Posts Tagged ‘gardening’
St Mary’s Secret Garden ‘very likely’ to close permanently amid funding struggles, organisers reveal
Hoxton-based charity has been active in the borough for nearly three decades
Read MoreMental health charity to open beautiful garden ‘sanctuary’ in Homerton
Core Landscapes, part of Core Arts, is inviting residents to a big launch event on 8 June
Read MoreEnvironmentalists buzzing over £250k funding for bee corridor in Hackney
Charity ecoACTIVE plans to build a green thoroughfare for wildlife between four local parks
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: Ivy
Our resident expert puts forward a strong defence for one of the UK’s most ubiquitous but oft-derided plants
Read MoreWaiting list for allotments in Hackney to reopen for first time in half a decade
A hundred members of the Hackney Allotment Society will be added next February
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: Taking a leaf
Our resident expert on how to use autumn’s falling bounty to your advantage
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: Chaos gardening
Our resident expert on why we should allow nature’s glorious mayhem to thrive
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: Community orchards
Our resident expert on the important role orchards play in wildlife conservation
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: Watering season
Our resident expert on the importance of tending to those thirsty plants during the summer months
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: No Mow May
Park the lawnmower and let the flowers go wild – it helps biodiversity and pollinators
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: Planting for pollinators – sow the seeds of change
All of us can do a little something to help Britain’s dwindling legion of pollen-pluckers
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: Ecological gardening – do it for baby Leoh
How to work with nature to preserve it for future generations
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: Planting the flowerbeds from bed
Our gardening expert on planning your patch from the comfort of your duvet
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: Foraging to help, not hinder
Our gardening expert on the growing popularity of an ancient practice, and how to do it responsibly
Read More‘Incensed’ residents call on council to stop weeding tree pits as more cases of ravaged plants come to light
Town Hall parks chief issues apology as residents are urged to tie ribbons at sites they have adopted
Read More‘It’s like I’m on The Apprentice’: Hackney students sell school-grown produce at Ridley Road Market for charity initiative
Pupils from across the borough took part in charity project Know Your Onions
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: Scythe in pleasure
Kate Poland on the joys of sweeping a blade through the blades, and why it’s actually kinder and more efficient than a machine
Read MoreSt Mary’s Secret Garden launches appeal for donations amid funding uncertainty
The popular Hoxton haven is hoping to raise £15k to help with running costs as pandemic drains resources
Read MoreHoxton charity to plant orchard of fruit trees for community’s most in need
Apple, plum and peach trees expected to bear fruit next year
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: ‘Humans shouldn’t always be at the centre of decision-making’
Kate Poland on urban planning and the importance of placing nature at the forefront
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