Our volunteers have completed this project, with bulbs and plants funded by Islington Giving’s Make It Happen Fund. The flower bed is covered in autumn leaf fall waiting for spring when the bulbs will emerge. The adjacent path is re-surfaced with donated bark chippings. Thank you to Maria for leading this project, her final project for us.
Monthly Archives: November 2024
New Rowan Trees
Volunteers from Acacia Avenue joined our gardening day to plant three Rowan trees. Thank you to Acacia Avenue for donating the trees.
Maria’s leaving party
Volunteers enjoyed a celebratory lunch for Maria on her last day as our lead gardener. We wish Maria all the best for the future.
Carrick’s pond
The Olden Garden committee has designated our new pond as ‘Carrick’s pond’, to remember Carrick James who played a key role in developing Olden Community Garden. A plaque has been mounted on the adjacent wall. The pond was created by volunteers with a grant from Local Giving’s Magic Little Grants.
Diwali celebration
Members and friends had a great time celebrating Diwali – their annual event in Olden Garden
Potato harvest
Some interesting varieties of potato in this year’s harvest
Spring Bulb planting – Tuesday 5th November
Come and volunteer here on Tuesday! We need your help! Drop in any time 10am – 4pm. This flower bed is now ready for Spring Bulb planting – after volunteers finished planting herbaceous perennials last week. Thank you to Islington Giving’s Make It Happen Fund for our grant.
Stabilising our terraces with wooden sleepers
Making good progress – with the help of volunteers from the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group – thank you to The BIG Alliance for arranging the corporate volunteering day