2010 EVENTS
Islington Ecology Centre Botany Class, starting Monday 7 June 2010 6:30pm - 8pm 191 Drayton Park N5. Free. A very popular series of botanical evening classes to help you learn the basics of plant identification. Feel free to attend all 10 classes, or drop in to individual sessions. More details available on booking. Booking essential. Phone 020 7527 4462 to book. Email sustainabilitycentres@islington.gov.uk
Highbury Builders' Summer Beekeeping Courses 2010 Saturday 31st July 11-1pm (also on Sunday, August 15th 11-1pm, Saturday, August 21st 11-1pm, Saturday, August 28th 11-1pm, Saturday, September 4th 11-1pm)
Highbury Builders are once more holding their popular "Introduction to Beekeeping" short courses over the next couple of months at their customised apiary near Finsbury Park. There is now a greater awareness of how important honey bees are to the health of our environment but a declining number of people with the skills to take care of these very important creatures. So why not come along and learn the basics of what beekeeping is all about - you will get to handle live bees and it may inspire you to become a beekeeper yourself.
The course costs £40 per person. If you are interested in booking one of these dates then e mail your name and what date you would like to attend to: info@highburybuilders.co.uk
Please note you pay cash on the day of attendance and we will only run a course with a minimum of four people. We shall also run an extra course on the same day if demand is exceptionally high.
For those who attend the short course and are interested in becoming full time beekeepers or would like to learn a lot more about the craft, there will be an opportunity to sign up to our follow-on full time course which is unique in following the beekeeper's calendar in six sessions over three seasons.
Late July Britain in Bloom judging within Islington
Sun 15th August 2-5pm Red Cross Open Garden: Hopleys Garden and Nursery, Much Hadham, Herts SG10 6BU Entry £3 (B1004, M11 J8)
Fri. 27th August 11am – 3pm Bird-box making on Newington Green N1. Islington Greenspace Event, free
Sat 4th & Sun 5th September RHS Dig Together Day – details to follow
Sat 4th & Sun 5th September Botanical Drawing Weekend at King Henry’s Walk Garden Award-winning botanical artist, Sally Pinhey, will show you how to make detailed and accurate drawings from nature. £35 per person, includes materials. Please bring a packed lunch. Numbers are limited. To secure a place please send £5 non-returnable deposit per place required with your name and contact details to Botanical Drawing Workshop, King Henry's Walk Garden, 11C King Henry's Walk, London N1 4NX. Enquiries to Marnie Rose, 07974 353148 or rsvp@khwgarden.org.uk. Website www.khwgarden.org.uk
Sat. 4th September 10am – 4pm Plant Heritage (NCCPG) Plant Sale at St. Michaels Primary Sch, North Rd, Highgate, N6
Entry Night for Hampstead Garden Suburb Horticultural Society 270th Flower Show Tuesday 7 September 2010 from 07:00pm to 08:00pm at Fellowship House. 136a Willifield Way, London NW11 6YD Entry forms from handbook to Fellowship House, Willifield Way, NW11 or 4 Asmuns Hill, NW11 6ET.
Sat 11th September 3 -5.30pm Hampstead Garden Suburb H/S 270th Flower Show – free – Church Hall Hampstead Garden Suburb
Sun 12th September 1 – 5pm Gillespie Park Festival, 191 Drayton Park, Highbury, N5
Sun 12th September 2 – 5pm Red Cross Open Garden: Alswick Hall Plant Fair, Buntingford, Herts. SG9 0AA (B1038)Entry £3
Fri. 17th September Islington Gardeners' Visit to Hornimans Gardens. Meet London Rd entrance at 11.30am. See full details under ARRANGEMENTS in Library Section of website
Sat 18th September Islington Horticultural Show at St Lukes Centre, 90 Central St EC1V 8AJ Exhibit your best veggies. There will be seed-saving, bee hive demos, music, and refreshments. Full details on flyer in our Library Section.
Sat 25th September King Henry’s Walk Garden: Autumn Horticultural Show See website www.khwgarden.org.uk for details TBA
Accredited Permaculture Design Course at Hawkwood nursery, Hawkwood Crescent, E4 on 11th, 12th September (residential), 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th September, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th October Cost; Contact londoncourses@naturewise.org.uk for more details - concessions/flexibility available subject to discussion
Hampstead Garden Suburb Horticultural Society 270th Flower Show on Saturday 11 September 2010 from 03:00pm to 05:30pm at Free Church Hall. Northway, London NW11 6PB (£1.00 non-members). Teas, raffle, etc.
Training of Permaculture Teachers,Dates; Total 8 days, September / October 2010 - details to be confirmed. Residential. Location; Dial House, Essex
Sat 2nd October 10.30 – noon £3.00 "How Does Your Garden Grow": Understanding the principles of organic soil care. King Henry’s Walk Garden, Mildmay, Islington N1 To book your place, please email your name, telephone contact number and number of places required to rsvp@khwgarden.org.uk or phone Marnie Rose on 07974 353148. Website www.khwgarden.org.uk
Tues 5th October 8pm De Beauvoir Gardeners' lecture by David Cheston “The Great Vegetable Plot” De Beauvoir Church Crypt, N1
Sun 10th October Culpeper Community Garden Autumn Plant Sale, 1 Cloudesley Road, Islington N1 0EG Website www.culpeper.org.uk
Tues 19th October Hampstead Garden Suburb HS Coach Trip to Cambridge Botanical Gdns/Secret Gdns of Cambridge. Call 020 8455 0455. Price TBC
Tues. 16th Nov Islington Gardeners' AGM 7.30pm St. James’ Hall, Prebend Street, N1
REGULAR EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR:
Most Sundays except when Arsenal are playing at home: Ecology Centre Open Sundays 12 - 4pm Visit the Ecology Centre to find out more about wildlife gardening, and to check out the green feqtures, including wind turbine, green roof, solar thermal, and more. Free
Every Thursday 10 am - 3.30pm
Mid Week Conservation Volunteers at various nature conservation sites around the Borough
Help carry out a range of practical tasks, ranging from scything to hedge laying, all fully supervised. No previous experience needed, only a love of the outdoors with good company and humour. You will need suitable outdoor clothes and good boots. Other protective equipment is provided. A contribution towards travel and lunch is also provided. Adults only. Contact Islington Ecology Centre on 7354 5162 or ecologycentre@islingon.gov.uk
(Ed's note: these outdoor workdays leave one with a great feeling of inner wellbeing and contentment.)
Every Saturday 10 am - 3 pm
Sunnyside Community Garden Food Market, Hazellville Road, N19 3LX This is an organic food market selling fruit and veg, bread, cheese, honey, wax, etc etc
Past IG Events (for reference only)
Mon 3rd May IG Members only Visit to the Gardens of Buckingham Palace
Islington Gardeners'Plant Sale on Sunday April 25,
2 - 4.00pm at 36 St Mary's Grove, N1. Donated plants welcome: Sat 25th 2.00 – 4.00pm and Sun 26th 9.00am – 12 noon. Entrance free. Homemade teas.
Islington Gardeners'Spring Flowers Walk in the City on Thursday 8 April 2-4pm Meeting 2.00pm by the City of London Information Bureau (opposite west entrance of St. Paul’s Cathedral). A mystery tour of the best Spring flower gardens the City of London has to offer. The walk is led by Malka Baker, Qualified Tour Guide. Cost: £6.50. IG members and guests only.
Islington Gardeners' Spring Talk on Sunday 28 March 2-4.3Opm. "New Gardening Concepts" by Bernard Jarman of the Biodynamics Association St James' Hall, Prebend Street, N1. Home-made teas. Cost: Members £3.50
Tuesday 17th November. Islington Gardeners AGM 7.15pm – 9.45pm at St James’s Hall, Prebend/Packington St. N1
Islington Gardeners AGM 2009
In addition to a Review of the Year and Questions from members, we have two guest speakers. Sue Whitehead of Islington Greenspace will give a slide show of the winners of this year’s Islington in Bloom, followed by Anne Wilkinson,keen gardener and historian who will give an illustrated talk on the subject of her forthcoming book about Stoke Newington’s forgotten gardener: “Shirley Hibberd – The Gardener who knew it all”. Copies of her previous publications “The Victorian Gardener” and “The Passion for Pelargoniums” will be for sale.
We will also have a stall selling indoor plants and seasonal bulbs, and a Raffle, with first prize being a charming watercolour donated by Nancy Pattenden’s estate and subsequent prizes of some of her gardening books.
Wine and nibbles. For safety reasons the Hall doors will be locked at 7.45pm. Further details are on the flyer in the Library Section of the website.
Sunday 25 October Islington Gardeners Workshop on Cuttings and Pruning Flowering Shrubs At 1 Bingham Street N1, 2.00 – 4.00pm
Those who have been to the softwood cuttings workshops have asked for something on hardwood cuttings. These are taken over late autumn and during the winter. Hardwood cuttings are the best way to propagate rose cuttings. They are also good for soft fruit such as blackcurrants and gooseberries. The first part of the workshop will cover: selection of suitable cuttings material, preparing the material and care during the rooting period.
The second part, on pruning, is aimed mainly at beginners and will cover principles of pruning and when and how to prune some popular shrubs for optimum flowering.
Cuttings will be available from a wide variety of plants in the garden at 1 Bingham Street and home made pumpkin soup and fresh bread will be served.The workshop is free of charge but participants are asked to make a donation to the Alzheimer's Society, suggested amount: £6.00 per person. To book, (Islington Gardeners members and their guests only) please email islingtongardeners2@hotmail.co.uk attaching the booking form now in the Library section or print it off and drop it through the door in advance, in view of the difficulties with the post service.
Islington Gardeners Walking Tour: Gardens of the East - No not the eastern promise of Turkey, but the unexplored gardens of the far side of the Square Mile: Thursday evening, 9 July Meeting 5.50pm for a 6pm tour by the Booking Office downstairs, Moorgate Tube Station. The walk will finish near to the Tower of London, time approximately two hours. The walk is led by Malka Baker, Qualified Tour Guide. Cost: £6.50, IG members and guests only. Enquiries to Malka Baker on 020 7226 7307
IG Softwood Cuttings Workshop: Sun 5 July,
ISLINGTON GARDENERS OPEN SQUARES WALK - Chelsea & Belgravia Saturday 13 June Enjoy a warm, summer’s day exploring several Squares in the Chelsea/Belgravia area as part of Open Squares Weekend. Many of the Squares we will see are normally closed but will be open this weekend.
Meet at 2pm, at the entrance to Belgrave Square, West Gate opposite Number 17. The nearest station and bus stop is Hyde Park Corner. From there, we will then explore other Squares in the vicinity and finally have tea in the Victoria & Albert Museum, after looking at their lovely Garden. Members can either walk or catch a bus to the V & A after visiting the Squares.
Islington Gardeners Coach Trip to Northamptonshire Thursday 11th June 2009 IG members and guests only
Depart 08.45 Islington Town Hall, Upper St, N1. Return, traffic permitting, 18.45PM.
Our first destination is Ravensthorpe Nursery.
Richard and Jean Wiseman have built up a splendid collection of around 3,000 different plants comprising: herbaceous perennials, shrubs, trees, roses and grasses, the vast majority of which are hardy – a collection believed to be unrivalled in the area. They have also designed and built a display garden to show to the best advantage the plants that they propagate.
Then travel the short distance to Coton Manor. Among the best features are a rose garden, a herb garden, a woodland garden, colour plantings, an apple orchard with 80 English cultivars, a bluebell wood and wildflower meadow. Water is everywhere: pools, streams and ponds support hostas, primulas and the black and yellow flowers of Kirengeshoma palmata and other plants considered too tender for Northamptonshire. The presence of a few ornamental birds adds quite another dimension to the visit. Gift shop with home produce and a small nursery. We will leave by 16.30. Cost of the trip £22.50.
Visit to Mark Donaldson's urban food garden in N19 on Sunday 3rd May at 3pm. Mark has written an account of the creation of his kitchen garden in his inherited concrete yard which can be found in the website Library. He will explain his organic/sustainable methods to us, and has now produced two papers on his 2009 Garden Plans which are now also in the Library. IG Members only, please bring membership card. Owing to space restrictions, numbers must be limited to 20, so please would those wishing to attend complete the tear-off slip circulated with the newsletter and return it to Sue Lees, 19 Ashmount Road, London N19 3BJ, by May 25th at the latest. We hope to conclude by visiting a functioning Micro Food Farm in another garden nearby!
Islington Gardeners Plant Sale on Sunday 26 April 2 - 4 pm
This will take place at 36 St Mary's Grove, N1. Please bring donated plants either on Saturday or Sunday morning 10.30 - 12.30. Tea and cakes for sale. Added attraction: Bee-keeping demonstration by Liam Devany.
Islington Gardeners Spring Lecture: Tuesday 17 March 2009 start time 7.30 pm
Capel Manor lecturer Neill Ludmon will be giving an illustrated talk "Planting Plans for small London Gardens"
The talk will take place in St James's Hall, Prebend Street (at the corner of Prebend Street and Packington Street) N1. Roadside parking. Charges: £5 members, £6 non-members. Refreshments included.
Islington Ecology Centre Botany Class, starting Monday 7 June 2010 6:30pm - 8pm 191 Drayton Park N5. Free. A very popular series of botanical evening classes to help you learn the basics of plant identification. Feel free to attend all 10 classes, or drop in to individual sessions. More details available on booking. Booking essential. Phone 020 7527 4462 to book. Email sustainabilitycentres@islington.gov.uk
Highbury Builders' Summer Beekeeping Courses 2010 Saturday 31st July 11-1pm (also on Sunday, August 15th 11-1pm, Saturday, August 21st 11-1pm, Saturday, August 28th 11-1pm, Saturday, September 4th 11-1pm)
Highbury Builders are once more holding their popular "Introduction to Beekeeping" short courses over the next couple of months at their customised apiary near Finsbury Park. There is now a greater awareness of how important honey bees are to the health of our environment but a declining number of people with the skills to take care of these very important creatures. So why not come along and learn the basics of what beekeeping is all about - you will get to handle live bees and it may inspire you to become a beekeeper yourself.
The course costs £40 per person. If you are interested in booking one of these dates then e mail your name and what date you would like to attend to: info@highburybuilders.co.uk
Please note you pay cash on the day of attendance and we will only run a course with a minimum of four people. We shall also run an extra course on the same day if demand is exceptionally high.
For those who attend the short course and are interested in becoming full time beekeepers or would like to learn a lot more about the craft, there will be an opportunity to sign up to our follow-on full time course which is unique in following the beekeeper's calendar in six sessions over three seasons.
Late July Britain in Bloom judging within Islington
Sun 15th August 2-5pm Red Cross Open Garden: Hopleys Garden and Nursery, Much Hadham, Herts SG10 6BU Entry £3 (B1004, M11 J8)
Fri. 27th August 11am – 3pm Bird-box making on Newington Green N1. Islington Greenspace Event, free
Sat 4th & Sun 5th September RHS Dig Together Day – details to follow
Sat 4th & Sun 5th September Botanical Drawing Weekend at King Henry’s Walk Garden Award-winning botanical artist, Sally Pinhey, will show you how to make detailed and accurate drawings from nature. £35 per person, includes materials. Please bring a packed lunch. Numbers are limited. To secure a place please send £5 non-returnable deposit per place required with your name and contact details to Botanical Drawing Workshop, King Henry's Walk Garden, 11C King Henry's Walk, London N1 4NX. Enquiries to Marnie Rose, 07974 353148 or rsvp@khwgarden.org.uk. Website www.khwgarden.org.uk
Sat. 4th September 10am – 4pm Plant Heritage (NCCPG) Plant Sale at St. Michaels Primary Sch, North Rd, Highgate, N6
Entry Night for Hampstead Garden Suburb Horticultural Society 270th Flower Show Tuesday 7 September 2010 from 07:00pm to 08:00pm at Fellowship House. 136a Willifield Way, London NW11 6YD Entry forms from handbook to Fellowship House, Willifield Way, NW11 or 4 Asmuns Hill, NW11 6ET.
Sat 11th September 3 -5.30pm Hampstead Garden Suburb H/S 270th Flower Show – free – Church Hall Hampstead Garden Suburb
Sun 12th September 1 – 5pm Gillespie Park Festival, 191 Drayton Park, Highbury, N5
Sun 12th September 2 – 5pm Red Cross Open Garden: Alswick Hall Plant Fair, Buntingford, Herts. SG9 0AA (B1038)Entry £3
Fri. 17th September Islington Gardeners' Visit to Hornimans Gardens. Meet London Rd entrance at 11.30am. See full details under ARRANGEMENTS in Library Section of website
Sat 18th September Islington Horticultural Show at St Lukes Centre, 90 Central St EC1V 8AJ Exhibit your best veggies. There will be seed-saving, bee hive demos, music, and refreshments. Full details on flyer in our Library Section.
Sat 25th September King Henry’s Walk Garden: Autumn Horticultural Show See website www.khwgarden.org.uk for details TBA
Accredited Permaculture Design Course at Hawkwood nursery, Hawkwood Crescent, E4 on 11th, 12th September (residential), 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th September, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th October Cost; Contact londoncourses@naturewise.org.uk for more details - concessions/flexibility available subject to discussion
Hampstead Garden Suburb Horticultural Society 270th Flower Show on Saturday 11 September 2010 from 03:00pm to 05:30pm at Free Church Hall. Northway, London NW11 6PB (£1.00 non-members). Teas, raffle, etc.
Training of Permaculture Teachers,Dates; Total 8 days, September / October 2010 - details to be confirmed. Residential. Location; Dial House, Essex
Sat 2nd October 10.30 – noon £3.00 "How Does Your Garden Grow": Understanding the principles of organic soil care. King Henry’s Walk Garden, Mildmay, Islington N1 To book your place, please email your name, telephone contact number and number of places required to rsvp@khwgarden.org.uk or phone Marnie Rose on 07974 353148. Website www.khwgarden.org.uk
Tues 5th October 8pm De Beauvoir Gardeners' lecture by David Cheston “The Great Vegetable Plot” De Beauvoir Church Crypt, N1
Sun 10th October Culpeper Community Garden Autumn Plant Sale, 1 Cloudesley Road, Islington N1 0EG Website www.culpeper.org.uk
Tues 19th October Hampstead Garden Suburb HS Coach Trip to Cambridge Botanical Gdns/Secret Gdns of Cambridge. Call 020 8455 0455. Price TBC
Tues. 16th Nov Islington Gardeners' AGM 7.30pm St. James’ Hall, Prebend Street, N1
REGULAR EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR:
Most Sundays except when Arsenal are playing at home: Ecology Centre Open Sundays 12 - 4pm Visit the Ecology Centre to find out more about wildlife gardening, and to check out the green feqtures, including wind turbine, green roof, solar thermal, and more. Free
Every Thursday 10 am - 3.30pm
Mid Week Conservation Volunteers at various nature conservation sites around the Borough
Help carry out a range of practical tasks, ranging from scything to hedge laying, all fully supervised. No previous experience needed, only a love of the outdoors with good company and humour. You will need suitable outdoor clothes and good boots. Other protective equipment is provided. A contribution towards travel and lunch is also provided. Adults only. Contact Islington Ecology Centre on 7354 5162 or ecologycentre@islingon.gov.uk
(Ed's note: these outdoor workdays leave one with a great feeling of inner wellbeing and contentment.)
Every Saturday 10 am - 3 pm
Sunnyside Community Garden Food Market, Hazellville Road, N19 3LX This is an organic food market selling fruit and veg, bread, cheese, honey, wax, etc etc
Past IG Events (for reference only)
Mon 3rd May IG Members only Visit to the Gardens of Buckingham Palace
Islington Gardeners'Plant Sale on Sunday April 25,
2 - 4.00pm at 36 St Mary's Grove, N1. Donated plants welcome: Sat 25th 2.00 – 4.00pm and Sun 26th 9.00am – 12 noon. Entrance free. Homemade teas.
Islington Gardeners'Spring Flowers Walk in the City on Thursday 8 April 2-4pm Meeting 2.00pm by the City of London Information Bureau (opposite west entrance of St. Paul’s Cathedral). A mystery tour of the best Spring flower gardens the City of London has to offer. The walk is led by Malka Baker, Qualified Tour Guide. Cost: £6.50. IG members and guests only.
Islington Gardeners' Spring Talk on Sunday 28 March 2-4.3Opm. "New Gardening Concepts" by Bernard Jarman of the Biodynamics Association St James' Hall, Prebend Street, N1. Home-made teas. Cost: Members £3.50
Tuesday 17th November. Islington Gardeners AGM 7.15pm – 9.45pm at St James’s Hall, Prebend/Packington St. N1
Islington Gardeners AGM 2009
In addition to a Review of the Year and Questions from members, we have two guest speakers. Sue Whitehead of Islington Greenspace will give a slide show of the winners of this year’s Islington in Bloom, followed by Anne Wilkinson,keen gardener and historian who will give an illustrated talk on the subject of her forthcoming book about Stoke Newington’s forgotten gardener: “Shirley Hibberd – The Gardener who knew it all”. Copies of her previous publications “The Victorian Gardener” and “The Passion for Pelargoniums” will be for sale.
We will also have a stall selling indoor plants and seasonal bulbs, and a Raffle, with first prize being a charming watercolour donated by Nancy Pattenden’s estate and subsequent prizes of some of her gardening books.
Wine and nibbles. For safety reasons the Hall doors will be locked at 7.45pm. Further details are on the flyer in the Library Section of the website.
Sunday 25 October Islington Gardeners Workshop on Cuttings and Pruning Flowering Shrubs At 1 Bingham Street N1, 2.00 – 4.00pm
Those who have been to the softwood cuttings workshops have asked for something on hardwood cuttings. These are taken over late autumn and during the winter. Hardwood cuttings are the best way to propagate rose cuttings. They are also good for soft fruit such as blackcurrants and gooseberries. The first part of the workshop will cover: selection of suitable cuttings material, preparing the material and care during the rooting period.
The second part, on pruning, is aimed mainly at beginners and will cover principles of pruning and when and how to prune some popular shrubs for optimum flowering.
Cuttings will be available from a wide variety of plants in the garden at 1 Bingham Street and home made pumpkin soup and fresh bread will be served.The workshop is free of charge but participants are asked to make a donation to the Alzheimer's Society, suggested amount: £6.00 per person. To book, (Islington Gardeners members and their guests only) please email islingtongardeners2@hotmail.co.uk attaching the booking form now in the Library section or print it off and drop it through the door in advance, in view of the difficulties with the post service.
Islington Gardeners Walking Tour: Gardens of the East - No not the eastern promise of Turkey, but the unexplored gardens of the far side of the Square Mile: Thursday evening, 9 July Meeting 5.50pm for a 6pm tour by the Booking Office downstairs, Moorgate Tube Station. The walk will finish near to the Tower of London, time approximately two hours. The walk is led by Malka Baker, Qualified Tour Guide. Cost: £6.50, IG members and guests only. Enquiries to Malka Baker on 020 7226 7307
IG Softwood Cuttings Workshop: Sun 5 July,
ISLINGTON GARDENERS OPEN SQUARES WALK - Chelsea & Belgravia Saturday 13 June Enjoy a warm, summer’s day exploring several Squares in the Chelsea/Belgravia area as part of Open Squares Weekend. Many of the Squares we will see are normally closed but will be open this weekend.
Meet at 2pm, at the entrance to Belgrave Square, West Gate opposite Number 17. The nearest station and bus stop is Hyde Park Corner. From there, we will then explore other Squares in the vicinity and finally have tea in the Victoria & Albert Museum, after looking at their lovely Garden. Members can either walk or catch a bus to the V & A after visiting the Squares.
Islington Gardeners Coach Trip to Northamptonshire Thursday 11th June 2009 IG members and guests only
Depart 08.45 Islington Town Hall, Upper St, N1. Return, traffic permitting, 18.45PM.
Our first destination is Ravensthorpe Nursery.
Richard and Jean Wiseman have built up a splendid collection of around 3,000 different plants comprising: herbaceous perennials, shrubs, trees, roses and grasses, the vast majority of which are hardy – a collection believed to be unrivalled in the area. They have also designed and built a display garden to show to the best advantage the plants that they propagate.
Then travel the short distance to Coton Manor. Among the best features are a rose garden, a herb garden, a woodland garden, colour plantings, an apple orchard with 80 English cultivars, a bluebell wood and wildflower meadow. Water is everywhere: pools, streams and ponds support hostas, primulas and the black and yellow flowers of Kirengeshoma palmata and other plants considered too tender for Northamptonshire. The presence of a few ornamental birds adds quite another dimension to the visit. Gift shop with home produce and a small nursery. We will leave by 16.30. Cost of the trip £22.50.
Visit to Mark Donaldson's urban food garden in N19 on Sunday 3rd May at 3pm. Mark has written an account of the creation of his kitchen garden in his inherited concrete yard which can be found in the website Library. He will explain his organic/sustainable methods to us, and has now produced two papers on his 2009 Garden Plans which are now also in the Library. IG Members only, please bring membership card. Owing to space restrictions, numbers must be limited to 20, so please would those wishing to attend complete the tear-off slip circulated with the newsletter and return it to Sue Lees, 19 Ashmount Road, London N19 3BJ, by May 25th at the latest. We hope to conclude by visiting a functioning Micro Food Farm in another garden nearby!
Islington Gardeners Plant Sale on Sunday 26 April 2 - 4 pm
This will take place at 36 St Mary's Grove, N1. Please bring donated plants either on Saturday or Sunday morning 10.30 - 12.30. Tea and cakes for sale. Added attraction: Bee-keeping demonstration by Liam Devany.
Islington Gardeners Spring Lecture: Tuesday 17 March 2009 start time 7.30 pm
Capel Manor lecturer Neill Ludmon will be giving an illustrated talk "Planting Plans for small London Gardens"
The talk will take place in St James's Hall, Prebend Street (at the corner of Prebend Street and Packington Street) N1. Roadside parking. Charges: £5 members, £6 non-members. Refreshments included.
