Open Afternoon and Plant Sale at Ridgeline

Posted on 8 May 2019 by Sian Hooley in News.

Our annual open afternoon and plant sale is on Sunday 19th May 2019 between 2pm and 4pm. It’s a great opportunity to stock up on plants for your garden, enjoy some delicious homemade cake or simply relax and make the most of our beautiful garden. All the money we raise goes directly to supporting our […]

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Find out how horticultural therapy and community gardening can help improve mental health and wellbeing

Posted on 1 May 2019 by Sian Hooley in News.

Being outside, surrounded by plants and nature, doing physical activity can all help us feel better about ourselves. And the potential benefits for people experiencing mental health difficulties can be even more significant. As part of Mental Health Awareness Week (13 to 19 May 2019), Reading Gardening Health and Wellbeing Network is offering professionals the […]

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Avenue students celebrate work-related learning

Posted on 3 April 2019 by Sian Hooley in News.

Three Avenue students have been busy at the Ridgeline garden over the last few weeks. Not only have they got to grips with a range of garden tools, moved countless wheelbarrows full of soil, and found out good compost recipes, they have grown in confidence in themselves. The Avenue School hosted a tea last Wednesday […]

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Funding success helps deliver development plan

Posted on 20 March 2019 by Sian Hooley in News.

Ridgeline is delighted to have received grants of £2,500 from Berkshire Community Foundation and £5,000 from the Mars GoodnessKNOWS Programme. The grants will help us to fund our 3-Year Development Plan (2018-21), which aims to expand our horticultural therapy service to reach more clients, and improve our effectiveness in delivering our service. “Our clients enjoy […]

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Generous grant and hard work boost pond redevelopment

Posted on 5 March 2019 by Sian Hooley in News.

We are redeveloping part of the Ridgeline garden. This includes rebuilding our pond, adding a bog garden, creating a wildlife area and adding more raised beds. Thanks to a generous grant from the Edward Gostling Foundation, we are now able to pay for the materials. The recent warm weather has helped us make great progress. […]

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Enjoying the early spring

Posted on 26 February 2019 by Sian Hooley in News.

The Ridgeline garden is blossoming in this lovely warm weather. As well as the plum tree looking spectacular, and catkins on the twisted hazel, the daffodils are out and we’ve spotted several butterflies – none staying still long enough to be photographed!

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Avenue students learn the art of composting

Posted on 25 February 2019 by Sian Hooley in News.

Today we welcomed a group of year 11 students to Ridgeline. They had a great first session in the warm sunshine. After a tour to become familiar with the garden, they got stuck into the compost heap. Regularly turning the compost over and putting in layers of shredded newspaper helps our garden waste rot down […]

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It might be winter, but there’s plenty of colour and activity at Ridgeline

Posted on 29 January 2019 by Sian Hooley in News.

Winter is the time of year when gardens can look sorry for themselves, but we’ve still had plenty to see and do around the garden. The dogwood is looking beautiful, especially in the sunshine. Our gardeners from Addington School have taken cuttings and propogated them ready for the spring. The wallflowers have made the most […]

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Compost – in a bottle!

Posted on 11 January 2019 by Sian Hooley in News.

Did you know you can make compost in a bottle? As we welcomed our Addington students to their first session at Ridgeline, we thought it would be great to try this out. “All you need is a 2 litre bottle with holes in the sides, something green and brown like vegetable peelings, leaves and weed, […]

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Exciting new project with local school

Posted on 7 January 2019 by Sian Hooley in News.

This month, we are welcoming a group of sixth formers from Addington School to our garden. Addington School is a local school for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in nearby Woodley. The students will be attending weekly horticultural therapy sessions and will be nurturing seeds into plants, seeing garden waste […]

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