Gardening in the community
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Groups of workers go out in the pick-up to undertake gardening work in different locations.
These jobs may involve the following tasks
Many of our jobs are in our local community around Bishopthorpe, others in different areas of York and occasionally we go further afield to places like Easingwold or Pocklington. Many jobs are private houses, others include offices, a church yard and a Housing Association . We are particularly pleased to do several jobs for group homes for people with learning difficulties and for Social Services;here we find the opportunity for ‘added value’ where we can develop the garden to involve the residents or ‘customers’ in the garden. This might involve the planting of beds with plants to stimulate the senses.
A GARDENING YEAR – in addition to regular jobs
APRIL contract agreed with social services to maintain the gardens at Pine Trees centre. MAY
flower bed prepared and planted with hundreds of purple pansies for First Bus on the day the new (purple) FTR bus started JUNE put up trellis screen in Brunswick staff Jennifer’s garden JULY clear the churchyard at Acaster Malbis AUGUST SEPTEMBER start soil preparation at sensory garden in Bishopthorpe OCTOBER planting up at sensory garden NOVEMBER official opening of sensory garden in Bishopthorpe DECEMBER help with holly wreaths – Christmas dinner at the Ebor JANUARY travel to Easingwold to clear overgrown garden of house being set up as group home. Make picnic tables in wet weather FEBRUARY buy ride-on mower at Murton Sale MARCH agree lots of new work for Social Services
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