GFAA has been donated this smart and tidy six by six foot greenhouse. The greenhouse is complete with all its glass, but will need to be secured to a suitable base.
Plotters are invited to email expressions of interest to gfaawebhelper@gmail.com by 5.00pm on Friday December 9th 2022. In the event of more than one plotter being interested a winning name will be drawn from a hat.
A donation to GFAA funds from the winning plotter will be much appreciated.
Our volunteer squad may be able to help with installation if required, but the plotter will need to supply any materials needed for the base.
A wee reminder that we can’t be too careful about site security. Luckily, we managed to put a stop to this daylight robbery before the culprit made away with this rather nice greenhouse.
Obviously the greenhouse was arriving not leaving and will soon be available if any plotter is interested. It was kindly donated to us by a local resident. Watch this space or your email boxes for more information if it’s of interest. At six foot square it would sit nicely on a whole or half plot.
GFAA continues to be affiliated to The Dobies Gardening Group Scheme. This means our plotters and volunteers receive discounts of 40% on seed orders and 10% on onions sets, potatoes, fruit bushes etc, when ordering with our unique code.
Additionally, GFAA receives a 10% ‘reward’ on seed orders and 5% on other qualifying purchases. We have just received our 2022 Dobies Refund payment into GFAA funds – amounting to £47.86 this year. We have been part of the scheme since November 2017. Typically we receive around £50 per year, meaning that GFAA funds have benefitted to the tune of about £250 over the years. Obviously the benefit to plotters is much more.
Copies of the new Dobies catalogue with a letter explaining the scheme and providing the new discount code will be in the Octagon by close of play today. Orders placed without the code CANNOT benefit from the scheme discounts.
Copies available in the Octagon
Thanks go to all plotters and volunteers who continue to support the scheme.
Kirstin and Dougal Plot 58 are giving up their allotment this year. Many plotters may be unaware of the contribution Kirstin made to the success of our Community Garden project which was initiated in Nov 2012. The project was quite a significant undertaking for Garthdee Field Allotments Association involving Aberdeen City Council, Robert Gordon University, grant funders and various contractors.
To get the project started we had to be able to show our partners and interested parties what we were planning to do. Kirstin, an architect by profession, very kindly offered her services free of charge to the Association, preparing plans, attending meetings and eventually obtaining planning consent for our project. I think it greatly helped our application to both the planners and grant providers when we were able to submit such professional documents.
As the Community Garden took shape we introduced the concept of the Octagon as a shelter and outdoor classroom and here again Kirstin used her professional skills to convert the concept into working drawings that a builder could follow and the result is there for all to see.
On behalf of all our allotment holders we say goodbye with our best wishes and grateful thanks to Kirstin for her generosity and support.
