For those of you who missed it here are some pics from last night’s lovely walkabout which was impeccably organised by Nancy. Gardens included Tigger’s abundant strip of heaven, a herb filled front garden in Richmond Road and a windy rooftop oasis amongst the new developments at Dalston Cross.
Category: Community events
Planting of the Month
The De Beauvoir Gardeners are delighted to see the new interest in planting up areas in public view making the neighbourhood a more pleasant place. We would like to give these some recognition by awarding a monthly prize of £25 for the ‘Planting of the month’. A planting can be any space, which can be …
Flower and Produce Show – 2013
Nancy Korman won the Silver Tankard for Domestic Delights.Garden Hoes (a consortium of young wives/mothers who share gardens) won the Rose Bowl for flowers and home-grown vegetables.Andrew Davidson won the Silver Cup for Best Exhibit in Show with a totally amazing roasted hazelnut cake Flowers1. Rose - a single bloom: 1st Naomi Wilkinson, 2nd Sue …
Pictures of July’s walkabout
The usual July walkabout was replaced this year with a peek at two community growing initiatives.First up was Chris Levack’s community garden on the corner of Hoxton Street. Given space in the community garden by the housing association Chris has turned a forgotten corner of urban London into a very special garden. It’s an allotment …
Miranda’s Grow and Eat open day
Some pictures of Saturday’s open day on the De Beauvoir Estate where the children helped plant herbs, strawberries and tomatoes...
Grow and Eat
Miranda’s summer project on the De Beauvoir Estate Try it out: 11am Tuesday 24th July for ages 11-17 who live on the De Beauvoir Estate. This summer I am organising a 'grow your own' scheme on the De Beauvoir Estate. The project will be called 'Grow and Eat' and the aim is to provide …
DBG Chelsea Fringe Tour
Stephen has kindly sent us some photographs of Saturday’s tour of the Chelsea Fringe sites – congratulations to everyone involved. Early Sunday morning when the sun was fleetingly shining the smell of the flowers at the end of Northchurch was wonderful! The tour was organised by Miranda Janatka and Diana Weir who have both put …
DBG Family Growing Day at Eastern Curve
De Beauvoir Gardeners, in conjunction with Garden Organic Master Gardeners, held a Family Growing Day on Sunday 13th to support parents and children who want to give growing their own food or flowers a go. Eleven families, which included 14 adults and 20 children, joined us for the afternoon at Eastern Curve Garden, E8 3DF. …
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