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OPEN DAYS 2019

14th June 201914th June 2019 by Nikki

Open Days are an opportunity for you to come along, grab a cuppa and a piece of cake while you find out what we’re all about! Have a look round the gardens and chat to … Read more

We had a visit from Horticulture Wales who made this video at our Northop site at one of our late Summer Saturday hubs 2020. As you watch you will see we have had plenty of wonderful veg available to us and continue to get a good supply of greens, potato,onions,garlic and more as the year goes on.

Something to tickle your taste buds

27th September 2020 by Jill Wynne

Not your normal Hub this week, everyone that turned up enjoyed a good selection of veg cropped from all three sites along with cakes to sample from one of our members Anne’s Patisseries and Flowers … Read more

Creating a mixed wild flower bank

26th February 2020 by Jill Wynne

Members hard at work putting in a mixture of wild flower and annual plug plants on the Hawarden bank, random squares of turf were cut out before planting, we will continue to add plug plants … Read more

Potato Day

17th February 2020 by Jill Wynne

Potato Day, the best yet even though storm Denis did its best to keep everyone away, Gardeners and Allotmenteers braved the weather to find just the right seed potato or choose a juicy fruit to … Read more

Willow Weaving Hawarden Community Garden

9th February 2020 by Jill Wynne

A fantastic day was had by all at the willow weaving event in Hawarden, and what a wonderful group of people, with the guidance of Alison, our own willow expert, we enjoyed taking whips of … Read more

A little growing experiment

2nd February 2020 by Jill Wynne

We have an abundance of leaf litter and while we are creating new beds we also have excess soil, we are combining them both and putting them into large bags the type you would get … Read more

Potato Day

5th August 202021st January 2020 by Jill Wynne

80 varieties of seed potatoes, onion sets, garlic, vegetable seeds and plants, herbs, soft fruit and fruit trees Held in Mold Daniel Owen Centre, Earl Road Mold. CH7 IAP 09.00 – 14.00 15th Feb 2020 … Read more

Sunday Work Days in the Community Garden

13th January 2020 by Jill Wynne

The first Sunday Work day was a great success and thanks to everyone who came, it was wonderful to see so many new faces at the Hawarden Site. The winter jobs were carried out with … Read more

Christmas Hub at Hawarden 21st December 11.00 – 14.00

24th November 2019 by Jill Wynne

Make sure you come and get your Christmas veg and enjoy a warm bowl of home made soup accompanied by home made bread with mince pies, biscuits and no doubt cake to follow. Join in … Read more

Making a wildflower meadow

21st November 2019 by Pam Worthington

Mowing, raking and scarifying a grassy patch ready for sowing a mixed wildflower meadow at Cilcain