Unbelievably, and against all the usual rules, our horribly mistreated Dahlia Pooh plants – so called because they are so attractive to bees – that haven’t been lifted and carefully stored overwinter, but remained in tyres on the pavement, have decided that they love life and the first flower has shone out through the rain,… Continue reading »
Today I went out to All Hallows to meet the folks in the village there, who want to become part of the Full Frontal project and who have some problem areas to resolve around the ‘centre’ of the village in the area of the Village Shop. They are now planning on engaging local people, including… Continue reading »
I was thrilled to see that all the talking is beginning to result in a new and blooming face for Rochester High Street! a number of businesses and residents have now planted up colourful containers, and together with the celebration bunting in the street, it is a very jolly looking place these days! The lamppost… Continue reading »
Having been shortlisted for an Award from the Open Spaces Society http://www.oss.org.uk/open-space-award along with three other sites in Britain, today we were visited by Edgar Powell and Tim Crowther, the judges. There were many questions to be answered about the project. We then went for a walkabout along Longley Road, Rochester Avenue, Clive Road, Clarence Avenue and… Continue reading »
We were recently asked to have a Full Frontal stand at the Cooperative Members Regional Conference in Croydon. Melisa and Fern attended – it was good to meet so many people and to get feedback – we were approached by a Councillor from the Croydon for help and ate far too much Fairtrade chocolate from the Coop… Continue reading »
Rochester Avenue’s branch of Full Frontal seems to be going well. We have about 18 houses signed up, and have noticed other houses also planting out, which is great news. Most of the FFRA houses have put a Full Frontal Growing Community sign in our window. I promise to when I find the sellotape! Anyone… Continue reading »
We have to thank the Community Payback Team for clearing and killing the weeds on the Bath Hard Lane derelict site under the railway bridge on Rochester High Street. With the help of local residents, wildflower seeds have been sown on the site and it will now be kept clear of rubbish…we hope that the… Continue reading »
With the help of residents and traders in Rochester High Street, last week saw the planting up and installation of the lamppost baskets in the High Street. These are now adorning a number of lampposts from Rochester Bridge, right through to Sun Pier. The planters have sustainable planting of Stipa tenuissima – Hair grass and… Continue reading »
Full Frontal has had a feature in the Telegraph gardening section, where Fern Alder was asked about the project: “It was a mad idea which came to me at about one in the morning,” says Fern Alder, the project’s founder. “I’d always had plants in the front of my house and thought it would be… Continue reading »
I am pleased to say that we have been fortunate enough to have been granted further funding for new Full Frontal start ups, by the Cooperative Membership Community Fund who help us out in our very early days too. We are of course extremely grateful for this brilliant help that means that plans to roll… Continue reading »