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Community Orchard for Ilkley?
A Community Orchard is to be established in Ilkley to provide free fruit and help the environment.
Climate Action Ilkley is hoping to start planting trees next month - although this depends on getting permission from Bradford Council in time.
The group intends to plant 25 trees across two sites initially, with more planned for the future.
A team of 16 people has been working for the past ten months on getting a community orchard started. They will plant apples, pears, and plums in the first tranch, concentrating on local and heritage varieties. They intend to plant more types of fruit trees in the future and possibly nuts.
They are planning to create the orchard on two sites, at East Holmes Field, between the river and the rugby
RockDust
When we ran the Association and had some stores sheds, one item we had that certainly seemed to be good for the soil and plants, was RockDust. Mined from Scottish quarries, this remarkable volcanic rock dust contains two thirds of all non-synthetic minerals known to man, and is a natural method of adding essential trace elements to your soil.
Whilst we no longer run the sheds, or the Association, we do get the occasional request asking if we know where to get it locally to Ilkley
Plant Hunters Fairs 2020
Every year we are thrilled at the number of clubs and societies making Plant Hunters’ Fairs a destination for their special day out either visiting by coach or in shared cars.
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There is so much on offer. Each of our fairs is hosted by a great garden or countryside venue. In most cases, there is free entry to the plant fair or reduced entry prices to the garden with the plant fair included. Where an entrance fee is charged all of the entrance money you pay goes to the garden hosting the