Archive for May 2019
5 Tips for a compelling entry | Competition Tips
You’ve done all the hard work, by creating and maintaining your school or community garden, competition entries are the easy bit. And don’t worry, we’re here to help… We have put together our 5 top tips on how to write inspirational competition entries and help you get your unique message across. You don’t need to…
Read More...Get to know: Haskin’s Sophie Menjou – Sunday Mirror
Sophie Menjou Haskins Garden Centre Working with Cultivation Street Being part of Cultivation Street has helped us make people in our local community more aware of how we can help them with any school projects they have. I really enjoy the fact that I get to help children learn a little bit more about gardening…
Read More...Get to know: Star Primary – Sunday Mirror
Jacqui Jennings Assistant Head and Eco-coordinator at Star Primary School Our Story Star Primary School, Canning Town, East London has a student base of 3 – 11 year olds and an amazing outdoor space. Based in a city setting the schools garden provides a vital link for children to understand the natural world. In an…
Read More...Paint your own pots | Activity
Painting your own set of decorative pots is an imaginative way to display your prized plants! They add personality and humour to your display and can be painted any colour combination or theme that you like – a simple activity suitable for any age. We have put together a flower and ladybird design below to…
Read More...Tips for June
Within our Cultivation Street network there are individuals with amazing knowledge both about gardening and running community gardens. They understand first-hand the needs of organisations and can tailor their advice to this. Our tips for the month is written by Cath from Welsh House Farm Green Grafters community gardening group. Cath not only has endless…
Read More...Plant for June | Lupins
Lupins Known for their colourful and striking spikes, this prominent perennial is an easy way to add drama to your garden. Available in a variety of heights and colours, there is a lupin to suit every garden! Where to plant With heights varying from 75cm upt to a meter tall, they are perfect for the…
Read More...Get to know: WHFGG – Sunday Mirror
Cath Fletcher Volunteer for Welsh House Farm Green Grafters Our Story In 2016 Welsh House Farm Green Grafters was set up to run alongside the Welsh House Farm Big Local community project and aims to focus on the environmental side of the community initiatives. It then evolved into the Green Grafters with a more specific…
Read More...Bristol Waterfront | Their Garden Story
Since its launch in 2013, the Cultivation Street campaign has expanded to support hundreds of school and community gardening projects across the UK. It is now a thriving hub for gardeners to share stories, top tips and advice as well as access a plethora of free resources to enhance their gardening projects. For this week’s…
Read More...Community Fundraising Ideas
How you raise funds is an important consideration when you run a school or community garden. With a little planning it can be really easy to raise money for your garden, having some fun along the way! Linda Ford is the leading volunteer gardener with Sandown Castle Community Garden Group in Deal and has shared…
Read More...Get to know: Grow for Talgarth – Sunday Mirror
Rosie Williams Volunteer for Grow for Talgarth Our Story In March 2018 we adopted an unused piece of land to develop a ‘Pick Your Own’ area by the riverside and on one of the main entrances into the town. We decided to use boxes as the land needed a good deal of work and fertilisation…
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