Oct 1, 2023 | Nature Blog, News
September Update from the Community Garden September is such a GREAT month! Possibly my favourite. We have been sowing autumn salads to go into the polytunnel, along with Sweet Williams and hardy annuals such as Cornflowers and Ammi which will spend the next few weeks...
Aug 18, 2023 | Nature Blog, News
August Update from the Community Garden Today I felt the sun on my skin for the first time in weeks – wonderful. I don’t want to complain about the cool and rainy weather – it has been fabulous for young trees, shrubs, fruit bushes, courgettes, beans, raspberries,...
Jul 16, 2023 | Nature Blog, News
June Update from the Community Garden 🥕Welcome to Summer, galloping towards the longest day!We’ve had a month of weeding, planting out and watering, with some serious growth! I feel like we flipped overnight from waiting for the ground to warm up and dry out a little,...
May 30, 2023 | Events, Nature Blog, News
Sustainable Sarratt : No Mow May in Sarratt We are coordinating an effort to increase biodiversity in Sarratt, the more people who join in the better. It’s very easy to take part. The NoMowMay campaign is national and aims to reverse the loss of wild flower grasslands...
Apr 11, 2023 | Nature Blog, News, Out & About
April Update from the Community Garden Every year, I wish I could have two Aprils – I would willingly sacrifice November or December in exchange. After a fabulously wet March, April has brought longer days, faster growth, fecundity in every direction. Having sown a...
Mar 27, 2023 | Nature Blog, News
March Update from the Community Garden If I were a better gardener, I could wax lyrical about the wonderful winter veg I’m picking – kale, leeks, winter mustards. In reality, there’s little to boast about, and nothing to pick in the SCG this month, bar some rhubarb,...