Month: April 2024
Annual wildflower meadows offer a playful and versatile way to transform your garden, allowing you to experiment with creative and ecological planting methods. In this blog, our Lead Landscape Manager Tom explores six unique ways you can transform your garden using Pictorial Meadows annual seed mixes. Garden Beds and Borders Use existing or create new […]
We want to thank all park users, neighbours, local businesses and organisations for your support and patience whilst work continues to create the new Sustainable Urban Drainage Scheme (SuDS) in Manor Fields Park. As reported regionally and nationally, the heavy and persistent rainfall in the UK has made working conditions challenging – with the ground […]
On 16 April 2024, The Green Estate was officially presented with the King’s Award for Enterprise trophy by Dame Hilary Chapman DBE, His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of South Yorkshire. During the celebration, Dame Hilary was introduced to staff from The Green Estate’s five main departments: Hospitality, Parks, Commercial Landscapes, Heritage, and Business Services. Afterwards, the official […]
With help from the South Yorkshire Woodland Partnership and the Woodland Trust, local volunteers have been busy over the past few weeks creating new urban woodlands for local people to enjoy. Staff and volunteers from The Green Estate along with trainees from Grow UK and volunteers from the Friends of Manor Fields Park group have […]
The Green Estate officially opened its new preloved bookshop on 3 April! The bookshop is located near our Manor Oaks offices in the building opposite The Rhubarb Shed Café and is being looked after by our Visitor Team along with volunteers. We’re wanting fiction, nonfiction and particularly children’s books. To donate, please drop your books […]