Meetings are 7pm for 7.30pm and are open to everyone, entry £5 for non-members (£2.50 for members of Islington Gardeners). Meetings are usually held in the cafe at St. Peter’s Crypt, Northchurch Terrace, London N1 4DA.
Meeting: 6th January 2026
FAIL BETTER
Head gardener, Tim Hewitt, has transformed the churchyard at St Mary’s Walthamstow into a beautiful wildlife garden. He talks about what he has learned by getting it wrong! Tim runs workshops for the general public and can be found on instagram @timhewittgardener.
Meeting: 3rd February 2026
PROPAGATION NATION
Justin Brogdanski leads this propagation masterclass on how to grow plants cheaply or for free.
Meeting: 3rd March 2026
AGM and COASTAL GARDEN
Its our AGM where we look back on the year and elect our committee. This year Avril will be giving a presentation on moving to Whitstable and learning how to garden for wildlife by the coast.
Meeting: 7th April 2026
COURTYARD CITY GARDENS
David Bracher, garden designer, talks about getting the most out of small spaces and suggests planting schemes that work best in courtyards.
Meeting: 5th May 2026
PAUL WOOD: TREE HUNTING
Our favourite urban tree expert and author of The Street Tree, Paul Wood gives us a presentation on his latest book Tree Hunting.
Event: Sunday 10th May 2026
May 10th SPRING PLANT SALE
Meeting: 2nd June 2026
RIGHT PLANT, RIGHT PLACE
Caroline Broome takes a look at some of England’s finest gardens to see how their grand designs can be adapted to suit your own gardens. From Dry Shade to Exposed, Sunny Sites, there’s a planting scheme to suit all aspects of your garden.
Meeting: 7th July 2026
GARDEN WALKABOUT
We venture out of the crypt for a summer evening exploring some local gardens. Details to be announced.
Event: August 2026
TRIP TO BE ANNOUNCED
Event: September 2026
AUTUMN PLANT SALE TO BE ANNOUNCED
Meeting: 6th October 2026
ABIGAIL AHERN’S GARDEN
Abigail Ahern talks about how her outdoor space is an extension of the indoor space using the same principles of lighting, scale, texture, zoning, restricting the palette etc. She also talks about how the garden influences her collection of beautiful faux flowers and botanicals.
De Beauvoir Gardeners 