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Lancaster & Morecambe College,
Torrisholme,
Morecambe,
Lancashire,
LA1 2TY,

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Why not come along and discover the wide variety of herbaceous plants we have at Growing Matters Garden Centre

All are of the best quality and sold at very affordable prices.

House Plants

Our houseplants are sold at very competitive prices.

We have a selection of good quality houseplants on sale in the greenhouse.
All are grown to a high standard using environmentally friendly methods.

The Secret Garden
The Formal Opening
The Formal Pond
The Living Seats
The Pergola
The Water Fountain

Marking out the beds
Building beds 1 & 2
Building the outer beds
Trellis Screening
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The Secret Garden - Past & Present

Constructing Bed No. 1

On Thursday the 17th of May 2007 we made a start on digging the foundations for the first of the new beds.  This involved drilling through the tarmac and laying a concrete base within to provide a strong foundation for the brick walls.

First we drilled through the tarmac creating a series of holes round the perimeter and about a foot inside the line.

It was then chiselled away at the edges and dug out to create a foot wide channel.  This will then be filled with concrete to create a solid base for the bricks.

Below: You can see the Chamomile seat just to the right.  This will eventually be widened as we create the scented garden to the right of this.

Left and Below: Bed Number 1 as seen on the 7th of June 2007.  The bricks were laid earlier in the week by the brick-layer from Lancaster & Morecambe College.

Constructing Bed No. 2

This was dug out on the 7th of June 2007.  It has to be narrowed slightly as the original markings were not wide enough for wheelchair access, however this now means we'll be extending the Chamomile Seat.

We had few problems in achieving this except in stumbling upon an ants nest.  It was underneath one of the tubs which had to be moved.

The foundations for the bed were dug out as before using an electric drill to break through the tarmac.  The pit we made is about a foot a cross by almost a foot deep.

Below and Below Left: Bed No. 2 dug out.

Beds Nos 1 & 2

Right:  Beds Nos 1 & 2 as seen almost completed on the 19th of June 2007.  They still await planting up and coping stone added to the top of the brickwork.