Who are you and where do you work? My name is Lisa Bond and I am the Cultivation Street Ambassador at our Poundbury Gardens, near Dorchester. We’re part of the Gardens Group What does being an Ambassador mean for you? I am relatively new to growing and have found so much enjoyment in it.…
Nothing tastes as great as vegetables you have grown yourself and it’s so easy to get started with this ultimate planting guide brought to you by David Domoney and the Cultivation Street team! So why not give it a try? But we know that the more crops you have, the more confusing it gets. Each…
Introduction How it all began… In 2011, The Conservation Volunteers [TCV] worked with The London Borough of Bromley and the corporate sponsor, The Glades to kick-start the transformation of a neglected park called Winsford Gardens situated off a busy main road running from Penge, at the north end of the borough, towards Croydon. The previously…
Introduction Who are you and where are you from? I am Tessa Lynn, Chair of the Olive Branch Community Garden Community. The garden is located in the Dogsthorpe and Welland ward in Peterborough. It is a natural paradise surrounded by homes and shares one of its borders with a small number of private allotments. It…
Introduction Who are you and where are you from? We are members of the Highfield Park #GreenGym – so called because we get plenty of exercise whilst we are gardening at Highfield Park in South Shore in Blackpool, Lancashire. The core group consists of approximately six members although we have family groups who occasionally join…
Introduction Who are you? Dane Ghyll Primary School Cumbria, Louise Postlewaite What can we find in your garden? There are now 7 raised beds, one for each year group to plant vegetables in. The children prepare the plants and water their own beds. They also have a polytunnel with a selection of vegetables and plants that…
Introduction Who are you? Gareth Preston, Bottesford Juniors High School, Scunthorpe. How did you come to hear about Cultivation Street? 3 years ago, I was running a community group called Beckview Garden, which I am still a part of today. We entered Cultivation Street and won ourselves £500 in garden vouchers! So when I joined the…
Pollinator Promise By Saint Alban’s CE Primary! Join in to save our threatened wildlife! As a part of St Albans Primary School’s involvement in the UK wide, ‘Polli:Nation’ project, they have developed a campaign to spread the message of the importance of pollinators and the need to protect them. When you sign up to…
Introduction Who are you and where are you from? Lynda Awcock and Mr Newton from Station Adoption Group, students from Ancaster Primary School and Mr Moody from Sustrans East Midlands. How did this partnership come about? Ancaster Station Adoption Group asked the students if they would like to help rejuvenate the station. The first thing…
– Top 10 Spring Plants to Keep Pollinating Insects – When we think of spring, we often think of spring plants and flowers, and the buzzing insects visiting them. Bumblebees, solitary bees, butterflies and many other pollinators emerge when the weather warms up. However, pollen and nectar can sometimes be hard to come by. A…