Redbraes Community Garden Open Day
Growing Together Course
We’ve been making good progress on the development of the Growing Together Course. Forty people have applied, we only have twenty four places, so we will be holding meetings next week to work out who is the best fit for the course. We have also now got a great line up of organisations who will offer placements and participate in the teaching of the course. The course will start in mid to late September.
Magdalene Urban Orchard
Magdalene fruit orchard has been lovingly planted by children from Brunstane Primary School and local volunteers as part of a community effort to enrich the greenspaces of Magdalene. Through planting orchards in local green corners, the children have learned how fruit trees grow, how to care for them, and how orchards support wildlife, biodiversity, and the wider environment.
These orchards are a shared space for the whole community to enjoy, now and for generations to come.
Please Help This Orchard Thrive
• Respect and protect the young trees
• Keep the area tidy
• Enjoy the fruit when it is ready to harvest
• Share the space with others
Wassailing
When the trees were planted, the children took part in “Wassailing”, a ritual to encourage a healthy and bountiful harvest. Traditionally, people would sing to the trees to wish them strength, good health, and heavy crops for the seasons to come.
“Oh apple, apple tree,
We have come to wassail thee
Will you bear some fruit for me?
When the season changes”