Blackhall Library Open Garden Day

SATURDAY 29th JULY 10am – 1pm

Blackhall Library are having an Open Garden Day on Saturday 29 July from 10am to 1pm.

Pop along and join them for a day in the garden filled with fun activities for children, a book sale, knit and crochet, and there’ll be tea, coffee and cakes for sale too!

Lauriston Castle reopens on Saturday

Lauriston Castle will reopen its doors to the public this Saturday (25 June) with a weekend of activity for families.

Although the grounds and Mimi’s café have been open to the public, the Castle itself has remained closed. Visitors will once again be able to step inside the 400-year-old building and visit its collections.

In addition to the regular Edwardian themed tour, the team will host a brand-new fun family castle tour for the opening weekend where visitors can learn all about its history.

Costumed volunteers from Edinburgh Living History will be on hand to entertain visitors with stories from past-times and, in the gardens, there will be family art and storytelling activities with some special garden trails. Garden volunteers will be at the Castle main door with a plant sale and will be able to show visitors all the new work achieved in the gardens.

Councillor Val Walker, Culture and Communities Convener, said: “It’s fantastic that Lauriston Castle will be fully open to visitors from next weekend. With the summer holidays almost upon us, many families might be wondering how best to fill their (hopefully sunny) days.

“To mark the reopening a special programme of events promises fun for all the family and a great opportunity to explore the 400-year-old Castle and it’s beautiful grounds. This is the first of many fun weekends I’m sure will be held and I would encourage everyone to visit this incredible castle by the sea.”

Find out more and book castle tours on the Museums&Galleries Edinburgh website.

Plant Sale and Scrapstore Open Day at granton:hub this afternoon

granton:hub are having a Plant Sale and the Edinburgh Scrapstore Open Day today (Sunday 11th July) from 2.00 – 4.30pm.

Not heard of The Edinburgh Scrapstore? This is the repurposed blue shipping container in our community garden which is a unique resource where scrap materials can be donated, stored and collected by members to be re-used.  Some of the materials include textiles, paper, paint and tiles.  Come along and see what resources and gems you can find for your next project.

We will be running a plant sale which will feature young plants grown organically in our community garden by our volunteer garden group. We want our plants to be affordable for all, with most plants costing £2 from our nursery. Come see the selection of Scottish plants we have grown and ask our garden team advice for your gardening needs.

Saturday sale at Granton:hub

This Saturday 10th Oct between 11.00-13.00 our wildflower nursery in partnership with Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh will be selling some wildflowers in the granton:hub community garden.

⁣⁣Plants on offer include Red and White Campion, Tansy, Wild Carrot, Comfrey and Meadowsweet and more!

⁣@edinburghscrapstore will also be open this Saturday. This unique resource has scrap materials which have been donated, like textiles, paint and tiles and can be purchased for reuse.⁣

May fairs and fun days

Lots of local community events taking place today:

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The Old Kirk & Muirhouse Parish Church are holding a Table Top Sale in the church hall in Pennywell Gardens from 10am – midday

Newhaven Parish Church is holding a Plant Sale from 10am – noon

Davidsons Mains Primary School’s May Fair is on from 10am – 1pm

and Royston Wardieburn Community Centre’s Fun Day runs from 10am – 2pm

Potty about plants at the Botanics

Plant Sale this Sunday

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Rain, winds and hail have failed to dampen the spirits of a hardy team of “potters” as they get over 5,000 plants ready for a major annual fundraising event in aid of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) this weekend. Continue reading Potty about plants at the Botanics