Dereel Spokes Newsletter

Next Meeting

The next Community Garden meeting will be at 2pm on Saturday 18^th February in the Dereel Community Centre.  Everyone welcome.

Working Bee Photos

Thank you to everyone who helped with the first Dereel Community Garden Working Bee in November 2016.

Approximately 20 people helped out on 26^th November, 2016 to do a huge amount of weeding, and plant the first garden bed—a flower garden in front of the entrance to the Dereel Soldiers Memorial Hall.  Cuttings were taken from the lavender bush, for replanting, and clumping plants divided.

Here are some photographs from the day:

This garden bed collects rainfall and has been designated as a future wet garden.

Just a sample of the the variety of weeds to remove.

Many hands make light work, as they say.

Weeding the future Native Garden.

Overgrown clumps are dug up to be divided and replanted.

Some of the established plants were reluctant to move.

Native seedlings ready to be planted in the Native Garden bed.

Gardeners of all ages got involved on the day.

Preparing for future planting in Autumn by taking cuttings.

Preparing the bed for the flower garden.

Seedlings ready for planting in the flower garden.

Planting seedlings in the flower garden.

The first garden bed to be completed is a welcoming flower garden near the Hall entrance.

Stepping back to admire a good job, well done.