Normally anyone is welcome to come along to our monthly work days in the Gardens. However, Government corona virus regulations specify that groups have to be limited to a maximum of 6 persons. Therefore, for the time being, please do not come to a workday unless you have been specifically invited by a personal email.
When normality returns, all volunteers will again be welcomed.
Meanwhile, if you are interested in helping in the Gardens, helping to organise our regular events or would like to join our small committee, please download the membership application form and post the completed form to info@walkdengardens.co.uk
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More photos…..
Some more photographs taken in Walkden Gardens in late May 2020 by Gillian Baker.
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Sculpture Trail
Andy Burgess has now finished carving the sculptures for Walkden Gardens.
Many thanks to Mike Drain for collecting them and kindly donating 8 bags of cement for fixing them in place.
The sculptures will be installed in the Gardens once the lockdown regulations permit.
Cllr. Jane Baugh – R.I.P.
The Friends Group were saddened by the death in February 2020 of Councillor Jane Baugh.
Jane was a very active supporter of the Gardens and served on the Committee of the Friends Group for many years.
She will be very much missed by us all.
A JustGiving page has been set up to raise funds for St. Ann’s Hospice because of the end of life care they provided for Jane.
If you would like to make a donation in memory of Jane, please click on this link to the JustGiving Page
Coronavirus
During the present lockdown the Gardens are still open to the general public. However, please remember to observe the 2 metres social distancing and the other regulations introduced to limit the spread of this virus.
There will be no volunteer workdays in the Gardens until further notice. Please watch our Facebook page for any updates.
Sue Hirst Photos
Some photos of the erythroniums, violets, epimediums and Japanese garden taken in the Gardens in early April 2020 by Sue Hirst, Chair of the Friends Group.
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More Spring Flowers
Some more Spring flowers photographed in late March 2020 by Gill Baker. Click on each image for enlarged version.
Workday 29 Feb 2020
These are some photos taken by Gill Baker on 29th February workday.
There was a lot of clearing to do in the Gardens after the recent storms. It was a dry, sunny morning. A lot of work was done tidying the beds and hedges in the Tranquil garden . Some local Beavers planted primrose plug plants, snowdrops and English bluebells along the Woodland Walkway. The Japanese Garden Society did their monthly maintenance including removing several large branches from some of the acers.
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Spring Flowers
Some Spring flowers in Walkden Gardens. Photographed by Gill Baker.
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Muttley in the Gardens
Muttley enjoying the daffodils in the Field of Hope in Walkden Gardens in March 2020.
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