St 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
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Hoxton charity to plant orchard of fruit trees for community’s most in need
Apple, plum and peach trees expected to bear fruit next year
The 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
The Citizen Gardener: ‘Life is so much harder when you don’t have the right tools’
Kate Poland digs through the overwhelming variety of gardening implements to reveal her favourites
The Citizen Gardener: Strawberries aren’t the only summer fruit
Kate Poland on her favourite berries to grow and eat, and which are the most fun to pick
The Citizen Gardener: Sowing in the wind
Kate Poland on the mobility and life expectancy of plants, and how to support a local secret garden
The Citizen Gardener: Green corridors
Kate Poland on the importance of travel for plants, insects and animals – and how we can all protect them with a little helping hand
The Citizen Gardener: ‘It’s time to start planning’
Kate Poland on seed-saving and experimentation
The Citizen Gardener: ‘It’s easier to erect a building than plant a tree’
Kate Poland on why we need to tip the scales in favour of nature
The Citizen Gardener: ‘Many of our open spaces would not exist without campaigns or protests’
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
The Citizen Gardener: ‘Even if pesticides don’t kill a bee, they impede its ability to navigate’
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
The Citizen Gardener: ‘We can do our bit to save water’
Kate Poland on an impending water crisis in the UK, and what gardeners can do to help protect this precious resource
Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley: ‘It has never been more critical to fight the marketisation of green spaces’
The local writer on how lockdown has brought into focus the importance of our parks, and why we must do all we can to protect them from privatisation
The Citizen Gardener: ‘There are some inspiring online activities for those who love the outdoors’
Award-winning community gardener Kate Poland has put together a comprehensive list of websites and organisations providing a virtual escape during lockdown
Core Arts launches online lessons for budding gardeners as skeleton staff maintains rooftop haven
The mental health charity’s Homerton garden is being well looked after, with the switch to virtual education posing an ‘exciting challenge’
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