Garthdee Allotments

Grow Greener with Garthdee Field Allotments Association

Tag: photos Page 13 of 16

Bulb Planting

By

On December 7, 2015

In Events, News, Photos

Our bulb planting team on Sunday last spanned at least three generations and made short work of planting 1000 daffodils and 500 crocuses.

DSC00420DSC00418DSC00419DSC00416Thanks to Helen, Heather, Ruth, Karen, Bruce, Keith, Michael and Norman for their efforts on the day. We all agreed it was great fun being outdoors on a fine winter’s day, but retreating to the bothy for fancy pieces, hot drinks and a good natter was even better.

DSC00421Thanks too, to Marion, Jacqui and Helen for the fancy bakes that put Mr Kipling well into the shade.

There are still some crocus bulbs left in the bothy. Please fee free to plant them in or around your own plots.

New Volunteer: Graham Barron

By

On November 19, 2015

In News, Photos

We are pleased to welcome Graham to our growing band of volunteers on site.  Graham is local to Garthdee and found us through our involvement with ACVO.

IMG_0223 (1)

Graham is now a regular on site, having visited a couple of times most weeks for the last couple of months. He has not yet decided if he will want a plot of his own, but Graham is happy to help out with site maintenance, tidying up around the trees, moving wood chips, repairing paths and lately, raking up leaves.

IMG_0227

If you see Graham about on site, please come over and say hello. Or, if you have a project in mind on your plot you would like him to help with, please get in touch.

Woman’s Land Army Restored

By

On October 18, 2015

In Events, News, Photos

Today’s Community Sunday top task was to move several tons of old wood chips to make room for incoming leaves from the Council.  Big job, so who you gonna’ call?  Well, the New Woman’s Land Army of course.

Left to right: Jen, Lyndsay, Jacqui and Gill

Left to right: Jen, Lyndsay, Jacqui and Gill

Now, we are not saying that a few burly blokes would not have come in handy, but as they were obviously away getting some beers in before the Scotland-Australia Match, the girls did just great.

Er, thanks go to Alison for the 'loan' of the barra'

Er, thanks go to Alison for the ‘loan’ of the barra’.

We finished just in time to head for the bothy and some excellent Kale Pesto flan, and Apple Cake (Gill and Jacqui promise the recipes soon).

 

 

Left to Right, Jacqui (Cream-crackered) Heather, Gill and Marta.

Left to Right, Jacqui (cream-crackered) Heather, Gill and Marta.

Apologies to Gwen and Silvia for failing to get a photo of them, but thanks go to one and all for a truly magnificent effort.

If you missed out this time, put our next Community Sunday date in your diary now – 15 November.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BBQ – What a roaster!

By

On October 4, 2015

In Events, News, Photos

As they say, the sun always shines the virtuous and so it proved at today’s BBQ.  Thanks to all who came and made it such fun and to Gill for coordinating things for us.

DSC_2856 DSC_2858 DSC_2859 DSC_2860

DSC_2861 DSC_2862 DSC_2865 DSC_2870 DSC_2871 DSC_2873 DSC_2874

DSC_2879

DSC_2877

Aberdeen in Bloom 40th Anniversary Awards

By

On October 1, 2015

In Events, News

GFAA plotters enjoyed an evening of great successes in the Beach Ballroom yesterday when the individual awards to plotters and gardeners were announced.  Sandy and his wife did exceptionally well with Second Place prizes for both garden and plot.

DSC_2842

GFAA dominated the individual plot awards with Sandy in second place, Gill in fourth and Stuart and Alastair (Stewart) placed fifth equal.  Beyond that, a full handful or more of our plotters were presented with certificates of merit.

DSC_2848

DSC_2853

Perhaps the best moment of the night, however, belonged to Gill who was named as the Best New Entrant in the competition in recognition of her fabulous fourth place in her first year in the competition and only her second year on the plot.

DSC_2850

The Lord Provost presented a commemorative engraved hand-trowel and framed certificate to every winner and Aberdeen City Council are to be thanked for hosting the prize-giving and buffet supper in great style.

Thanks go to Stuart too for nagging us all into entering!  Hopefully we will see even more entrants and success next year.

A Celebrity Calls…

By

On July 11, 2015

In News, Photos

On Thursday afternoon Carole Baxter for the BBC Scotland’s Beechgrove Garden came to call.  Carole was on site to record materials for a new BBC Radio programme and interviewed a number of our plotters.

image1 (1)

On hand were Harry and Leo with Mum, Anne. When asked what they liked eating most on the plot, Harry knew just what to reply – chocolate!  Leo on the other hand went for carrots: good answer, but they are better still if dipped in chocolate of course.

 

Page 13 of 16

Previous

Next

Powered by WordPress & Theme by Anders Norén