How to make an Easter Tree

By Cultivation Street Staff | April 9, 2020

With the Easter weekend almost upon us, we thought we’d help you bring some Easter spirit into your home. If you have been unable to go out and buy one, don’t worry we have all the tools here for you to spruce up your home with a bit of colour and festivity

Community Gardening – Survey

By Cultivation Street Staff | April 9, 2020

Help us help you! We are looking for our amazing community gardeners to answer a few questions to see how you are coping with the current Covid-19 crisis. Click the link below and answer just 9 questions TAKE SURVEY

Cultivation Street Our Stories – Lost the Plot

By Cultivation Street Staff | April 8, 2020

Cultivation Street’s category Garden’s for Better Health was first launched last year. We were overwhelmed with the incredible stories that were sent to us, including last years winner ‘Lost the Plot’ in Kent. Read the story of this amazing project, with hope it will inspire you enter your own or perhaps join a community garden.

4 Reasons why gardening is good… for YOU

By Cultivation Street Staff | April 7, 2020

With current restrictions and an allotted amount of time to exercise, we know that a lot of you are using your garden as an escape from everything. Gardening has so many great benefits but the one that isn’t often spoken about is the benefit to your physical and mental health. So here are a few reasons to get out in your garden for not just your borders sake, but for your own.

Behind the Sunday Mirror – Essington in Bloom

By Cultivation Street Staff | April 6, 2020

The Cultivation Street Gardens for Better Health competition category first launched in 2019 and it saw some incredible and uplifting entries. We are so excited to see what this year brings and what good people are bringing to their communities.

5 Quirky DIY Planters for your House and Garden

By Cultivation Street Staff | April 2, 2020

So, you’ve got your compost, you’ve got some seeds or some ready to pot plants, but you don’t have one thing, your pots.

Top 5 Air Purifying House Plants

By Cultivation Street Staff | March 31, 2020

With spending a lot of time in your home or your garden, you may be looking to see which best houseplants can brighten your living room or add some character to your kitchen. Here are some great plants for your home that won’t just make your inside space look better but could help you feel better too.

Behind the Sunday Mirror – Edible Rotherhithe

By Cultivation Street Staff | March 30, 2020

Even in its 8th year, Cultivation street is introduced to new and exciting gardening projects. Edible Rotherhithe, an organisation working with schools, have been running a twice-weekly food growing afterschool club for the pupils of Surrey Square Primary School free of charge.

Stay Home but Stay in Touch

By Cultivation Street Staff | March 24, 2020

At Cultivation Street we want to help you in any way we can through such a difficult and ever-changing time. The main thing we promote through this campaign, is togetherness. We are incredibly lucky to have access to technology in times like these, so we are here to inspire you with ways to stay in…

Behind the Sunday Mirror – Francis Combe Academy

By Cultivation Street Staff | March 23, 2020

Cultivation Street is not just raised beds and thriving allotments, there are so many different elements to our community gardens, including those that encourage making sure Mother Nature and all her creations flourish and thrive.