Guest blog by Philip Grant
Following
Martin’s short blog publicising its open day on Saturday LINK, I went along to renew my acquaintance with this “secret garden”. I
say that as I had lived within half a mile of Roe Green Walled Garden for
fifteen years before my family discovered this beautiful haven, tucked away at
the top of a driveway in the park. Now, this community garden run by volunteers
from the Barn Hill Conservation Group is better publicised, and attracted many
other visitors.
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| Some of the Open Day attractions on the lawn |
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| A quiet wildlife corner of the walled garden |
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| Part of the sunny long borde |
If you have not
been to this garden before (or if you have, but are not sure when it is open),
you don’t need to wait for another open day to pay it a visit. The garden is
open from 10am to 2pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. There are quiet
spots to sit and relax, an area for children to play, educational displays, and
sales of recycled items as well as the pleasant flower, fruit and vegetable
gardens to stroll around. The garden has an informal atmosphere, and there are
usually volunteers around glad to answer any questions. If you want to stay and
give them a hand with any of the garden tasks, so much the better, but there is
no pressure to do so. If you want to find out more about the garden, or their
work on Fryent Country Park, please visit their website: http://bhcg.btck.co.uk/.
Philip Grant.
