Garthamlock & Craigend Community Garden was created at the end of February 2021 with funding from the Scottish Government’s Community Climate Asset Fund and Garthamlock and Craigend Parish Church. The project provides a community and educational garden within an urban setting. The garden provides facilities for food growing, horticulture activities and nature areas / trails. The garden is used and maintained by church members and local residents and has been visited and used for planting projects by the pupils from St Rose of Lima Primary school, Tower View Nursery and members of the 56th Scouts Group.
The garden has several raised beds in order to grow fruits and vegetables. It also boasts a polytunnel to enhance our plant, fruit and vegetable growth by creating a microclimate with a higher temperature to assist with germination and growth out of season. We have an orchard containing apple, plum, damson, cherry and pear trees, and blueberry, blackcurrant and raspberry bushes. The Community Garden is fully accessible and wheelchair friendly and can be accessed via the church corridor or via an external gate when the church is closed.
Our Facebook page gives updates about how things are progressing and there are photos and videos of what we are growing. We currently have 125 followers including local residents, Councillors and MSP’s and other Community groups and organisations. In the last 4 years we have grown and distributed lots of produce to our members and community groups in addition to the fruit from our orchard, including tomatoes, lettuce, beans, strawberries, courgettes, broccoli, corn, potatoes, beetroot and rhubarb. The Community Garden offers potential for growth in the Church’s involvement and relations with our local community and promotes our visions for the future as sustainable and valuable resource. We are keen to have new members join our community garden volunteers so please get in touch.
Please follow the Facebook page for information or send us an email at gandcchurch@gmail.com.
