idea of REUSE.
I overheard some very creative ideas for some of the items.
Watch this space
In the back you can see all of the trellises that still need treating. Just in time too because some of my young ones do like to climb.
Here is an amazing example of REUSE. In a past life that used to be a wardrobe. Now how to incorporate that mirror and make it a feature?
With the inclusion of benches I can now be used as a place for my community to take a break.
With all these new boxes how is my community going to arrange me?
If you have any ideas please come along. There is no right or wrong when it comes to me I am very flexible.
Remember I am YOUR garden and I do need eating.
Monday, 6 June 2011
Sat June 4, 2011 - Orange Rock Corps
05:55 | Posted by
Pembroke Pocket Garden |
On Saturday I felt very popular as 40 people, junior and senior, all came to visit me and help me grow!
Together we enjoyed a lot of sunshine, productive work, fresh mint refreshments and music!
Orange Rock Corps staff co-ordinated the activities that took place . There were a lot of activities, from painting over 200 cups as part of the one pot pledge campaign, making garden benches and compost bins.
Here are some people putting together the pallets into a compost heap.
After four hours of hard work, I now look very different - it really was a rapid makeover!
Together we enjoyed a lot of sunshine, productive work, fresh mint refreshments and music!
Orange Rock Corps staff co-ordinated the activities that took place . There were a lot of activities, from painting over 200 cups as part of the one pot pledge campaign, making garden benches and compost bins.
Here they are making benches for the garden
Here volunteers are painting the cups which will be used as pots in which beans can be planted. The pots will be given out free, along with the seeds, to over 200 local households.
My team washed over 50 recycling boxes which will soon be filled with soil and seeds and new growth!
After four hours of hard work, I now look very different - it really was a rapid makeover!
Monday, 23 May 2011
Mon May 23, 2011 - Surrey Docks Farm
13:36 | Posted by
Pembroke Pocket Garden |
Capital Growth Southwark
Today my community met with all the other food growing groups in Southwark.
A great day starts with a great cake
Can you guess what kind it is?
A fantastic tour of the farm
Michael feeding some new friends
The facilities are top notch
The farm is very family friendly, there were kids everywhere.
My community made many new friends over a delicious lunch.
Sun May 22, 2011 - Windy Weekend
12:37 | Posted by
Pembroke Pocket Garden |
I thought Saturday was windy but, then came Sunday.
A gust got under my growhouse and whooosh!
I imagine for my little ones it was like a ride on Alton Towers' Oblivion
With a little bit of TLC everything was right as rain.
A gust got under my growhouse and whooosh!
I imagine for my little ones it was like a ride on Alton Towers' Oblivion
With a little bit of TLC everything was right as rain.
Thursday, 19 May 2011
Wed May 18, 2011 - The 4 Rs
09:15 | Posted by
Pembroke Pocket Garden |
All of my community was quite busy today...
Rescuer
but, the real hero today was Dave
Here he is, too busy to even have a picture taken. Dave went to the garden centre this morning to pick up some emergency supplies. All very last minute, all very fabulous!
Rearranging
In order to aid my watering the community moved me around today.
Repotting
All of my little ones had outgrown their pots.
Rock
You may not know this about me but, I do enjoy a good boogie.
Orange Rock Corps Volunteering Day
Pembroke House
Sat 4th June 2011
1-5pm
This session will involve between 50-75 volunteers working on the garden and inside the lower hall. In exchange for 4 hours voluntary work, each volunteer will get a ticket to a pop music gig at Wembley.
The work outside will involve building benches, tables, trellises for the wall, a couple of raised beds, archways, a compost heap and some ladder containers. Inside, around 20-30 volunteers will be decorating plant pots and packaging them up with soil and seeds, to give out to at least 100 households in the area, as part of the one pot pledge scheme.
If you would like to participate in this one-off event, please register with the website www.orangerockcorps.co.uk , and inform Kathleen that you have done so.
If you have registered, it is essential that you turn up so that you can claim your concert ticket.
Lunch & Refreshments Provided
Please let me know if you have any further questions regarding this event.
Kathleen
020 7703 3803
kathleen.murray@pembrokehouse. org.uk
Thursday, 12 May 2011
Wed May 6, 2011 - Our First Crop
10:19 | Posted by
Pembroke Pocket Garden |
How's this for a wheelbarrow?
Here are a couple of very proud parents.
Here are a couple of very proud parents.
Wed May 6, 2011 - The Blue Boxes
09:54 | Posted by
Pembroke Pocket Garden |
I love how my community makes use of the council's old and disused "Blue Recycling Boxes".
And so much care goes into making sure all the plants get along with each other.
Each week I grow bigger and bigger.
And so much care goes into making sure all the plants get along with each other.
Each week I grow bigger and bigger.
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