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Posts by Kate Poland

The Citizen Gardener: ‘It’s easier to erect a building than plant a tree’

By Kate Poland | Monday 11 January 2021 at 13:09

Kate Poland on why we need to tip the scales in favour of nature

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The Citizen Gardener: ‘Many of our open spaces would not exist without campaigns or protests’

By Kate Poland | Monday 7 December 2020 at 11:36

Kate Poland gives us lemons – how to grow them and put them to use – and a fascinating history of the people who have crusaded for our local parks

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The Citizen Gardener: ‘Even if pesticides don’t kill a bee, they impede its ability to navigate’

By Kate Poland | Friday 6 November 2020 at 11:37

Kate Poland on how to grow garlic, why organic bulbs are best, a ‘weed walk’ in Homerton, and free resources to help growers through winter

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The Citizen Gardener: ‘Even looking at a picture of a river or a wood can improve your mood’

By Kate Poland | Tuesday 6 October 2020 at 11:04

Kate Poland on the mental health benefits of plants, efforts to ‘normalise’ gardening for Black and minority ethnic people, and some surprisingly speedy snails

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The Citizen Gardener: Contested Spaces

By Kate Poland | Friday 4 September 2020 at 11:03

Kate Poland on the battle for land, a planning overhaul and an eye-opening podcast about climate change

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The Citizen Gardener: ‘We can do our bit to save water’

By Kate Poland | Friday 7 August 2020 at 10:43

Kate Poland on an impending water crisis in the UK, and what gardeners can do to help protect this precious resource

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The Citizen Gardener: ‘Be radical and grow your own food’

By Kate Poland | Wednesday 17 June 2020 at 19:36

Kate Poland on how we can take advantage of the increased interest in food-growing during lockdown

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The Citizen Gardener: ‘There are some inspiring online activities for those who love the outdoors’

By Kate Poland | Friday 1 May 2020 at 21:13

Award-winning community gardener Kate Poland has put together a comprehensive list of websites and organisations providing a virtual escape during lockdown

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The Citizen Gardener: ‘Seeds are now as elusive as Glasto tickets’

By Kate Poland | Tuesday 7 April 2020 at 19:57

Kate Poland on the huge demand for her free seeds and how we can take control of a monopolised supply chain

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The Citizen Gardener: ‘There is no waste in nature’

By Kate Poland | Thursday 5 March 2020 at 14:07

Kate Poland on how we can reduce rubbish in the garden

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The Citizen Gardener: ‘In nature, plants look after themselves, but people can forget, go away, or just give up’

By Kate Poland | Monday 10 February 2020 at 12:25

Kate Poland’s guide to growing in small spaces, based on her first year as the gardener for an entire Hackney postcode

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The Citizen Gardener: ‘A lack of plant diversity means one in five species could be under threat’

By Kate Poland | Friday 10 January 2020 at 13:14

Kate Poland on the biodiversity crisis, how individuals can plough their own furrow amid the seed industry’s oligopoly, and why sprouts are not just for Christmas

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The Citizen Gardener: ‘An urban garden at night brings wildness and community’

By Kate Poland | Thursday 12 December 2019 at 10:12

Kate Poland on how developments are disrupting the important balance of natural light and darkness for community spaces, why she’s happier knitting at night, and how a group of local gardeners have put the borough on the map in Europe

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The Citizen Gardener: ‘My friend’s dad used to say a garden is made in winter’

By Kate Poland | Tuesday 12 November 2019 at 09:25

Kate Poland on how to use the cold months to renew your garden, why leaves should be left alone, and how growing spaces can help tackle food poverty

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The Citizen Gardener: ‘I’m steering clear of garden centre plants’

By Kate Poland | Tuesday 8 October 2019 at 12:28

Kate Poland on pesticides, the launch of a gardening union, and putting community spaces on the map

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The Citizen Gardener: ‘Turn dead, grey space into stepping stones for insects’

By Kate Poland | Friday 6 September 2019 at 20:21

Kate Poland on green infrastructure and how we can make it work in Hackney and beyond

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The Citizen Gardener: ‘It’s time for the untidy to have a go’

By Kate Poland | Monday 5 August 2019 at 13:04

Kate Poland on a budding union of gardens, the joys of shinrin-yoku, and how you can help nature while getting drunk

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The Citizen Gardener: ‘There’s no such thing as a pest’

By Kate Poland | Thursday 4 July 2019 at 14:11

Kate Poland on how to create a pest-resistant environment and setting the wheels in motion for a mobile shed in Hackney

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The Citizen Gardener: ‘Much maligned ivy is great for nature’

By Kate Poland | Thursday 6 June 2019 at 11:30

Kate Poland on the Gardens Manifesto, an outdoor classroom and the benefits of hairy-leaved plants

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The Citizen Gardener: ‘We need to get used to weeds in the streets’

By Kate Poland | Tuesday 7 May 2019 at 15:00

Kate Poland on mulching, plant dyes and the tension between wildlife and tidiness

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