13. Aug, 2015

Rotbots at Barnsdale

Summer Vegetable Weekend: 15 & 16 August, 11am-4pm

If you love growing your own food then Barnsdale is the place to be this weekend.

The productive areas that are normally off-limits to visitors,will be open and their expert grower will be available to advise you on your own veggie production and chat about her favourite subject! We will be there as part of a National allotment Society stand and will be offering children the chance to make a Rotbot. Making a Rotbot

If you’ve visited Barnsdale earlier in the year you’ll enjoy seeing our crops coming to fruition, and if you come along on Sunday, you can take in a demonstration of seasonal cookery too, using our own home-grown produce.

All for the price of Garden admission: adult £7.50, concession £6.50, child £3.50, family (up to 5) £21.

Just want to come for a spot of retail therapy and a great lunch or afternoon tea? Entry to the Barnsdale Gardens Gift Shop, Nursery and Tea Room is free.

10. Aug, 2015

National Garden Scheme Open Day at ULBG

We welcomed 64 visitors to the Compost Demonstration site yesterday during the National Gardens Open Day. As always the wormeries proved to be the most popular attraction with the children while the adults were more interested in the range of bins available and in getting answers to their composting problems.

We will be going back to attending the site on Saturday afternoons until the Heritage Plant Sale when we will be on site on the sunday rather than Saturday

10. Aug, 2015

Composting Demonstration Site Open Sunday 9th September

The Compost Demonstration site will be open on Sunday, 6th September 2015 at the University of Leicester Botanic Garden during the Heritage and Rare Plant Sale. Details of the Sale and Botanic Garden at http://www2.le.ac.uk/institution/botanic-garden

26. Jul, 2015

Saturday Compost site tours

34 visitors to the Botanic Garden joined the tours of the Compost Demonstration site lead by Ted Boyd and Rod Weston on Saturday. More details of the site at Botanic Garden

Free tours, as well as advice on composting and the range of techniques available are offered most Saturday afternoons. ( Not on the 8th August - when the site is staffed during the Sunday Event (see below) There is no need to book .. just turn up.

Refreshments are available at the Cafe in the Garden

18. Jul, 2015

National Gardens scheme Open day 9th August

The Compost Site will be staffed by a Master Composter during the National Gardens Scheme charity day at Leicester Botanic Garden:10am-4pm
Sunday, 9th August 2015

Entry to the Garden by donation (suggested £3). Refreshments & specialist plant sales.