There is certainly less to do in the garden at this time of the year, which is just as well as there seems to be plenty to do indoors anyway! Something I have done this year to add some sparkle to my front garden is to ‘plant’ some lovely little white solar powered led lights… Continue reading »
Fern Alder of Full Frontal Gardens attended the RHS Flower Show Chelsea this year in her expert capacity. FF Website admin Angela Fleming sought her out at the Pure Land Foundation’s garden, designed by Fernando Gonzalez. The garden is inspired by the Chinese landscape; harmonious, contemplative and serene. The flowing shape of the garden aims… Continue reading »
Hello everybody! The Vines Plant Swap was the best PS event yet, with many generous folk donating plants and as well as many coming along to collect plants and enhance their frontals …we were even blessed with sunshine for the event after a grey and grizzly morning! Than you all for coming along!
Dear Full Frontalers and Clive Road FF. Just a reminder that this year, Full Frontal are having a presence at the Medway River Festival on 6th July – 10am – 4.30pm – on Chatham Waterfront. http://www.visitmedway.org/events/2013-medway-river-festival FF will be running gardening activities for children. Excitingly, we have the Celebrity Blue Peter gardener, Chris Collins coming… Continue reading »
Our Full Frontal Chelsea Fringe Kent event on Gibraltar Terrace went brilliantly yesterday…even the weather was kind to us! The event was really well attended by the residents of the terrace, who all got together to plant up their frontals. The event was brilliantly led by Sandra and Linda, and as you can see from… Continue reading »
Full Frontal Planting Day for Gibraltar Terrace, Chatham, Kent: “Gibraltar Terrace, on Chatham’s New Road was once the pride of Georgian Chatham, but today its pretty red brick façade looks out onto a starkly urban scene. This is the challenging terrain that Sandra Fowler and her fellow Full Frontal gardeners will be addressing on 19… Continue reading »
Saturday 17thMarch saw the planting up of the second of the two Cossack Street slopes in Rochester in cold and rainy conditions! Volunteers from Full Frontal helped to plant up and mulch the bed. Our local Ward Councillors Teresa Murray and Nick Bowler, as well as mhs homes supported the event with funding, and the… Continue reading »
Full Frontal will be taking part in the Chelsea Fringe: http://www.chelseafringe.com event in May/June, as well as The Medway River Festival on 6th July. http://www.whatsonmedway.co.uk/whats-on-search/river-festival-2013-p822711 ..and we are considering our entry for this summer’s RHS in Bloom – It’s Your Neighbourhood – this year we have been asked to consider entering the Champion of Champions… Continue reading »
Full Frontal Medway recently won two awards from the Medway Culture and Design Awards 2012,The evening was very lovely and glittery, and the awards were a total surprise…really didn’t expect anything! So thank you to ALL Full Frontallers, wherever you are, and well done!
The soggy weather on Sunday, did nothing to deter the keenest Full Frontal group from New Road and the Alexander Pub from taking a walkabout along Gibraltar Terrace to plot plan and scheme about the planting possibilities for their ample ‘frontals’ Very exciting for such a high profile area of the Medway Towns. Lots of very keen… Continue reading »