Posts Tagged ‘front gardens’
Cultivation Street 2016 Stories
Cultivation Street is Britain’s national gardening campaign backed by the horticultural industry which promotes community and school gardening. Working alongside National Garden Gift Vouchers, the Cultivation Street campaign aims to reward passionate and dedicated community gardeners and tell the stories of successes to inspire others into their own gardening projects. There are lots of…
Read More...2014 Multiplication Street Winners – Hoad Terrace
Twelve neighbours on a terraced road near the Lake District were at a loss as to what to do with their front gardens. Each house had one of twelve long, thin strips of land outside. And then they had an idea – why not join the twelve gardens together? So they did. They now have…
Read More...Cultivation Street 2014 Overall Winner – Annie Street
Residents in Annie Street, Salford did not have front gardens – the space at the front of the houses was occupied by a concrete alleyway. Bit by bit, they started planting up the outside, and have now adopted the entire passage and made it into makeshift front gardens. They have planted fruit trees and shrubs…
Read More...2014 Transformation Street Winners – That Bloomin’ Triangle
Toxteth in Liverpool has become increasingly derelict and unoccupied since the riots in the 1980s. Helen Hebden lives in the Granby Triangle, a group of four streets that is heavily unoccupied. Ten years ago, some remaining residents decided to take control of the area by planting and greening-up the voids. They spruced up their own…
Read More...How to: plant a perfect hanging basket
Hanging baskets are great fun and give you loads of colour and pleasure all summer. They are great for bringing flowers to walls, porches, windows and doorways. They have a reputation for being high maintenance, but I’ll show you some simple tricks to get luscious blooms for months on end! Choose your…
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