As part of our new partnership with The Race Equality Centre (TREC), we are helping to create a new garden at the Highfields Centre, where TREC are based. The project has been funded by a grant of £500 from national Friends of the Earth, which is being used to buy raised beds, plants and bulbs.
Seven volunteers from Leicester Friends of the Earth and four volunteers from the Highfields Centre worked together to start the garden. We collected litter, took off the grass and installed two raised beds made of recycled plastic. We filled the raised beds with compost made from local green waste and we planted crocus bulbs, to provide an early source of nectar and pollen for the bees. We started mulching around the raised beds with woodchip, to help retain moisture in the soil. At the back of the triangular patch, next to the fence, we planted some apple mint and some wild garlic bulbs. And in the long thin strip behind the car park, we planted a thornless blackberry, to start creating an edible fence.
We'll be going back over the winter to plant some bare root fruit trees and bushes and then we'll be back again in the spring to plant herbs. If you want to get involved, keep an eye on our Facebook page or contact us to join our email list and find out the dates!
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