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Jock Tamson's Gairden
People Place Plants – a Community Garden for Edinburgh
The new community garden plot at Jock Tamson's Gairden is officially open! 👏
Volunteers and community members gathered last week to celebrate the official opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Volunteers and community members gathered last week to celebrate the official opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Delighted to join our friends from Macmillan @ Edinburgh Libraries and Edinburgh Leisure for the official opening of their beautiful plot within Jock Tamson's Gairden
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/14302/new-community-garden-plot-opens-in-edinburgh
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/14302/new-community-garden-plot-opens-in-edinburgh
The new community garden plot at Jock Tamson's Gairden is officially open! 👏
Volunteers and community members gathered last week to celebrate the official opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Volunteers and community members gathered last week to celebrate the official opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
We are delighted to announce that Monty Don O.B.E. has agreed to become Patron of Jock Tamson’s Gairden.
Monty is the UK’s leading garden writer and broadcaster. He has been making television programmes on a range of topics spanning travel, craft, outdoor living and, principally, gardening for over thirty years and since 2003 has been lead presenter of the BBC’s “Gardeners’ World”.
We welcomed Monty to Jock Tamson’s Gairden in 2024 when he came to film an episode of his BBC series “Monty Don’s British Gardens” and felt that he really captured the magic of what we aim to achieve:
“What you do here is really complex … I was hugely inspired by my visit to Jock Tamson’s Gairden. It is a superb example of a garden providing opportunities for everyone and anyone, regardless of horticultural experience or knowledge, learning about growing superb produce that goes back into the local community. Perhaps more importantly, it provides a space where people can heal and grow in the company of others in a beautiful setting yet so close to the city centre, thus providing a really effective and meaningful contribution to physical and mental health.”
https://www.montydon.com/good-causes
Monty is the UK’s leading garden writer and broadcaster. He has been making television programmes on a range of topics spanning travel, craft, outdoor living and, principally, gardening for over thirty years and since 2003 has been lead presenter of the BBC’s “Gardeners’ World”.
We welcomed Monty to Jock Tamson’s Gairden in 2024 when he came to film an episode of his BBC series “Monty Don’s British Gardens” and felt that he really captured the magic of what we aim to achieve:
“What you do here is really complex … I was hugely inspired by my visit to Jock Tamson’s Gairden. It is a superb example of a garden providing opportunities for everyone and anyone, regardless of horticultural experience or knowledge, learning about growing superb produce that goes back into the local community. Perhaps more importantly, it provides a space where people can heal and grow in the company of others in a beautiful setting yet so close to the city centre, thus providing a really effective and meaningful contribution to physical and mental health.”
https://www.montydon.com/good-causes
What an amazing day at our Summer Gatherin' on Saturday!
The suns shone and everybody had a great time.
A huge thank you to all those who worked for weeks in advance and everybody who helped on the day to make the event a success. I won't name anyone for fear of committing crimes of omission. 😉
And a special thanks to all those who came along and bought produce, went on the tours, asked questions and of course queued patiently in the cafe for tea and cake.
Our thanks for your support is truly never ending.
The suns shone and everybody had a great time.
A huge thank you to all those who worked for weeks in advance and everybody who helped on the day to make the event a success. I won't name anyone for fear of committing crimes of omission. 😉
And a special thanks to all those who came along and bought produce, went on the tours, asked questions and of course queued patiently in the cafe for tea and cake.
Our thanks for your support is truly never ending.
Just over a week to go! Come to Jock's Summer Gaitherin' for a chance to buy a lovely bunch of locally grown flowers and our exclusive JTG tote bag (as modelled here by 'poster-boy' Shamie. 12pm -3pm, Saturday 12th July. Look forward to seeing you there.
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