Volunteer and visit us

Come to our Open Garden, or volunteer with us, 10am – 4pm, every Tuesday, and on the third Saturday every month.  Walk in our woodland and enjoy tea and biscuits in the garden. Families welcome. Just drop in.

Tuesday 15 October – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm

Saturday 19 October – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm

Tuesday 22 October – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm

Tuesday 29 October – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm

Tuesday 5 November – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm

The garden house is available to book for parties and meetings

New memberships are available for the year ending 31st August 2025

 

A two-acre oasis of greenery in Islington, north London.

Over time, a herbaceous garden, an orchard, a pond, 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 area, 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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Open House and gardening day Saturday 17 September

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On Saturday 17 September, our garden and woodland will be open to the public from 10am-4pm, as a place of quiet for reflection and remembrance during the period of national mourning for Queen Elizabeth II.
We will also be participating in the Open House Festival and welcoming all who wish to drop in and visit Olden Garden.
And, if you would like to do some volunteer gardening, come and help plant lavender hedge. No experience required. Tea and biscuits available.

Volunteer with us on Saturday 20th August and bring your family for a summer holiday activity

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Come along for a ‘Build your own bird box’ family activity. And invite your friends to come – everyone is welcome to join in.

Or come and help Caroline our gardener with

  • Weeding and deadheading
  • Cutting back geraniums
  • Potential potting on of seedlings sown last month
  • Clearing gutters and sweeping paths

Join us for an hour or longer, 10am – 4pm. Coffee and biscuits will be available.

Volunteer with us on Saturday 16th July and bring your family for a summer holiday activity

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Caroline, our gardener, will lead family activities in the Garden. Come along and sow fast growing herbs in pots to take home. Everyone is welcome.

It looks like the heatwave will continue to Saturday so we will need to water the borders and pots. There will be weeding to do and some sowing of biennial seeds.

Join us for an hour – or longer. Coffee and biscuits will be available.

 

With thanks for our grants from

Islington Council’s Community Chest

Awarded National Lottery Funding

Developed in 1986 by Patricia
Tawn and supported by Islington Council