While Porlock Gardens are still closed due to major works being undertaken with mains water being connected, I reached out a few weeks ago to the community on behalf of Marina Kynoch and her Forest School Garden connected to the Sue Hedley Nursery school in Hebburn (see latest blog post).
This Saturday a group of us came together for a few hours to lend Marina a helping hand to get the maintenaance under control. And although there is still work to do, we came a long way together!
What can I say about Marina's Forest School? What an incredibly inspirational space this garden is! It is almost unbelievable that 15 years ago this lush forest was a plain lawn of grass... Sizewise probably no bigger than 1/3 of the Community area at Porlock (nearest to the main entrance) - if even that. It is a wonderland of greenery and flowers, and if you didn't know it your could never guess that this is right next to a school, a big car park and resident houses on the other sides. Marina's forest is a world of its own. A natural wonderland teeming with wildlife.
And the growth is so abundant that she now has to remove some of to not have the garden completely overgrown. Therefore Marina has kindly donated some Rowan, Oak and Horse Chestnut trees for us at Porlock. Thank you, Marina!
And it only goes to show the enormous potential we have to create the most lush green space at Porlock for the whole community to enjoy! There are really no limits to what we can create! But we need people to help on a consistent basis.
So, if you are interested in volunteering at Porlock, please get in touch!
Thank you.
In Comm-Unity,
Lise x
