Not doing it for the judges

Monday's meeting was at the Barkly Road planter to spread some compost before the parks department came and put the chippings down to put the weeds off growing and because this is meant mostly as a shrubbery.  I can't say that I'll miss the weekly bag of chickweed the bed has been producing!

I took this just as I was leaving, everyone else is very industrious still.

Had you noticed that the baskets are out on the lamposts.  I hadn't, as Angela says, I should spend less time watching my feet and more with my eyes on the world.  They are not quite up to photographing yet.

The tubs outside St Anthony's were up and ready and this bed was mulched or chipped or whatever by Thursday - I did notice that - head up, Judith.

Then on Saturday a couple of us went over to fill the St Anthony's tubs.  This is where they are,

and here's a close up, to brighten your day.

 

The rest of us stayed and worked in the Park, on the Bowling Green Border:

 Stage 1 consultation:

 Stage 2 implementation

Stage 3 Admiration

 

The long borders in The Millenium Garden are really looking good for the attention and if you spot David twice, you're right, he put in a heck of a lot of work.



And then in the afternoon, it rained, which is just how it should be!


Today, if the weather had been organised by Yorkshire in Bloom, we would have been panicking about being ready for tomorrow and the judging.  We were saying that we could have been as ready as we ever were.  Judge for yourself!

St Mary's Joy and the Brians have their garden well in hand

a close up of a trough by the church

This cross of daffs is not very flowery, though still well marked out.  It was my first vol with Beeston in Bloom.

 This tub ...

 and this one are both outside hairdressers on Town Street.  Do you think it a coincidence that they are so lovely?

And this is part of the herbs and dragnflies garden - I think it was named for the group that donated it, rather than the contents - at the top of the park.

Linda gave out the veg seeds for the RHS initiative on Saturday so we'll tell you how that goes. And the next big thing is the plant sales - my toms are coming on a treat.

Gardener's Delight

Not a weekend for gardening - the planned go at the Millennium Garden was snowed off.
This is what the Barkly Road planter looked like:

You can see that the daffs are trying to bloom. 

 

Indoors my seeds for the spring plants sale are through. These are Gardener's Delight tomatoes.  If you look close, you can see that the real leaves are coming through.

I did walk over to litter pick with 'Love Beeston Clean Beeston' on Thursday but it wasn't on. There is one next week.



Well, what do you know?

"Not a lot." because although this is dated Friday, I wrote it on Sunday 17th Feb.
It's been that sort of week.
I've spent most of it indoors, but to goodish effect - Holbeck in Bloom have got their website up, though it doesn't make it onto Yahoos list so click here to help push it up the rating!
I've also, with Linda's help, got some more photos on our website photo page. If you have any you think could go on the website, send them to either Linda or me and we'll see to it.
And, I've also inset the blog on the website.  Mostly, I must admit, to see if I could.  I'm not sure that there is any more point to it than that, but it won't do any harm!  I think.
I had a little camera walk on Saturday 'cos it was so lovely and, before the battery ran out I got

the planter where Jessamine runs into Barkly Road.

We took it over last year and it is desperately in need of a litter pick.  Memo to self - take carrier bag for litter next time I take the dog a walk.
And I'm not a reliable weed recogniser so I don't know if this is, or not, but it is in flower.

Spring, spring, spring, spring!


It was lovley to see people enjoying the millennium garden in the sun and I was going to go for close ups

 - and the camera battery ran out.
If you are observant, you will see that our Treasurer has changed.  Vivienne, who has done the job for so long and so well has stepped down and Sara has taken her place which is why her picture is now on the blog. Thank you from all of us to Vivienne and best wishes to Sara.