Tower Burn Trail Halloween Event

The Tower Burn Halloween Event, organised by Dunfermline Greenspace in partnership with the Patons of Dunfermline, West Fife Woodlands, and the City of Dunfermline Heritage Group, transformed the historic Tower Burn Trail into a spooky wonderland on October 25, 2025. The Sanctuary Garden had…

RHS State of Gardening Report 2025

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Do we need any of these innovative tools for our community garden?

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Transforming Our Space with Volunteer Power and Big Plans

Our Sanctuary Garden is buzzing with progress, thanks to our incredible team of dedicated volunteers. The new 12x6m polytunnel is in storage, the foundations will be going in shortly and be erected in early spring after the winter storms ready for the start of…

Progress in the garden

In less than 2 weeks, with the help of our incredible new volunteers, the garden has been transformed. Using our donated brush cutter, the overgrown, bramble and nettle filled garden has been tamed, to a degree. Removing all the old raised beds will allow…

Come and have a look

The garden will be open on Mondays and Thursdays from 10:00 until 13:00 in October 2025 for prospective volunteers to see it’s current state and have an opportunity contribute to what happens next. The Sanctuary Garden has been neglected for a couple of years,…

A wonderful season at Grow West Fife

Since February 2025 I’ve been working as full time gardener at Grow West Fife, a beautiful walled garden in the grounds of Blair Castle near Culross. The volunteers have made changes and incredible progress over the year, focusing on increasing production and creating a…

Christmas Wreath Workshop

On Sunday, 10 families who had never made a wreath before spent an hour creating their own Christmas wreaths. Initial nerves quickly gave way to smiles as their creations took shape. By the end of the session, there was a wonderful sense of satisfaction…

What an amazing Halloween afternoon!

Nearly 20 kids (and their families) joined us for a fun-filled day of pumpkin picking, carving, and Halloween games. At 3 pm, families ventured into the “spooky garden” to select pumpkins, ready to be transformed into creepy lanterns. With a mix of cookie cutters,…

Harvest Festival Events

What an amazing day at BRAG Enterprises’ Scarecrow-Making event! 🌾 Nine fantastic scarecrows were created by some very talented children. Huge thanks to D Farrell Windows and Homes for providing the timber  and to everyone who helped stuff the scarecrows with straw and bring…