Author Archives: Penny Jones

About Penny Jones

Penny Jones is a Sydney-based freelance writer and photographer specialising in inspirational writing for leisure and 'plain English' writing for business. She has a particular interest in adventure, conservation, the power of the community and self development as well as a healthy passion for highlighting the extraordinary efforts of ordinary people.

Costa the Scarecrow RIP

Greetings you fabulous lot and Happy New Year from the Garden in the Park! “Ho! what news of the garden” I hear you cry. We’ll if you haven’t been there in a while, you’ve got to get down there and … Continue reading

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Dig days galore!

Hi friends, I confess that I’ve been a little remiss in keeping this blog up to date, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been loyally caressing the garden and pumping it full of plant loving vitality in the intervening months…oh … Continue reading

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Costa meets Costa at the garden in the park…

Hear ye, (ding-a-ling) hear ye! I’ve just got to tell you about the wondrous August working bee as the September one is already hot on our heels… Cooo, what a great turn out. It seems that there is nothing like … Continue reading

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DIG DAY – Let’s get muddy mitts together! 19 Aug 10am

Well bless me if it isn’t that time again. YES folks it’s our regular 3rd Sunday of the month, Waverley Park Communal Garden DIG DAY… Sunday 19th July from 10am We’ll be doing our usual activities: i.e. Composting, planting, weeding, … Continue reading

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The sun has got his hat on – hip, hip, hip horray!

Greetings one and all! The sun has got his hat on, hip, hip, hip horray…don’t you just love Sydney winters! Mother Nature treated us to a glorious cloudless sky for the July dig day and happy were the gardeners to … Continue reading

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Sunday 15th July DIG DAY – c’mon down!

Roll up, roll up for our regular 3rd Sunday of the month, Waverley Park Communal Garden DIG DAY = Sunday 15th July from 10am We’ll be doing our usual activities: i.e. Composting, planting, weeding, smiling, chatting, picnicing (please bring a … Continue reading

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NEWS FLASH – Bondi the Beautiful Fair meets Waverley Park Communal Garden

Hello loyal followers, Just a brief note to let you know that our humble garden in the park is having a stall at Bondi the Beautiful Fair tomorrow which is part of the Winter Magic festival… Date: 1st July 2012 … Continue reading

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We came, we saw, we dug, WE BUILT TWO NEW GARDEN BEDS and a SCARECROW!

Howdy my lovely veggie chomping partners, Oh boy did we pick a doozy of a day to put our new garden beds in! It’s been nothing but sun, sun, sun for weeks, but yesterday, on our special dig day, what … Continue reading

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NEW EVENT – Big Dig – 20th May – see you there!

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Ecopella’s advice on saving the future…a must read!

Hello my green-fingered friends! Sometimes, when trying to convince the unconverted that growing fruit and vegetables is possible in the city, composting is fun and going green and being nice to each other is the only sensible option facing humanity … Continue reading

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