Posts by Cultivation Street Staff
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…
Read More...Little Seedlings Community Garden | 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...Quirky Tips on Caring for Roses
In 19th century Britain, roses were shrubs or climbers with a limited colour range and flowering season. During Queen Victoria’s reign, however, they were bred with roses from the East, introducing bright yellows and oranges, greater hardiness and repeat flowering. Today there are over 1000 varieties on sale (20 years ago), and new varieties are…
Read More...Pergola Close | 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...The Clare School | 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...Wholesome vegetable soup
If you’re looking for a tasty and nutritious vegetable soup for a snack down on the allotment or a wholesome lunch with a chunk of bread, this is the perfect recipe. Plus, it’s a great way to use your fresh produce or even to finish up any leftovers from the fridge. You can use a…
Read More...Get to know: The Old Railway Garden Centre – Sunday Mirror
Matt Lewis The Old Railway Garden Centre, Brecon Potato growing contest My name is Matt Lewis and I work at The Old Railway Garden Centre in Brecon. I have been Cultivation Street Ambassador for the past few years and have been lucky enough to win Ambassador of the year in 2017 and come runner up…
Read More...Carol Watson | Her Garden Ambassador 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...Vegetable pairs game | Activity
Learn the names of vegetables you can grow in your garden while having fun! Download our work sheet then follow the simple steps below to make your very own vegetable pairs game! DOWNLOAD VEGETABLE PAIRS GAME WORKSHEET You Will Need Two printed vegetable game sheets Colouring pens and pencils Two sheets of plain card Scissors…
Read More...Get to know: Abacus Nursery School – Sunday Mirror
Shirley Wilks & Jill Vella Co-owners at Abacus Nursery, Bromsgrove Learning outside Our Story Written by Shirley Wilks and Jill Vella (co-owners) with input from staff Jane, Rachelle, Jo and Vicky Outdoor play is an important part of our nursery. What can be better than fresh air and having the sky as your ceiling. You…
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