Garden diary
Our garden diary
Updates, lessons from the plot, and our thoughts on growing a community.
22 October 2026
An Abundance of Tomatoes, Alhamdulillah
The plant that gives and gives.
15 October 2026
Repairing tools - a successful!
Shiny and good as new
8 October 2026
When it looks like this, you know it means business
Our journey to zero waste
6 October 2026
We can learn about our environment through workshops that interest people
Life beyond the box
5 October 2026
Launching: Sewing Kit Basics workshops
Learn embroidery whilst saving fabric from landfill
4 October 2026
Carpentry Sessions, Reducing Waste
Building for the community.
3 October 2026
The season has ended
Things are looking different
31 August 2026
Service Down, Service Up
Wow! What a Summer it has been. And just like that, the heatwave, forgotten. The inability to stay outdoors for long. All those plans on hold because society was struggling to…
28 June 2026
Drought Tolerant Food Plants
This year is something else, and it’s certainly making most people concerned. More and more people are waking up to, what ultimately is the way we have treated this planet. The…
3 June 2026
We Are the Under-Represented
Why a small community garden ended up being a safe space, and what we'd ask of funders who say they want to reach marginalised groups.
21 July 2025
Never Give Up – Turkish Turban
Turkish Turban – Never Give Up Heres an entry from one of our written journals: Turkish Turban was planted at the end of May. The weather was very hot, so we had to get plants in…
23 June 2025
What’s Growing? An Update
It’s been some time since we’ve updated, so let’s call this the catch-up post. As many of you are aware, we’ve been gardening in private gardens for a few years, and have been…
22 June 2025
BAME / BCOP – Led
Founded by BPOC As a community group, we never set out to define ourselves by labels like BAME or BPOC. In fact, we had to look up what BPOC even meant! While our leadership…
21 March 2025
The New Community Garden Space – Volunteer Day
Hi everyone! As many of you know, we’ve been on quite the journey over the years. We really wanted to create a special space which was private — a place that isn’t limited to back…