Archive for September 2018
Coal Tit Colouring | Activity Sheet
Here at Cultivation Street we love garden birds, and we understand how much our schools and community groups enjoy encouraging them into their gardens too! We have created a series of beautiful colouring pages inspired by our feathered friends, for you to download, print and colour! Simply click on the link below to download for…
Read More...Yummy bean chutney
You can harvest your runner beans generally from June – November . Runner beans are great because they’re’s a variety of ways to cook them, they are tasty and they are versatile in recipes. One of the Cultivation Street community groups, the Includeme2 Club have found an alternative and tasty use for them – Bean Chutney!…
Read More...Chaffinch Colouring | Activity Sheet
Here at Cultivation Street we love garden birds, and we understand how much our schools and community groups enjoy encouraging them into their gardens too! We have created a series of beautiful colouring pages inspired by our feathered friends, for you to download, print and colour! Simply click on the link below to download for…
Read More...Perfect pumpkin soup…
Autumn is an exciting time of year! Not only are the trees turning to lovely reds, browns and oranges, but all our veg growing labours of the summer are starting to be rewarded! Now is such a fun time harvesting squash, pumpkin and runner beans and dig up crops of potatoes! There is nothing better…
Read More...Ed Bond – Redwood Park Academy
Ed Bond a Science teacher who is also part of the Horticulture team at Redwood Park Academy leads the student group sessions as part of the schools weekly timetable. Groups from year 8 to 11 learn and work in the gardens across the week, developing and maintaining the growing spaces for all of the school…
Read More...Andrew Wright, Brimsmore Garden Centre
Andrew has been working in various departments of the Garden Group, Brinsmore garden centre for the past 13 years. Having always had an interest in working outside and plants from an early age, whether that be growing fruit and veg or looking after the wildlife, it’s no surprise that Andrew is now the shop manager.…
Read More...Greenfinch Colouring | Activity Sheet
Here at Cultivation Street we love garden birds, and we understand how much our schools and community groups enjoy encouraging them into their gardens too! We have created a series of beautiful colouring pages inspired by our feathered friends, for you to download, print and colour! Simply click on the link below to download for…
Read More...Overall Community Garden Winner 2018
The Community Garden category encompasses fantastic and inspiring community gardening projects and people who are making their local area a greener place to live. We are not looking for designer gardens and horticultural skills – we want entries bursting with community spirit and inspiration. The prize for this category is: Overall winner – £5,000…
Read More...Goldfinch Colouring | Activity Sheet
Here at Cultivation Street we love garden birds, and we understand how much our schools and community groups enjoy encouraging them into their gardens too! We have created a series of beautiful colouring pages inspired by our feathered friends, for you to download, print and colour! Simply click on the link below to download for…
Read More...Hammersmith Academy
In the space of just three short years, the team at Hammersmith Academy have increased engagement with their garden from 30 students per academic year to over 500. Starting with a single greenhouse and a handful of raised beds in September 2015, the garden now has its own brood of chickens, an orchard, a new…
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