This 2008 transformed grot spot, currently in need of some annual TLC, is not the hanging Gardens of Babylon but home for the ‘hanging teapots of Maghull’ amongst many other attributes! The 21 funky teapots hanging from a fence are used as bug houses and bird boxes!

The Friends of Maghull & District’s (FOMD) first of many community environmental transformations started at Parkbourn in Maghull in 2018, which we recently highlighted on Google maps receiving over 1000 hits over two months. The area was transformed from an antisocial grot spot to a much-visited oasis, but following some overdue completed weeding and hedge and shrub trimming last week, we would welcome any volunteers for one hour only on Wednesday (31.7.24) at 09.30 hours, simply to help spread some donated woodchip to replenish the path and outer border.

Equipment: If you can make it, you will need garden gloves.

More information at www.fomd.co.uk  including: (1) Events tab for everything about the meeting and (2) Projects tab for the project background.

Pictured: Many thanks to Jill, Ros, Rob (pictured) and Colin & Frank (not pictured), who continued last week (24.7.24) undertaking the following:

• Weeded the woodchip path and outer border, with extra thanks to Rob for kindly taking the resulting two agricultural bags of weeds to the recycling centre.
• Trimmed the new rear dogwood hedge, which is hiding the brutal railway fencing, and trimmed and shaped the encroaching trees and shrubs.
• Repaired a bird box.

The outer border is starting to look a little more clearer, with its four layers including (1) the rear dogwood hedge developing to cover the stark railings, (2) in front there is a row of 72 white hydrangea cuttings blossoming, and (3) in front of this there is a row of assorted plants, whilst the (4) daffodils and bluebells that fringe the path have now finished blossoming.

Many Thanks,

FOMD

Together Making Maghull a better place to live.

More information about this and other projects at: www.fomd.co.uk

Contact: admin@fomd.co.uk

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