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Hackney gardeners spring into action to bring nature’s tranquillity to the city

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 20 April 2018 at 20:07

Fresh from starring in Gardeners' world, we have some shots of Mike Spezzano's 'exotic Dalston oasis'. Photographs: Mike Spezzano

From a tropical backyard hideaway featured on tonight’s Gardeners’ World to community-run vegetable patches, Hackney residents are showing off their green fingers in the spring sunshine

Garden variety: a look at the Geffrye Museum’s plans for their grounds this month

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 4 July 2017 at 10:13

A period of calm: The Geffrye Museum period gardens in summer. Photograph: Mandy Williams

The front and period gardens of Hoxton’s Geffrye Museum will be as busy as ever during next year’s renovation. Ahead of that, we look at what’s happening there this month

Young Ideal-ists: Capel Manor student grabs gold in gardening contest

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 18 April 2017 at 10:42

Horticultural flair: the winning gardeners

A student from Capel Manor College has won big in the Ideal Home Show’s Young Gardeners of the Year competition