Elmsbrook Edibles Maps
Elmsbrook Edibles Maps These edibles maps have been assembled by your Elmsbrook Community Organisation (ECO) members and are for guidance only. Please check that what you pick is edible before you eat it. Contact Elmsbrook Gardening Group (EGG) at [email protected] if any changes are needed. Elmsbrook Edibles Maps PDF Download
Elmsbrook Grow Beds (EGB’s) Ground rules
Aim The aim of the Grow Beds is to encourage the Elmsbrook community to work together to achieve a healthier lifestyle by growing their own food. These ground rules have been developed with this aim in mind. Our Promise We (A2Dominion) promise that we will: Administer the Grow Beds in consultation with the Elmsbrook Gardening […]
ELMSBROOK GROW BEDS – EGB’S
Elmsbrook Grow Beds (EGB’s) There are currently two Grow Bed plots on Elmsbrook located on Lovage View (Phase 2). We will also have some additional allotments once phase 4 of the development is completed. Our Grow Beds are designed to allow residents to build up their skills and enthusiasm for growing their own food and […]
Elmsbrook Gardening Group Events – EGG
We chose the hottest day in June for our Open Gardens event and the hottest day in September for the Harvest Lunch! Nevertheless a big crowd turned out to see each other’s gardens and exchange gardening ideas on Saturday 24 June, and a smaller number brought some produce or a dish of food to share […]
Wildlife friendly gardens – EGG
WILDLIFE FRIENDLY GARDENS Plant pollinator-friendly flowering plants like the Lavender, Geranium and St John’s Wort in the picture above. Include a variety of flowers so there is something blooming spring, summer and autumn, and have evening scented flowers like honeysuckle for moths. Plant shrubs and trees which have fruits for birds to eat in […]
Winter Gardens – EGG
Three kinds of shrubs are important in winter borders and gardens: Evergreen shrubs. They form a backdrop, mostly in shades of green from nearly yellow to very dark. In the picture above on the far left is a mid-green (Hebe salicifolia), middle top: a very dark green (Mahonia lomariifolia) and bottom right: gold edged green […]
Growing potatoes – EGG
A little care is needed with potatoes: any green parts on a potato tuber and the berries that sometimes form after flowering are POISONOUS.
