Gardening - 10-12th July

We have been weeding and raking. I posted a default on Parktracker asking the Enterprise team to come and tidy up the Square. Today there were 10 + of them with all sorts of machines: chain saws, weeders, cleaners, mowers, strimmers. They pruned and weeded and mowed and the Square looks spritely and better cared for now. They have also cut some of the shoots from the trees on the SE corner so the sight lines are better. Unfortunately someone has trampled the stem of one of the new elm tree which looks like it has had it.

Gardening - 3rd July - planting Gaillardia

We put in the Gaillardia plugs which have grown on nicely in my back garden. It has rained and poured since and although they have survived they do look drenched and partly flattened. We are working towards London in Bloom - Your Neighbourhood judging on Friday 13th July. Lots and lots of weeding to do as you can see from the photo of the rose beds.

Map of planting Spring 2012

This is a layout to show what we have planted this spring. We are grateful to funding we received from The Amwell Society and to Greenspace who held money from filming in Wilmington Square which has enabled us to buy most of the plants.

Gardening 16th June - planting Iberis Snowflake

We planted out the Iberis Snowflake in the lavender bed having grown then on from plugs for 3 weeks. I have repotted small Gaillardia in the pots which we will put in the beds in a few weeks time. Unfortunately some people continue to walk right through the beds and these fragile young plants have been trampled already. A and I replant squashed and uprooted plants daily. Let's see what survives.

Gardening 14 June - weeding

The chickweed has loved the rains as much as everything. We weeded the lavender bed.

Gardening 27 May - homeless visitors

Enterprise have mown the lawns and weeded the rose beds this week so the Square is looking fine. As the weather has warmed there have been more homeless people sleeping in the Square again. The plants were wilting a little, especially the hellebore. We watered with the watering cans early Sunday morning and I planted some campanula mixed with the geranium. This bed is looking OK now. Unfortuately someone has taken another of the azelea. The Iberis cotton white have arrived as smallish plugs so we are growing these on for a few weeks. A has kindly taken them in to her care.

Gardening 19 May- tree damage

There was a fight with sticks in the Square last night and some of the small trees were uprooted. Gardening wise, a couple of plants have been taken: an azalia and a rose. We planted some Verbena Voodoo Stars in the bed near the gates. Replaced the damaged clematis and the missing rose. I planted three Globe thistles in the cntre of the bed with pansies.