Blairgowrie Community Garden in Blairgowrie, Victoria | Community organisation

Blairgowrie Community Garden

Locality: Blairgowrie, Victoria

Phone: +61 402 372 136

Address: Stringer Reserve, Stringer Rd. 3942 Blairgowrie, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.blairgowriecommunitygarden.org/

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25.01.2022 Pops of colour in the garden

24.01.2022 Just passing by to see how youre going

24.01.2022 Thanks to member Chris Hayward for taking this shot for us..... Straight after lockdown...wish it was greener- but that will come

23.01.2022 Bee food galore

22.01.2022 Our first tree in orchard- a tiny Loquat

22.01.2022 A frost at the garden this morning but soon disappeared- a small but industrious group this morning New bed- orchard planting- moving soil- new seats but overall enjoying ourselves!

22.01.2022 Our community compost bin is back in use! Please drop off your vegetable scraps- check list of whats acceptable

22.01.2022 Orchard underway plus blueberries now have own bed

21.01.2022 Results from Community collaboration Local dog walkers already enjoying seating at Stringer Reserve Great effort Blairgowrie Co...mmunity 3942, Rye Lions Club and Pt Nepean Mens Shed See more

21.01.2022 Onions soon to be shared....

21.01.2022 Were ready for next weeks working bee

21.01.2022 Spying through the fence line on our walk I spied the beauty and reliability of nature. Keep safe little plum

21.01.2022 Little visitors to the garden met our scarecrow that needs a makeover. Poor fellow needs some new clothes and face

19.01.2022 Tennis any one? Our nets are back

18.01.2022 Great job Only 4 more beds to fill

18.01.2022 Spring is in the air Want something to do! Lets produce some seedlings for Spring planting. Packets of seeds have been put in a new tub(someone took the first tub) in box against the Pavilion. Members and community can take a packet or two and propagate seeds at home. Once restrictions are over we can have seedlings to plant out in Garden or share about and plant in your own home garden. Give it a go!

17.01.2022 Last planting today-potatoes and broccoli . Grow well and abundant

17.01.2022 Thanks Joe for giving the fig tree a light prune

17.01.2022 Thanks to Christine Seedsman who has zucchinis on their way plus doing another lot! Come on members give it a go!!!

17.01.2022 Well done Brian & Alan- PNMS Love our seating under the pergola Once our plantings cover- a lovely spot to sit and ponder

16.01.2022 We are all so happy to be back into it. Lets hope these late planting take off before its too cold and wet. Another beautiful morning at the garden. 9 members came down, local dog walkers talked to us through the fence, people were playing tennis and locals dropped off their compost. Our little community enjoyed a sunny Sunday morningat Stringer Reserve.

16.01.2022 Planted the last few fruit trees this morning prior to lockdown. It was icy at the BCG Lucky first stage of orchard is planted. We have an orange, lemon, plum, pear, apricot , 2 apple varieties and not forgetting our self seeded loquat. Hoping we will be sharing fruit in the next few years ... The BCG is closing down again. We hope once lockdown has passed we will have lots of produce to share..... broad beans are well on the way, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, onions are looking good! Take care everyone- I think at the end of this phase we will celebrate the gardens 2nd Birthday along with the friendships that we all have made throughout the BCG journey

16.01.2022 We now have a garden shed.... Thank you Bob Ironmonger Great size for our Wonderful job by Tony, Warwick and Ged for disassembling and reassembling ( Vivian and Anne support team )

15.01.2022 Bay tree looking healthy

14.01.2022 A great drop for the garden yesterday

14.01.2022 A wonderful sunny morning to get back into it! Winter crops planted, flowers to brighten up spaces, mulched moved and beds weeded So good for the soul

14.01.2022 An insight of the last two years of the BCG. How our community came together to develop this productive garden.

13.01.2022 Thanks to our 19 members who joined us today- magnificent

13.01.2022 Checking out the garden Clearing winter beds- picking some produce Turning the soil

11.01.2022 A small but very productive group today

11.01.2022 A lovely morning pottering in the garden. Planted beetroot and pumpkin...... and flowers in our seating area. Looking quite pretty

10.01.2022 Tomatoes inBeans, lettucecapsicum and corn planted

08.01.2022 14 th August 2018 We gained approval from Mornington Peninsula Shire to operate our garden at Stringer Road Reserve 2 years ago today! What a wonderful journey it has been. Cant wait to celebrate with ALL our members!

08.01.2022 Raspberries on their way

07.01.2022 Wrapped up for the cold nights

06.01.2022 Help support the Blairgowrie Community Garden- wine drive fundraiser see: www.blairgowriecommunitygarden.org

06.01.2022 What a surprise this weekend to receive a wonderful donation from a local Five espalier citrus trees plus an olive. Planted but will have to await attention until restrictions are lifted. Fingers crossed they survive.

06.01.2022 Rosemary- thanks to Win and Kent Stannard

06.01.2022 Snow peas galore

06.01.2022 Maintenance is another job to tackle

05.01.2022 Thinning out the strawberries

05.01.2022 Our future harvest

04.01.2022 Strawberries going wild Members- Go and pick yourself some

04.01.2022 An update view of the BCG- where friendships are forged

03.01.2022 Our clever team have set up an open Forum on our website. If you have a story to tell about your own gardens success please share with us. Alternatively if somethings not growing well share this info and hopefully someone in our community can offer words of advice. Join the gardening community Forum with your own experiences ... see: www.blairgowriecommunitygarden.org See more

03.01.2022 Community composting is back

02.01.2022 Left alone- quite neglected- now to enjoy

02.01.2022 Our next project underway

01.01.2022 Tony fired her up- what a great shredder for our compost

01.01.2022 Our clever team developed a Forum on our website. We aim this to all gardeners who have success or failures to share their experiences amongst our gardening community. We are constantly learning in our garden- all our opinions are valued and nothings right or wrong. We need to work towards whats the most successful in our garden at the BCG. The Forum also has a field to add favourite recipes. Join in and hope you get involved

01.01.2022 Our compost has been the home for worms in this quiet time