Accessible Patio Fundraising Appeal – Please Buy a few Bricks – The new patio will help visitors with limited mobility and create a welcoming outdoor space in front of the Garden House. The contractors have laid 1,400 bricks over a flexible base layer, transforming the current area of bare earth. We hope you will help to meet some of the £4,000 costs. Please Buy a few Bricks by donating through our Local Giving account which also collects gift aid for us.
A two-acre oasis of greenery in Islington, north London.
Over time, a herbaceous garden, an orchard, a series of vegetable terraces, a small meadow and an acre of woodland have all emerged from a railway embankment.
Under an agreement with Islington Council which owns the land, the volunteer-run Charity – Olden Community Garden – maintains the Garden, with the object to promote a community garden for the benefit of people living or working in the London Borough of Islington. Olden Garden gives local people opportunities for education and recreation, with the aim of increasing involvement in the community and reducing isolation.
A self-sustaining garden
We use harvested water, we compost all the green waste and create wildlife habitats from woody debris. There is a fruitful orchard and a flourishing vegetable garden.
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Looking after our lawn
Thank you to the volunteers from Acacia Avenue, Islington, who came along to aerate and top dress our lawn – helping to improve drainage and increase nutrient retention

Renovating our steps
Thank you to the BIG Alliance volunteers who renovated our steps – filling them with 30 bags of new shingle

Autumn Gardening Day – Saturday 15th October
We need volunteers. Could you help with gathering leaves to make leaf mould or with planting spring bulbs? Come and join Caroline our gardener at any time between 10am and 4pm. No experience needed. All ages welcome. Coffee and cake provided.

Islington in Bloom award 2022
Olden Community Garden receives Silver Gilt award in the Best Community Garden category.

With thanks for our grant from

Awarded National Lottery Funding

Developed in 1986 by Patricia
Tawn and supported by Islington Council