Mon 25th January 2021
Wild Edges
When we re-open we are looking forward to showing you our new raised beds. The garden was lucky to be awarded a grant supported by the Trust for Oxfordshire’s Environment (TOE) with funding from Grundon Waste Management Ltd to carry out our Wild Edges project. This project saw us replace the raised bed support posts that form a central feature in the garden, with new posts made from recycled plastic, and create a new planting scheme.
The planting of our raised beds has been designed with wildlife in mind, especially pollinators, who are suffering from habitat loss. Good strategies to encourage pollinators are:
- Avoid plants with double flowers; they produce less nectar
- Use native and near-native (i.e.... read more