Ordsall Hall gardens

As part of its restoration, Ordsall Hall has had its grounds beautifully landscaped.

New features include a knot garden, Dig for Victory Garden, Herb Garden, ornamental borders and an orchard of historic varieties of apples, pears and medlars.

Fire up your imagination by visiting our collection of stone artefacts and guessing what they were. You can also try out the Barn Visualisation Point that will transport your mind's eye back to Ordsall Hall's rural past!

The location of the original moat is outlined and features two wooden causeways accompanied by the artworks of John Kennedy: ‘Swans' and ‘Causeway Edge'. The newly created Time Garden also features the art work ‘Timeline' by Lesley Fallais.

During 2011, we developed a composting demonstration area and a Heritage Garden with historic varieties of herbs, flowers and vegetables that can trace their roots back to Medieval and Tudor times.

There will be a selection of workshops, courses and events throughout the year on topics such as growing your own, using herbs, taking cuttings, using plants for health, and seed saving. See our workshops and events page for more information.

Weekend volunteer gardeners/garden stewards

Weekend volunteer gardeners and garden stewards are needed to help in our beautifully landscaped grounds surrounding Ordsall Hall. Experience welcomed but not essential as training will be provided.

We are looking for people who are willing to work one in every four to six weekends, from 12.30pm to 4.00pm on Sundays when we are open to the public.

Possible tasks may include:

• Planting out
• Tidying
• Pruning
• Watering
• Weeding/deadheading
• Welcoming visitors/answering questions

This is a great opportunity to build up your garden 'know-how', meet new people and enjoy the outdoors.

Ordsall Hall garden school sessions - Key stage 2

Roots and Shoots

Learn how plants work, understand their lifecycle and why they are important to us for food, clothing and medicine using our newly landscaped herb and vegetable gardens. All children get to plant a seed to take back to school. Excellent link to the five a day initiative and healthy schools.

Times:

• Half day session from 10.00am to 12.00pm or 1.00pm to 3.00pm
• Full day session from 10.00am to 3.00pm

Cost:

• Half day - £2.00 per student for Salford schools, £2.50 for non-Salford schools
• Full day - £3.00 per student for Salford schools, £3.50 for non-Salford schools

Clever clods

Students become scientists for the day and discover what soil is made from through a series of fun hands-on experiments! After qualifying as 'Clever clods soil scientists' they then make their own soil and plant a bean seed to take back to school. Excellent for Year 3 rocks and soils unit.

Times:

• Half day session from 10.00am to 12.00pm or 1.00pm to 3.00pm
• Full day session from 10.00am to 3.00pm

Cost:

• Half day - £2.00 per student for Salford schools, £2.50 for non-Salford schools
• Full day - £3.00 per student for Salford schools, £3.50 for non-Salford schools

Who to contact

Name

Lindsay Berry

Address

Ordsall Hall
322 Ordsall Lane
Ordsall
Salford
M5 3AN
Map to this location

Telephone

07523 368 181

Email

lindsay.berry@scll.co.uk

This page was last updated on 24 February 2012