BOG Garden Virtual Tour

Welcome to the BOG demonstration garden virtual tour. Please click on an area on the above map for a bit more detail (and maybe some photos).

Asparagus Bed

For the short season (mid April to end of May) every year this bed gets a lot of attention as the tasty spears poke up above the ground and have to be harvested quickly (otherwise the crowns stop producing more spears). Otherwise it's quite easy to look after, keep weed free, remove dead stalks in autumn and mulch well in winter. Hopefully productive for many years to come. The name 'Asparagus' is a Victorian gentrification of the original 'Sparrow Grass'.

Herb Garden

In the form of 4 'pie slices' from the main vegetable plots, the herb garden holds an array of culinary and medicinal herbs. It is currently being renovated by a local medical herbalist who is also running some courses on the use of herbs.

Main Vegetable Plots

These are the main vegetable growing spaces and operate on a four year rotation: brassicas, legumes, potatoes & roots/onions. Potato and brassica plots are fertilised with compost or manure. A wide range of veg are grown on these plots (too long to list here!) and something can be picked fresh every day of the year.

Vegetable Plot

This plot may be included in the main rotation but it's slightly shaded position means it's not ideal for all veg.

Willow Tunnel

This used to be the site of a polytunnel but willows are now being trained to form a shady arbour, handy in summer to escape the sun.

Urban Garden

This is a demonstration of what can be done with a small space: soft fruit, veg, flowers and a pond

Flower Garden

This bed is devoted to a range of flowers, it's good for wildlife and for volunteers who don't just want edibles to take home (some blooms even make it to the market stall)

This polytunnel has seen a long and productive life but is currently a bit dilapidated and used mostly for sehltering from the rain during tea breaks. During the summer aubergines, tomatoes & peppers usually roost here in pots.

New Poltunnel

This polytunnel is now used mainly for growing tender or early veg and winter salads. It suffered a setback a couple of years ago (2004?) when the original skin was burnt off by a fire (cause unknown) but an appeal for a new skin soon raised enough for it to be resurrected.