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We are delighted to announce that we are again running our popular free fruit tree and bush pruning course. The course will be held on Saturday 23 February, 10.00am-1.00pm at Grange Park Interpretation Centre. The garden outside the Interpretation Centre has a number of fruit trees and current bushes that have been neglected for some years and so provides the perfect location for a hands-on course showing you exactly how to return all types of fruit trees and bushes to healt

Learn how to graft fruit tree cuttings onto root stock in this informal, yet informative course. Our horticultural whizz kid, Chris Taylor, will take you step by step through the process of successful grafting. Date: Saturday 16 February 2019 Time: 10.00am-1.00pm Venue: Grange Community Garden, opposite no. 79 Fir Trees Avenue, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6QW The course is free to attend, with just a £5 charge (payable in cash on the day) if you wish to take your newly grafted

Good afternoon blog followers and welcome, sadly to the very last blog documenting the various gardening voluntary pursuits young Alex Ashworth is dedicating to. As the title suggests this was my last day at Preston Parks. After 12 months of working with Senior Park Ranger Steve Smith and the team at Ashton Park this marks a transitional period in my life in which I make that brave move into the workplace. Today marked the very last in many ways. It was the last litter pick

Welcome one and all to the penultimate blog I will write. For the past 6 months I have been documenting my gardening voluntary work in...

Good afternoon blog followers and welcome to the latest instalment of the intrepid adventures of Alex Ashworth as he continues to gain...

Hello people and welcome to the latest update into the voluntary world of Alex Ashworth in his quest for experience and progression....

Good afternoon fellow blog followers and welcome to an exciting update into the voluntary escapades young Alex Ashworth is dedicating to,...

Good day to you all and welcome to the latest update reporting the various volunteering pursuits young Alex Ashworth is committing to in...

Good afternoon blog followers and welcome to the weekly visit into the voluntary pursuits young Alex Ashworth is committing to in and...

A good day one and all and welcome to the first of two blogs to be posted this week chronicling the busy life of Alex Ashworth as he...