A busy day in the park with a much needed heavy pruning of the ivy growing around the toilet block and lots of maintenance work done on the ornamental flowerbeds and around the Bowling Green. The roses around the war memorial beds are becoming well established and looking really good so we removed the temporary barrier that has been in place to protect them over the summer. Around a dozen of the roses have not taken and replacements for these are due to be received in November.
The picnic benches just outside the Infants Play Area were sanded down earlier in the week by one of our volunteers and given another coat of treatment today. The first of the French Boules Court benches was refurbished and a number of other benches were also re-treated too. Planting was also done in the Infants Play area and the woodland area behind the library.
Marple Allotment Association were out in force and we discussed the possibility of increasing the size of their patch next year.
