While the monthly working bees have previously been a kind of regular housekeeping, the last few have built on an increasing amount of work done between sessions. Particularly busy in the last few weeks have been Dave, Sam, Peter and Chris, and on arrival this Saturday morning, everywhere to be seen was evidence of their ongoing tending.
This month Bullarto farmer Rob Botheras generously donated a large bale of lucerne mulch. During the morning this was distributed, along with plenty of mature compost from the compost bays, right through the garden. Donated and bought seedlings were planted; the compost bays turned; beds were weeded as needed; and around midday Pete and Sam made a new bed at the front of the garden.
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Sam & Ayumi roll the lucerne in |
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Dave |
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Pete and Sam |
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Dante (in pink), Pete, Yael, Ayumi |
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Matt and Pete |
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Dante, Akira and Pete (O) |
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Chris |
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Pete, Pete, Sam, Dora |
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Pete and Sam |
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Sam, Marion, Maureen |
Today's gardeners were Dave, Sam, Ayumi, Peter & Chris(tine), Pete(r O), Ian (who took the photos) Matt & Yael with Dante & Akira, Dora, Maureen & Marion (visiting from France). Sam & Marion were still at work mid-afternoon.
The wash-up!
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The new front bed
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The garden one week later...
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Appreciative visitors |