There have been several visits since the snow to complete work around the garden and to plant cherry trees in the area beyond the garden.
A large group of volunteers worked on March 29th completing the laying of several tons of pebbles, finishing the benches and many other tasks.
Then two volunteers worked for two days completing the arch between our garden and the sensory garden, and finally seven volunteers helped with the cherry planting on April 27th and also carried out a lot more work on other planting by the arch and in the cherry grove area.
A Magnolia Stellata has been planted by the arch opposite our garden, and three Ginkgo biloba have been planted - one at each of the three open corners of the garden, but just outside it. They are a fastigiate variety which will grow as columns, currently about 1.5 metres high, but should grow fairly quickly (we hope!) and will in a sense ‘frame’ the garden in future years. A lovely connection to the Between the Stones project! (Thank you, Graham, for thinking of this arrangement!)
Here we see the children helping with the cherry tree planting with Rebecca Bollands.
Photography courtesy of Gosia Madera
