On Thursday evening, the vandalised standpipe by the Wren Crescent steps was discovered, gushing out wasted water. The same volunteer gardener from The Friends of Coy Pond had returned on Thursday evening, following his gardening on Tuesday, only to find the disaster that awaited him. The criminal damage reported to the police, he then had to set about making good that damage. Vandals hit Coy Pond standpipe, wasting precious water A year ago, The Friends of Coy Pond sourced

In 2021, the fall of a large dead birch tree on to our newly created garden, ‘The Flowery Dell’ presented a challenge. It was too heavy to lift, and so the council cut it into (just) manageable chunks. These were firmly buried upright. Potential home to numerous bugs. A veritable city for the bugs. As an outward and visible sign that this was their city, a ‘skyline of skyscrapers’ was assembled on the top of the tree trunks. The skyscrapers were created with a few spare offcu

Morning Glory and Evening Primrose Morning and Evening... While we do some planting on the rockery, 'right plant right place' is often the choice of the plant. If we agree, there it stays. If not, we exercise our right of veto. 'Evening primrose' spreads wildly: often tolerated. 'Morning Glory' has been grown from seed, planted to grow up its own, custom made, bamboo 'wigwam'. But we spotted a strand wandering off to make love to a nearby Evening primrose. So even the most g

May Bank Holiday Monday afternoon was a fun(d) raising day for the Friends of Coy Pond. The second such event, 2026 was bigger and better than ever. One Plant Stall had over 250 thriving plants for sale, and another stall sold hand-reared agapanthus. Once again, Claire’s motor home was the centre from which teas and coffees, and the main attraction, home made cakes, were served. People partook of the refreshments, sitting at patio tables overlooking the pond, chatting and enj