Help save Mossley Community Orchard!!!

Posted on 02/04/2017 by greenfingeredgeorge

I was really sad to hear that the land where Mossley Community Orchard is situated has been put up for sale.

Blackcurrant in the bag!
Those pesky weeds weren’t half hard to get out

actually I wasn’t just sad, I was REALLY ANGRY !!

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My spring gardening plans

Posted on 19/03/2017 by greenfingeredgeorge

I planned to work in the garden with my Dad, but the weather has been LOUSY this weekend in Manchester.

This worm will work it’s magic in the orchard

I still managed a bit of community gardening though, before heading off with my mate to the Imperial War Museum.

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Back in the garden with me, Green Fingered George…

Posted on 12/03/2017 by greenfingeredgeorge

Daffodils are poking through, the birds are busy in the garden and Gardener’s World is back on TV; it can only mean one thing…….

Spring is on it’s way !!

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Social media can be great for us young gardeners

Posted on 05/03/2017 by greenfingeredgeorge

This week via my blog, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter pages I’ve had some brilliant gardening advice from other keen gardener;

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On a farm tour with the ‘Organic Northerners’

Posted on 26/02/2017 by greenfingeredgeorge

At home we garden organically, my Dad works for Organic North and together we visited Gazegill Organic Farm; we are the……….

#OrganicNortherners !!

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I’m helping the RHS to ‘Green Grey Britain’

Posted on 20/02/2017 by greenfingeredgeorge

When you look around at houses, streets and open spaces, you can see for yourself that people in Great Britain are paving over their front gardens to make way for cars, pulling down trees in public places and building on green spaces to make way for more houses.

Greening Grey Britain at RHS Garden Wisley

People aren’t growing any plants and it makes me ……..

really mad and angry!!

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Waxwing Wonderland at Hulme Community Garden Centre

Posted on 07/02/2017 by greenfingeredgeorge

I got slightly side-tracked from writing a blog about the RHS Greening Grey Britain Campaign this weekend,

when I heard that waxwings were feasting on an apple tree at Hulme Community Garden Centre. So, with a little charm I convinced my Mum to take me down and WOW, what a sight!

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‘Here’s One I Made Earlier’ in the Blue Peter Garden

Posted on 05/02/2017 by greenfingeredgeorge

It was great to go back to the Blue Peter Garden to film a clip combining two of my favourite things, gardens and birds!

#Awesome

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Raptor Watch at #Parkgate was priceless

Posted on 01/02/2017 by greenfingeredgeorge

Despite a rubbish weather forecast me and my Dad set off on a 3 hour round trip to the Dee Estuary for the Parkgate Raptor Watch

Me and Elliot Montieth
Me and Findlay Wilde

and blimey our efforts paid off big style, as we were rewarded with a rapturous Raptor Watch!

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#BigGardenBirdwatch results from me, Green Fingered George

Posted on 29/01/2017 by greenfingeredgeorge

I was all fired up this weekend as it was the…..

Big Garden Birdwatch!!!!

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