Sunday was the Construction Pod Working Bee, and its was hot early.. and stayed hot.. but lots of work got done as you can see below.
The Jacaranda at the front gate of the garden is now in full bloom and makes a spectacular backdrop for the garden.
Jacaranda in bloom
So the first job of the day was making the new Scarecrows for the garden.. and lead by Michelle and helpers, the kids got heavily involved and the outcome was fantastic.
Take a look at the pictures below.
New Scarecrow thanks to the garden kids
New scarecrow number #2
Keep an eye out for the new guardians of the garden… They are watching :)
Meanwhile, the new shade/seedling house for the garden was also taking shape.
Planning the new shade house
Construction underway
Seedling/Shade house starting to take shape
Construction complete.
Just the finishing touches to go now..
The Seedling/Shade house has two levels, and was constructed to allow wheelchair access.
Shade cloth and the finishing touches will be added over the next month or at the next Construction Pod Working Bee
We did manage to save Petra from the Native Raspberries…
Pruning the Native Raspberries
and Leeanne helped keep the kids and Michelle cool.
Keeping the kids cool
Next Week:
Orchard and Fruit Fly POD Working Bee – Sunday 2nd November – 08:00
Monthly Garden Meeting – Sunday 2nd November – 10:30
Another spectacular morning met the workers and friends at the garden this morning.
Another spectacular morning at the Yoorala St Community Garden
Yoorala St Community Garden
It was Construction POD Working Bee this morning, and jobs included:
- Building/Repairing path into Gumnuts area
- Installing new Seats in the area near the Water Tanks
Completing the new path to Gumnuts
Mulching the new path to Gumnuts
Mulching the new path to Gumnuts
New seats in the Gumnuts area
New seats in the Gumnuts area
The seat-building team were happy with their work:)
During Morning Tea, Steve showed off his amazing Romanesco broccoli
It is well known for its’ logarithmic spiral shape, forming a natural fractal. The number of spirals is also a Fibonacci Number
Steve’s Romanesco Broccoli
Special thanks to the new people that came along this morning and putting some good hours of work. Hope we see you next week :)
Visitors and workers are welcome to come along on any Sunday.
Next Week:
Orchard and Fruit Fly POD Working Bee – Sunday 3rd August
Yoorala St Community Garden – Annual General Meeting – Sunday 3rd August – 10:30 am
After last weeks Construction POD working bee the Raised garden beds are really taking shape.
The major work is complete, and now the beds need filling and the surrounding area requires a little tidying up.
