Rattray Community Garden - Day to Day
Barriers to eating locally grown veg
Rattry Community Garden was delighted to receive £4,680 funding from The Williamson Trust and the Royal Society of Edinburgh as part of their Healthy Planet, Healthy People: Catal...
New ‘veg in a bag’ offering from Rattray Community Garden
A selection of vegetables grown at Rattray Community Garden. Image courtesy of Clare McMicking / CraicN Communications
Volunteers at Rattray Community Garden are offering a new ‘veg...
Quiz night boosts Rattray Community Garden fundraising efforts
Pictured are, from left, Rattray Community Garden volunteer Jean Smith, winning team members Bill Proctor, Morag Reid and Richard Titheridge, and quiz ...
£45,000 funding boost for new facilities at Rattray Community Garden
There were celebrations in Blairgowrie and Rattray recently as Rattray Community Garden, a Blairgowrie and Rattray Development Trust (BRDT) project, wa...
Winter Progress
Even with temperatures down to -4 we are still making progress. The garden bothy is now partly useable with sink and kettle for the vital hot cuppa. Its so exciting to finally be able to start t...
Christmas wreath making
Today saw some volunteers using the new bothy for creating Christmas wreathes using a gorgeou...
We welcome bats
A big day for local bats in the garden as we added our own bat box on the high wall in a quiet part of the garden.
The bug hotel opens
The children have worked hard to create a bug hotel which has now been installed on the back of the shed. Lots of discussion about what bugs would need to feel cosy and safe.
Winter warmer
Today we arrived to temperatures of -2C and the ground was hard as iron. So garden work outside was replaced with tea/coffee round the fire pit. Much laughter. We also welcomed a drop-in visit f...
December Frosts
The December garden is all tucked up and enjoying a much needed hard frost to kill off some of the unwanted pests. We are in the process of moving the vegetable beds around to increase capacity ...
Rattray Community Garden - Bothy Progress
What is new at the community garden?
We are currently working on a substantial upgrade of an old Victorian building (above) to turn it into a garden bothy where we can get so...
Rattray Community Garden - Friends Visit
We had a Friends afternoon on 1 September where, despite the grey, chilly day we welcomed several Friends of Rattray Community Garden to a garden tour, tea and offered everyone a b...
Blairgowrie Lyric Choir supports Rattray Community Garden
News Release
June 2024
Blairgowrie Lyric Choir supp...
Great turnout at Rattray Community Garden open day
Great turnout at Rattray Community Garden open day
Over 150 people attended an open afternoon at Rattray Community Garden on S...
New community garden to host open day
The gates to Rattray Community Garden will be open this Saturday for a special midsummer celebration.
The garden, which is loc...
New Friends of Rattray Community Garden scheme is launched
News Release
May 2024
New Friends of Rattray Community Garden scheme is launched The team be...
Cash boost for Rattray Community Garden
News Release
March 2024
Cash boost for Rattray Community Garden
Cash Boost for Rattray Community Garden
Cash boost for Rattray Community Garden
A quiz night organised by volunteers behind the new Rattray Community Garden has ra...
Get your thinking caps on for Rattray Community Garden quiz night
Get your thinking caps on for Rattray Community Garden quiz night Volunteers behind the new Rattray Community Garden are hosting a quiz night at Rattray Bowling Club...
Harvest and Hollowe'en event
News Release October 2023
New community garden to host spook-tacular event this month!
The ne...
February 2nd - Quiz night
Quiz night – Join us at Rattray Bowling Club for this fundraising event and test your knowledge against our quiz masters! Teams of four, booking essential to give us an idea of numbers.
November - Bulb planting session with Blair in Bloom
Bulb planting session with Blair in Bloom – plant your spring bulbs now under with the expert guidance of experienced Blair in Bloom volunteers. Bring your own pot. Booking essential to give us ...
October 28th - Harvest and Hallowe’en fun day
Harvest and Hallowe’en fun day – apple pressing, competitions, bake sale. Come along and get to know your community garden! Everyone welcome.
August - It’s BRAW! Festival workshops with Cathy Doe
It’s BRAW! Festival workshops with Cathy Doe