Category Archives: Leaf St Community Garden

If you want to contact the Leaf St Gardeners you can just send an email to leafst@googlegroups.com and we’ll get back to you.

Redbricks Tree Survey

Posted on August 19, 2018 by greening

One Manchester recently carried out a tree survey of the Redbricks estate. The survey sought to identify any trees which required work carrying out on them. One Manchester identified 19 trees which will be worked on over the next 12 … Continue reading →

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Celebrate The Redbricks 70th – first season full listings

Posted on April 10, 2017 by greening

  This year is the 70th birthday of the Bentley House housing estate, AKA The Redbricks, in Hulme, Manchester and residents are celebrating in big style. There are two seasons of events and activities to which you are warmly invited.  … Continue reading →

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Celebrate 70 years of the Redbricks. Some details of activities & events #communityaction #bigcelebration

Posted on February 6, 2017 by greening

What a good year to honour the Redbricks’ rich history of diversity, solidarity and bridge-building, across generations and cultures, the stories that make this place a truly special neighbourhood, warts and all. 2017 marks the 70th birthday of this unique … Continue reading →

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#SeedySunday & #peopleskitchen on #theredbricks #communitygarden this Sunday

Posted on April 18, 2016 by greening

Come learn about seeds and seedlings on Seedy Sunday, 24 April.   All welcome – no experience necessary. Tools, guidance and compost provided.      We will be sowing and planting on Leaf St. Bring along any seeds or seedlings to swap/share or use those … Continue reading →

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Leaf Street #communitygarden workday, this Saturday

Posted on February 24, 2016 by greening

Saturday 27 Feb 12.30 to 4.30 Winter pruning of fruit trees, Sorting out some of the fruit tree cordons, other tidying and shifting things round …. path clearing… There will be tasty HOT SOUP! Some woodchip has now been dropped … Continue reading →

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Bulb planting: Sunday 8th November 11am onwards, Rockdove Avenue

Posted on November 6, 2015 by tara

This Sunday 8th November from 11am onwards will be spring flower bulb planting on Rockdove, starting at the Mancunian Way end and focusing on the grassy areas that need a bit of livening up! We have daffodils, narcissi, crocuses, snowdrops, … Continue reading →

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Fun packed weekend on #theredbricks

Posted on July 3, 2014 by greening

This weekend (& every first full weekend of the month) brings you: Sewcialise!   a chance to use sewing machines and various useful bits and pieces to mend your clothes, make curtains…anything you can imagine.  This month the times are … Continue reading →

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People’s Picnic & Leaf Street Gardening

Posted on June 15, 2014 by tara
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Letsby Avenue diggin’ – and Leaf Street this Thursday evening

Posted on April 2, 2013 by greening

We came… we dared… we did a bit of gardening…! Thank you to all who came for your hard work and input today. We had a good days diggin’ and in a few hours we transformed a neglected strip of … Continue reading →

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Leaf St Day – 23rd September 12pm

Posted on September 13, 2012 by makery

tunes brews tools +food     There are loads of fun jobs to do if you fancy it from pulling up rogue raspberries to harvesting stuff. We also want to re-do the woodchip paths with some new woodchip. So some … Continue reading →

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