The Citizen Gardener: ‘Seeds are now as elusive as Glasto tickets’
Kate Poland on the huge demand for her free seeds and how we can take control of a monopolised supply chain
Gardening
The Citizen Gardener: ‘There is no waste in nature’
Kate Poland on how we can reduce rubbish in the garden
The Citizen Gardener: ‘In nature, plants look after themselves, but people can forget, go away, or just give up’
Kate Poland’s guide to growing in small spaces, based on her first year as the gardener for an entire Hackney postcode
The Citizen Gardener: ‘A lack of plant diversity means one in five species could be under threat’
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
The Citizen Gardener: ‘An urban garden at night brings wildness and community’
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
The Citizen Gardener: ‘My friend’s dad used to say a garden is made in winter’
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
The Citizen Gardener: ‘I’m steering clear of garden centre plants’
Kate Poland on pesticides, the launch of a gardening union, and putting community spaces on the map
The Citizen Gardener: ‘Turn dead, grey space into stepping stones for insects’
Kate Poland on green infrastructure and how we can make it work in Hackney and beyond
The Citizen Gardener: ‘We need to get used to weeds in the streets’
Kate Poland on mulching, plant dyes and the tension between wildlife and tidiness
The Citizen Gardener: ‘It’s been a joy to see so many people benefit’
Kate Poland bids a fond farewell to Cordwainers Garden, which closes on 5 April after eight bountiful years
The Citizen Gardener: ‘I’ll put up with being labelled a vandal’
Award-winning community gardener Kate Poland on smashing up paving and sowing seeds
The Citizen Gardener: ‘Insects keep the whole lot of us going’
In the first in a new column, award-winning community gardener Kate Poland tells us the dos and do-nothings that can help our insects
Herb growers offer sage advice at Dalston Eastern Curve Garden
Plant your own tea ingredients, say growers
Garden swap scheme launches for green fingers
Whether you have a garden in need of attention or you love gardening and want to help a neighbour, a new garden swap scheme could be for you
