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Things happen. Things that are out of our control. Things that affect our sense of normalcy and routine. After a long period of doing things differently, things at the garden are starting to exhibit the normal characteristics that usually define what a garden is. A hole has been filled, a fence has been replaced. A … Continue reading Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?

Monday evening we had a meeting with Dan Ormond and the team doing the work and we were advised that the fill should be completed by the end of the week. The shaft has been completed and there is hope that the works to the pipes should last 50 years so let’s hope the garden … Continue reading Work at the garden coming to an end

Hi gardeners, Another report from me; I hope you’re not annoyed by the frequency of my reports.Today I see the first great reels of something.  It’s rope I think.  I think the plan is to pull the flexible piping through from the Island Bay end, so perhaps they will push the rope somehow from here … Continue reading An Update from Dick

Hello gardeners, Dick here … Last week the ‘news’ was that work was centred on the tunnel access a little up the zigzag (with no apparent thought or practice given to safe distancing (*note below).  This week the news is that they have begun digging with the digger along the path outside the structure.  Not digging … Continue reading A new sign

2020-03-26/ 11:28:39.697 A pipe was exposed today after a lot of soil removal and moving soil around. Here are some more photos from the days activity.

2020-03-25 / 16:02:23.890 Here are some photos from Wednesday, most of the digging on the Endeavours street side. They have gone quite deep but no visible pipes. There was some excitement as some pipe work was discovered but not what they were hoping for.

As of the 16th of March the garden will be closed as WCC and Wellington Water repair pipes that run under 1 Endeavour Street. We have been told that once work is completed contractors will return the plot to a working garden again. Although we are unsure of how much will be disrupted it does … Continue reading We will be closed for Pipe repairs by WCC and Wellington Water

Some other Wellington Gardens: Here is a nice little video of some other gardens around wellington. I pinched it from the Inner Most Gardens website.

Just a quick note on our recent visit from Katie Irwin who is the Community & Neighbourhood Advisor for the Wellington City Council. She is running the Stone Soup funding programme which has been created “to support the viability and sustainability of established community gardens in Wellington.” Ellen and I had a nice meeting with Katie … Continue reading A visitor from Wellington City Council

Hello all, Thanks to everyone who came to the meeting last weekend. It was great to regroup after winter and catch up. Here is a brief summary of the main meeting topics discussed on Saturday the 16th of November. In attendance: Chris and TracyRosemaryEllenDickDanielleBridget In Absentia: AlricSuzieCaryleBernadette(Patrick) 1. Plot allocations We discussed the current plot … Continue reading Novembers Gardeners meeting

Hello everyone. Its not been too bad a winter this year but as always in these parts of the country it seems like it has been dragging on a bit too long. Light seems more abundant and longer warmer days are not far off. Sadly we said goodbye to Victoria this winter so there is … Continue reading Spring is on its way

Hello all, Just a quick update. I have not had as much time to spend on the garden these days and weekends seem to be interrupted by weather, so progress is a bit slow. I have taken down the pitto from Dicks plot last weekend and with the help of Rosemary we planted two grisellinas … Continue reading Winter update

Sadly it rained and then it rained some more and when it finally went away it was dark… oh well … We are having a winter solstice working bee this weekend the 23rd of June. We purchased a couple of Griselinia littoralis ‘Broadway Mints’ the other weekend as replacements for the Pittosporum that is taking over … Continue reading A winter solstice working bee

Hi everyone, Chris suggested I might like to summarise yesterday’s meeting. A good turnout, thanks Alric, Dick, Pat for yr messages. Welcome Bernadette!  Chris explained the rotation of composting in the bins. As compost matures that will be available to take for our plots and a new bin started.  Chris is also going to get … Continue reading Last meeting update

There are a few things that still need doing around the garden. Gate: new bolt need to secure the gate betterShed: new base / shelvesCompost bins: It would be a good time now to turn over the content of bin no. 3. We can move the top half into bin no. 1Wind break: Pittosporum / … Continue reading Things that need doing