Description
The garden is located on the Castlepark Road in Ballybane, nearby landmarks are Ballybane Library and St Brigid's church. The garden is located on Castlepark Rd Ballybane, across from the church and library. Volunteers open and work in the garden on thursdays from 10am till lunchtime. In the summer the garden is open 1 evening a week. In March 2012 the garden will be open on saturday afternoons.
The garden is run by a volounteer committee with assistance from a community development worker and a VEC tutor.
The garden is 3/4 acre in size with 2 polytunnels, meeting room, shelter where we have the tea, pergola which contains a clay oven and barbecue.
We run the garden on organic principles and do not use any sprays or chemicals. We use seaweed as a fertiliser.
The garden is funded by Galway City Council, VEC, HSE West and Galway City Partnership
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facebook.comToday we planted a bed of garlic.
Due to the disruptive weather, gardening has been problematic. We hope to start some seedlings off tomorrow though 😁
March 2018..
The birds were feasting this morning from the bird feeder thanks to some kind gardeners..
Saturday 13 January 2018
Winter willow bathed in afternoon sunlight..
Thanks to everyone who helped out in the garden this year.
Plenty going on despite the cold. Great to see a new face too, welcome to our new volunteer :)
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