30/09/2026
🌿 A sunny morning of planting at Newlyn Marine Skills Centre! 🌿
We had a very enthusiastic and sunny morning volunteering at Newlyn Marine Skills Centre, finishing the planting job we started earlier in the summer before the drought.
Earlier this year, Newlyn Harbour asked us to put together a planting scheme, source the plants and carry out the planting. This is very much a volunteer effort, and we were delighted to be asked to work on such a prestigious project.
The planting scheme is designed to be highly pollinator-friendly, low-maintenance and well suited to its coastal location. We’ve used a limited palette of plants to create impact and continuity, while taking into account the challenging conditions and proximity to the sea.
🌱 Evergreen shrubs will provide colour, structure and texture throughout the year, while flowering plants will bring seasonal bursts of colour and provide valuable food and habitat for pollinating insects, butterflies and moths.
Some of the lovely plants included in the scheme are Malvastrum lateritium, Geranium ‘Rozanne’, Nepeta ‘Six Hills Giant’, Fatsia japonica, Bulbine frutescens and Stipa tenuissima.
A huge thank you to all our wonderful volunteers who helped make this happen. And as always thanks to Cormac for support and mulch! It was a truly rewarding job, made even better by all the lovely positive comments from people passing by. 💚
Splann! 🌿🌊
