Encouraged by beautiful sunny weather, over 70 visitors came to our National Garden Scheme (NGS) Open Day in April. Our visitors learned about our vegetable growing, walked in the woodland and enjoyed tea and cake outdoors. We raised funds for NGS good causes and to help pay for repairs to our terracing. We also welcome donations through Local Giving to help with our ongoing terracing repairs.
Kokedama is a traditional Japanese technique. Participants learned how to wrap the plant’s roots in a ball of soil and moss to create a beautiful, living sculpture.
At our foraging session, volunteers dug up great quantities of three-cornered leek, an invasive species requiring much work to remove it every year. All parts of the plant, the bulb, flowers and leaves, are edible fresh or cooked. After making quantities of pesto with it, our volunteers enjoyed a three-cornered leek lunch and then took home jars of pesto.
We are very pleased to have been awarded a grant from MPGA (Metropolitan Parks and Gardens Association) for our new project in the ‘Forest Garden’ area of our refurbished terracing. Come and and volunteer with us in March and April to help prepare the ground and start the project.
Our Christmas wreath-making workshop in Olden Garden was a great success! Thank you to our gardener Caroline for leading it. This wreath was made at our workshop.
We are very pleased to have been awarded a grant from Islington Giving’s Make It Happen Fund, for our new project ‘Woodland Biodiversity Planting’. Come and and volunteer with us in March to help prepare the ground and start the project.
We are very pleased to have been awarded a grant of £4,000 towards Olden Community Garden core activities. This grant will help pay the fees of our part-time professional gardeners who lead our volunteers and advise our trustees. Islington Council’s Community Chest is funded by Islington Council, in partnership with Cripplegate Foundation.
Our professional gardener will lead our festive wreath-making event at Olden Garden on Saturday 29 November, 10am-1pm. Foliage and other materials and festive refreshments will be provided. Spaces are limited – please email oldengarden1@gmail.com to book your place. £20 per participant/family.
Our volunteers removed the protective lawn netting, cleared away the leaves, and put up green plastic ‘fencing’ around the new lawn.
Members and friends had a great time celebrating Diwali – their annual event in Olden Garden
