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First proper gardening session of 2018 – #DINARooftopGarden #Sheffield
Yesterday was our first session in the rooftop garden, other than moving stuff up there or just calling in. Fran re-potted some plants into bigger containers and I started making new planters with the IKEA bags. We used a half-an-half … Continue reading
The rooftop garden continues to grow #DINARooftopGarden
We had a significant donation yesterday. Some friends are doing major things at their house and have dug out a small mountain of soil and kindly offered it for free to any takers. Using the IKEA bags I bought last … Continue reading
Blue Bags and Black Gold – DINA Rooftop Garden Year Two #RebootingEden
We said we would do it, and we did it. We said it would work, and it worked. Despite neglecting our social media for the DINA Rooftop Garden, the one thing we did not neglect last year at the DINA … Continue reading
SPRING HAS SPRUNG! Time to get busy. @DINAVenue #RooftopGarden #Sheffield #BeesB4Banks
After a series of setbacks and delays over the past two months, the last few days have been very productive. Despite no updates since January, we have been plugging away at gathering resources, building planters and replanting. What’s more, nature … Continue reading
January update: looking back and moving forward
Although there has not been that much to report, work has been continuing at a slow pace on the roof top. As there has only been the lightest of frosts to deal with, planting has been ongoing throughout winter as … Continue reading
Build it and they will come. And they did. Well, it did. #RebootingEden #Sheffield #RooftopGarden
On Sunday 9th October 2016, we finally started moving plants on-site at the DINA Rooftop Garden, and things started happening immediately. After some anticipated delays, we moved approximately 100 plants on-site. Not 100 different plants but 100 individuals and quite … Continue reading
40 more plants and growing
Two days ago Richard and myself were kindly allowed to raid his Mum’s garden and we gathered together 40 plants for the project. The haul was a combination of unwanted plants growing in the wrong place and the offspring of … Continue reading
Paradise on a shoestring
Committing myself to the DINA rooftop garden project seems like the most natural thing in the world. Having run out of room to do anything more in my own garden, and with many spare plants lying around, I am only … Continue reading
E is for Eden, F is for Firethorn #RebootingEden
First day of actual work on the DINA rooftop garden, I did three hours of sorting rubbish and sieving soil from the existing two half-barrel planters on the roof. The two planters just crumbled when I attempted to move them, … Continue reading
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