🍂  As the days grow shorter and the air turns cooler, autumn brings its beautiful colours to the trees and bushes. One thing about being a MeGA volunteer is that you won't miss this seasonal change. Autumn is a chance to look back on what we’ve accomplished. Please take a moment to remember the flowers,  colours of summer, the smiles, and the comments of visitors to the Memorial Gardens we've helped cultivate. Work now starts on getting everything ready for Spring next year.

As the gardens settle down for autumn, it is sad that in the hot weather we lost some plants earlier than in a normal year. However,...

I'm hoping to upload to the blog, once a month to give a flavour of what we have been doing and some pictures of the gardens and our hard...

This article is written by Edward Beaumont, a member of the Memorial Gardens Association (MeGA).

MeGA is working with Green Meadows to plant 1000's of crocuses alongside the new walk/ cycle way between the embankment and Green Street/...

I found this photo of the gardens in a book on Old Nottingham…

Added a little nursery of sedum/stonecrop on the rockery to give us some stock to replace the mares tail in the future …

After each gardening session the MeGA volunteers enjoy a coffee or tea together with a slice of much anticipated cake or homemade...

All year round and each Monday morning a gang of folks, wearing purple MeGA tabards, arrives in the Memorial Gardens at about 9.30am...

We all know the painting the forth bridge metaphor, but In 2002, a new, long-lasting paint containing glass was introduced. The colour,...

13 Feb 2023 Back in November 2022 we attended the Meadows councillors' "Your Voice, Your Choice"event that seeks feedback of the concerns...

Today (11/7/2022) was rather hot, so the mad ones amongst us did this bed in the sun, whilst the other one, nearer to Queen Victoria was...

Many of you will be aware of the restoration work that’s now in full swing in the Memorial Gardens. As well as all the structural work to...

One of the less visible memorials in the gardens is the bed of 50 peace roses planted to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the D-Day...

The Memorial Gardens Association (MeGA) is delighted that Nottingham City Council’s (NCC) bid to the National Lottery Heritage Fund for...

We're pleased to confirm that the £1.7m bid to develop The Memorial Gardens has been successful - please see below for report. MeGA...

We are pleased to announce the brand new MeGA Calendar 2022 is now available! Featuring 12 stunning shots of the gardens throughout the...

We're delighted to invite all of our members to our Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 21st September at 7pm at the Arkwright Meadows...