Archive for April 2020

It always seems to be a rite of passage as a child to make your own petal perfume. With the wind picking up, we may see a few petals from our flowers falling on to the ground. Why not send the kids out to collect them and make a nice, natural fragrance? If you are…

Cultivation Street is extremely lucky to work with amazing garden centre Ambassadors throughout the country. Every year we honour these incredible assets to the competition by awarding ‘Ambassador of the Year’ here’s the story of last years winner Gary Bissett. Gary Bissett has been working with 8 local nursery schools, teaching them how to sow…

Cultivation Street is the biggest national community garden campaign and as we enter its the eighth year, let’s look at the top plots who’ve won over the years and enhanced people’s lives through gardening. 2014 Winner – Annie Street When Cultivation Street first launched, it was to brighten up people’s front gardens for a neighbourhood…

With the incredible teachers still teaching the children of Key Workers, we wanted to share last year’s winners story from Redwood Park Academy. We have had so many wonderful teachers still letting us know what they’re doing in their school gardens during this time and we are very grateful for all you are doing. The…

For lots of people, gardens are retreats. A place to escape from reality and day-to-day life. And we think that’s a great thing. So, today, we’re going to tell you about 5 plants and herbs that will help you relax and bring a smile to your face.  1. Geraniums This colourful beauty, with its mild…

At Cultivation Street we are so lucky to have such incredible Communities all wanting the best for one another. Angela Hayler, a co-founder of The Wonky Garden, has spoken to me over the past week about how she is managing their numerous gardens during the Covid-19 Crisis and we wanted to share with you her…

As many are spending more and more time in your gardens over the coming weeks, we’re sure a few of you are looking to turn some abandoned area in your garden into a new little green haven. Riverside Hall community Garden, in Scotland, did just that when they turned their once demolition site into a…

We often talk about how gardening is a great form of exercise and keeps you healthy, so why not combine the two and use it to help grow your own superfoods to keep your diet healthy too. We have found 5 easy to grow super foods to go from your garden to your table. Peppers…

Allotments are hard to come by in Harlow Essex, so in 2013 a group of residents came together and transformed a derelict patch of council land into a green haven. Fly tipping was such a problem at the derelict site that the team of volunteers had to do the work by hand, as it was…