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A bug hotel is useful as well as fun. It will help the beneficial insects that visit the garden by providing places for them to lay eggs, avoid predators and overwinter in the dry and the warm. Our bug hotel is a very simple one that anyone can have a go at making.
Continue reading “VPA Young Gardeners: Project No. 7”Yes, design your own garden! Whatever age you are, you can do this…so read on!
Continue reading “VPA Young Gardeners: Project No. 6”What a bonus this week, we have all been able to ‘visit’ the virtual Chelsea Flower Show. Go to https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/virtual-chelsea to catch up and see the daily events; on until 23 May. Then …….
This Sunday, 24 May, (10.00 to 12noon) the socially distanced Plant Sale will be at the Village Hall car park, Church Road. Please come along and see what bargains you can pick up. Any plant donations can be collected from you in advance or can be delivered at 9.00am on 24 May. Full details at https://lgvpa.org/2020/05/11/vpa-plant-sale/ We look forward to seeing you.
Continue reading “VPA : Chelsea Flowers lead into our Plant Sale this Sunday 24 May, 10am”Make a grass caterpillar! This is fun whatever age you are. If you are under 10 you might need a little help.
Continue reading “VPA Young Gardeners: Project No. 5”“Where have all the flowers gone” ……. I woke up with this song in my head, the committee having discussed what might be possible to organise on Sunday 24 May 2020 for the VPA PLANT SALE (10.00am to 12noon). The flowers, and indeed vegetables, have far from gone with everything having started to sprout and flourish very early this year.
We are aware that some people have grown extra for donation to the sale and consequently we have evaluated how to organise safely, a fairly low key Plant Sale (no cakes this year).
Continue reading “VPA Plant Sale”REPORT IN LIEU OF A FORMAL AGM MEETING which was due to take place on 21 April 2020
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Continue reading “Your AGM Newsletter”This is really a project for all the family. Build a tepee for climbing plants, and when the tepee is completely covered you can put a rug or blanket on the floor inside it and you will have your own space!
Continue reading “VPA Young Gardeners: Project No. 4”Make a miniature garden for faires or dinosaurs! These miniature gardens are really fun to make and you can use absolutely anything you want.
Continue reading “VPA Young Gardeners: Project No. 3”Identifying plants in the garden is often difficult as many of them look alike with similar leaves or flowers. Having colourful plant markers is a good way to help and it might stop us eating a plant that we should not be eating or it might help us avoid digging up something we want to keep.
Continue reading “VPA Young Gardeners: Project No. 2”It is springtime, and this is one of the most magical times of the year for gardeners. The VPA would like to share some of this magic with all the children and families in the village and the surrounding area. Our new VPA Young Gardeners page has been designed to give you some ideas of how to enjoy your garden even more.
Continue reading “New VPA Young Gardeners Page Launched”
