Saturday 6th November 2021
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Report written by Frances Collier-Wright
The Windmill team were grateful as ever to have us join them for their gardening session. After a small pause while the bulb types were identified we quickly got stuck in to planting a couple of rows of daffodils along the fence, using the snazzy clod removing tools and a few trowels to get out the trickier stones. The damp soil was a breeding ground for plump happy worms, so we took great care to cut round them as we went. Soon we had a couple of rows of Daffs against the fence and a little loop of different bulbs around the tree too. Meanwhile, Nathan was hard at work at the other side of the garden getting to grips with the scyth and making quick work of cutting back the plants - an impressive before and after task. We'll no doubt see them all again soon, and we'll have to schedule a spring visit to reap the rewards of the bulb display.
The Friends of Windmill Gardens (FoWG) were formed in 2003 with three aims: * to get the Grade II listed Brixton Windmill restored and opened for public visits – in 2002 it had been put on English Heritage's buildings at risk register; * to make Windmill Gardens park a more welcoming space for local people; * to have a new education centre at the windmill. Windmill Gardens gained a Green Flag Community Award in 2015 and we have just been judged again so our fingers are crossed that we will retain the award for the next two years.
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