Lead Me Down the Garden Path
I once read that if you want to quickly make your house seem clean and inviting to a visitor, you should dust the skirting boards. This...
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The happy gardener
- Mar 6, 2022
- 1 min
The beauty of gardening through the eye of a professional.
Last month during our February work day, Tom, a photographer and one of our long time volunteers, put down his rake and picked up his...
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The happy gardener
- Jan 10, 2022
- 1 min
Soggy Saturday
A hearty crew of 12 ignored the inclement weather and made a huge difference to the tidiness of the gardens on Saturday. As a team, we...
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The happy gardener
- Dec 6, 2021
- 1 min
The Great British Rake Off
Another busy workday in the Compton Terrace Gardens. In addition to the planting of a donated shrub, ongoing pruning and bulb planting,...
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The happy gardener
- Oct 10, 2021
- 1 min
Divide and Conkers
We could not have asked for a more beautiful day for our October meeting. And with 17 enthusiastic volunteers working throughout the...
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The happy gardener
- Sep 13, 2021
- 1 min
Looking to the past, looking to the future
In the last week we acquired two new features which greatly enhance our gardens. Firstly, an informational plaque was installed in the...
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The happy gardener
- May 11, 2021
- 1 min
What would Monty Don do?
Our May work day was all about weeds. While we had only a small group in slightly soggy conditions, we managed to remove loads of weeds...
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The happy gardener
- Apr 13, 2021
- 1 min
4 Dumpy Bags of Fun
The woodland area got a much needed facelift thanks to some fragrant bark mulch spread by some very dedicated, determined volunteers. The...
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The happy gardener
- Oct 12, 2020
- 1 min
The B@Compton Terrace Gardens
We had another great turn-out for our October work day. Many hands were put to work in a massive effort to spruce up the Children's...
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The happy gardener
- Sep 13, 2020
- 1 min
A great turn-out for our September workday
A very hard working crew of 18 volunteers made some big improvements in the gardens yesterday. Here are photos of just a few of the many...
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The happy gardener
- Sep 13, 2020
- 1 min
A lovely spot for some wedding photos
During our September workday we were delighted to have a wedding party use the garden for a photo op. It was so lovely to see the...
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The happy gardener
- Sep 13, 2020
- 1 min
Happy gardener, lazy blogger
It's been some time since the last posting on this blog. First I'll back up a bit to the last work day we had prior to lockdown back in...
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The happy gardener
- Feb 10, 2020
- 1 min
February work day
We had a wonderful crew and mild weather on Saturday. Here are a few highlights of all the many things we accomplished. The ultimate shed...
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The happy gardener
- Nov 26, 2019
- 1 min
If only there were more leaves...
We had such a productive work day on Saturday - spreading all of those lovely piles of compost. But first, there were tons and tons of...
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The happy gardener
- Nov 20, 2019
- 1 min
GoodGym heroes
Our semi-annual compost delivery was distributed around the garden Monday night by an enthusiastic crew from GoodGym. They distributed...
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The happy gardener
- Oct 14, 2019
- 1 min
Soggy work day
In the category of good news/bad news, the rain has been relentless over the last few weeks. Great for the gardens, but made for a very...
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The happy gardener
- Oct 14, 2019
- 1 min
Autumn colour in the gardens
Even as the days grow shorter and leaves are falling, the gardens are displaying little splashes of colour to brighten these grey days.
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The happy gardener
- Sep 15, 2019
- 1 min
Cutting Edge
Before and after pictures of our first work day of the new season. We had beautiful weather and a very friendly, industrious crew. The...
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The happy gardener
- Mar 6, 2019
- 1 min
Spring has sprung!
Signs of spring in Compton Terrace Gardens
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