Dumbiedykes Growers, like Oxgangs Growers, community grow across various different sites in their area, brightening up spaces for all residents! This year they undertook a wildflower project and set about planting up the grassy area by their fruit trees on Viewcraig Street.

 

The flowers came into abundant, beautiful bloom in the summer months, tended all the while by the dedicated growers. They became a haven for pollinators and the subject of many a passer-by’s photograph, with several people commenting on the way the sea of colour brightened up the neighbourhood. The wildflower patch was also a stop for Out and About’s Bauks View nature and wellbeing group back in May, during a stroll around the neighbourhood – a great example of how local community groups can benefit one another!

To encourage neighbours to get involved, the group created ‘Sam,’ and asked locals to paint colourful rocks and pop them among the wildflowers – fantastic to see the community engaging with their greenspaces in creative ways.

It was lovely to see the growers proud as punch of the project, and we can’t wait to see the area bloom year after year.

The group meet at this spot on Viewcraig Street every Sunday from 1-3pm with Community Gardener Johanna, and they welcome anybody to drop by for a chat, whether or not you want to get involved is up to you!