Artlink and SEASONs at Lochend Secret Garden

We celebrated the beautiful weather and joined forces with SEASONs group and the team at Lochend Secret Garden, for an excellent day of walking, foraging, eating and listening to music together. IMG_1259

We were joined by horticulturist and knowledgable forager, Chris Macefield who led us on a foraging walk around Lochend Park.

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In the meantime, Franco stayed at the Secret Garden to prepare a delicious Italian meal for when we get back.

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But don’t worry about him missing out, he was surrounded by the garden’s thriving flowers, fruit and veg.

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Maggie enjoying the sun!  
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names of plants foraged in Lochend Park, used for cooking, treating wounds, making tea…

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Chris treated us to some home-made fresh herb tea

We continued to do some birdwatching and cooled near the pond.

IMG_1245IMG_1248Then our stomachs started grumbling and we headed back to the secret garden.

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IMG_1273We were happy to see the pasta was ready!

IMG_1282and settled in for some food and chats in the sun.

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a rare spot of shade!

Finally, Peter played us his songs, including old hits and some new songs form his upcoming EP.

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IMG_1295It was a great day and we look forward to future collaborations with SEASONs and Lochend Secret Garden who were supportive and accommodating.

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