We have managed to create a Community Garden on a VERY polluted site and have ended up with
a garden and a social asset.
Visitors are welcome to the garden even on a casual 'passing-by-the door' basis (see How to Find Us page) however please note that if no gardeners are in the garden then the gate is usually locked. In the summer in the evenings and at weekends then someone will likely be there. If travelling a distance or you are part of a large group please contact us first (see Contact Us page) and we can usually arrange for someone to show you around (and also have the kettle on!)
See below for a list of those groups who have already come to see us and (hopefully) left inspired..
Beechgrove Garden TV Programme Production Team
Michael Russell MSP(as Scottish Minister for the Environment) for Official Garden Opening
Kenneth Gibson MSP for Official Garden Opening
Scottish Natural Heritage
Barrhead & District Horticultural Society
Largs Gardening Club
Helensburgh Transition Group
North Ayrshire Council Youth Workers
North Ayrshire Council Learning Disability Team
Eglinton Growers ((x 3 visits - on their last visit they even brought working clothes - we like those sort of visitors!)
Friends of Wemyss Bay Station
North Ayrshire Council Community Development Workers
Kibbleworks, Paisley
Grow Bute
Fairlie Primary School
Representative from Community Woodland Association
Glasgow City Council Greenspace Team and Shettleston Community Group
Cumbrae Community Garden
Carts Greenspace
South Perth Community Allotments Project
Moffat Can
Reps from Community Woodland Association Training Day
Barrhead & District Horticultural Society
Wellington Allotments, Greenock
Transition Glasgow
Catrine Community Powerdown
Journalist from Kitchen Garden magazine
Mayfield Primary School, Saltcoats x3 visits
St. Mathews Academy, Saltcoats
Community Councillor from Braehead ward, Stirling
Five members from Ardentinny Community Trust
Tarland Development Group, Tarland, Aberdeenshire
Assistance to non-members
In 2011/12 members of the garden visited 4 homes to help set-up wormeries and have also assisted with 9 other wormeries by giving advice.
A group of six from Sustainable West Kilbride came to see our wormeries.
About 12 non-members have also been given advice on composting and hot-boxes.
+ approx 100 visitors on each of our 3 Open Days so far
VISITS TO OTHER GROUPS
Presentation to Hunterston Rotary on Fairlie Garden
Nourish Scotland Conference, Glasgow - Ran workshop on Community Gardens
Mayfield School, Saltcoats - visit to help design proposed garden at the school and demonstrate
construction of raised-bed.
Visitors are welcome to the garden even on a casual 'passing-by-the door' basis (see 
