Lyneham Commons

Huge thanks to David Pope for his latest fantastic artwork for Light Up Lyneham 2024. Event details at tiny.cc/lul24

Light Up Lyneham!

The lovely Iona, and not so lovely Tom, are proud to be representing us at the annual Light Up Lyneham event this Saturday, from 3pm til 8pm, serving our winter staple Mulled Wine, as well as your favourites from our Friends at Capital Brewing!

Light up Lyneham is an enchanting community event that illuminates Lyneham Shops and Wetlands with a dazzling display of lights, colour, and joy. Residents and visitors gather to witness the transformation of the Lyneham Wetlands into a magical wonderland. Vibrant installations, shimmering lanterns, and captivating projections adorn the route of the Lantern Walk, creating a sense of wonder and unity. The event showcases the artistic talents of local residents and celebrates the spirit of togetherness. From illuminated sculptures to interactive light shows, Light up Lyneham offers a memorable experience for all ages, bringing warmth and cheer to the heart of the community.

See y'all down there, good folks!

Sour cherries are ripening up. Please feel free to share in the harvest.
Commons gardening cherries the harvest

Perfect weather for the monthly working bee at the Commons. Come down and join us or wander past and pick up a tomato plant for a gold coin donation.

Look at this fabulous video created by CSEDmedia. It is is a wonderful reminder of how much the Commons has grown and evolved over the years. https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D4KZ1k8PwQEY%26feature%3Dyoutu.be%26ab_channel%3DCSEDMedia%26fbclid%3DIwAR2ZN1-L5ijcJPLuru_XuRPguRguRyBpmOFrPpFx1VrAYhJg-kmGQpE3zVI&h=AT1OdxRRKAaE0Fcyq9P7SUkYmF_e25rOLgG99XYwRupFhR3oi5CYORT5KNX_hmI3z74xIYXLUO1MSB4SrqOgoa56VkmO4zFXHVXn2_y3mrGdRX8o9921_u_jgGi43CfmK3g

Lyneham Commons: A community food forest project Lyneham Commons is a community run public food forest in Canberra, Australia. Established in 2014 by a motivated group of Lyneham residents, everyone is enco...

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We had a very satisfying working bee at the Commons today. The fruit trees have grown so well this year and today we harvested plums, apples and blackberries. There are also pears and pomegranates growing. The mown swales look great (see the before and after shots). In the next couple of weeks we'll mow again, put cardboard and then mulch down. There is lots of lucerne and grass growing in the berms, making a valuable resource that we cut and used as mulch around fruit trees. They also leave less space for the dreaded couch grass to grow. The acacias have grown a lot and they were pruned and will be used for mulch since they are nitrogen fixing. The branches can also be used to reconstruct our cross berm path borders. The cardoons and artichokes had reached their end so were cut down and the stems cut into short lengths to be used as bee hotels throughout the Commons. So many good things to see and do at the Commons.

As part of the working bee on Sunday we will be tidying up the swales that are very overgrown.
Please get in touch if you have a lawnmower we could borrow for the day.
Thanks in anticipation.

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A Little Green Garden that Grew a Community | Plant Life Balance Meet Marcello. A larger than life Latino living in the inner suburbs of Sydney flexing a natural green-thumb. With no traditional training, Marcello’s experience and infectious love of plants comes from his time in New Zealand where he shared a flourishing backyard garden with a friend for fifteen...