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Day 410, March 2008

Day 410, March 2008

Here's what it looks like now(ish)

apricot cakes

apricot cakes

These cakes baked by Amy were delicious. Can the recipe be posted on the site?

 
 
Welcome to the Royal Paddocks Allotments

The Royal Paddocks Allotments is a large allotment site on the edge of historic Bushy Park in Hampton Wick, West London. There are 200 plots and over 250 active tenants.

 

ImageAs you walk through the gates you discover a thriving site, with plots showcasing a huge diversity of plants and flowers, rare varieties and (giant) competition entries. You are welcomed by new enthusiasts and old hands.

 

We are currently at full capacity but operate a waiting list and welcome all enquiries. This website is for our members and the public, to share our love of all things gardening. Enjoy!

 

Gardening is a matter of your enthusiasm holding up until your back gets used to it ~Author Unknown

 


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Work Party

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As the old adage goes, many hands make light work and the recent work party more than proved this. The day was a resounding success, with an impressive turnout and a whole host of jobs polished off in lightening time. 

 

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Visit by Dr Nigel Reeve

Dr Nigel Reeve (right) discusses the hedge planted by Andrew Saunders (left) and Ashley Catto (not shown)
Dr Nigel Reeve (right) examines the hedge
What’s the best way to encourage friendly wildlife on site, while using as much of the land as possible for the purpose it’s provided for – allotments?  That was the question the committees put to Dr Nigel Reeve, the Royal Parks Community Ecologist, when he visited the Paddocks last Monday evening (11 June).  There’s a long waiting list for plots – but we need to keep some ground for our natural allies too. We aren’t talking pigeons, slugs, squirrels or rats – they don’t need any encouragement.


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