Mansewood High Park, Glasgow
Scarecrow Competition! A reminder to all plot holders to get cracking on your scarecrows for the open day competition! We love to see your creations of all shapes and sizes – from the traditional scarecrow to the wild and wacky … Continue reading “Scarecrow Competition!” →
Open Day Awards Just three weeks to go until the open day, and preparations are well under way! Each year at the open day we award the following three prizes. The Chrysanthemum Cup goes to the best new plot holder; … Continue reading “Open Day Awards” →
Mansewood Allotment Open Day 2022 Join us for our annual open day event on Sunday 28th August. Our 2021 open day was a huge hit (even through torrential rain!) and this year we’re aiming for our best yet! ‘Lost The … Continue reading “Mansewood Allotment Open Day 2022” →
Volunteer at Mansewood Allotments! We are currently looking for some new volunteers for the community plot at Mansewood High Park Allotments. The community plot is a joint enterprise between Mansewood Community Centre and Tinto Primary School. Gain new gardening skills … Continue reading “Volunteer at Mansewood Allotments!” →
A year in the life of a new plotholder Plot 6 – Joyce Joyce got her allotment around late July/early August 2021. Her first priorities when she joined were to install her raised beds to make things easier to handle, … Continue reading “A year in the life of a new plotholder” →
A year in the life of a new plot-holder Plot 8 – Colin Colin joined the allotment in August 2021. One of the first things he told me when we met was that he always enjoyed helping his grandparents in … Continue reading “A year in the life of a new plot-holder” →
A year in the life of a new plot-holder It’s been almost a year since eighteen new plots were added to Mansewood High Park Allotments. This series will look at the progress made by Mansewood’s newest plot-holders who have taken … Continue reading “A year in the life of a new plot-holder” →
Sheds! The expansion at Mansewood is looking much more allotment-ish this week after the installation of our new sheds. The newest plot-holders have been busy preparing the foundations for the sheds (with lots of help from Colin!) and Iain and … Continue reading “Sheds!” →
Accessible Allotments This week saw the delivery of six trough planters (made by Glasgow Wood Recycling) which will be used in a new accessible growing area at Mansewood Allotments. This space has been created as part of our expansion project, … Continue reading “Accessible Allotments” →
Expansion Success Local MSP James Dornan has submitted a motion to the Scottish Parliament this month to recognise the hard work and dedication which has brought about the successful expansion of Mansewood Allotments. In his motion, Mr Dornan asked: “That … Continue reading “Expansion Success” →