Kate Swindells

December 27, 2023December 31, 2023

New Year’s Eve: Morning Stroll and Plant Hunt

Sunday 31st December | 11am – 12pm | Berners Drive Community Garden | Berners Dr, St Albans AL1 2JB

Join thousands of plant lovers searching for wildflowers in bloom – out hunting across Britain and Ireland – with friends and family, joining a group hunt or going solo.

Help us learn more about how our wild and naturalised plants are responding to a changing climate.

We’ll meet up at Berners Drive Community Garden, and then head for Nunnery Open Space via the Alban Way.

Please dress for the weather and for soggy, slippy ground conditions.

If you’re on Facebook, let us know you’re coming here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1404415210175850

Otherwise, more details are here (search under Hertfordshire): https://bsbi.org/nyphevents/st-albans-plant-hunt

December 10, 2023

Sustainable Wreath Workshop 2023

Festive greenery collection walk in the morning, followed by a fun and friendly sustainable wreath workshop.

Watch the short video to see how we got on, and tips on how to make your own wreath.

Photos too.

November 10, 2023

November Working Party – Saturday 11th November

Join us for November’s monthly session at Berners Drive Community Garden
Saturday 11 Nov | 10.30am-12.30pm

It’s a general working party this month.
Tidying up the meadow and preparing for planting a fruit tree.
Do come along and help if you can.
#growtogether

October 18, 2023

Happiness is always sweetest when shared

They say that happiness is always sweetest when shared; and there’s nothing sweeter than these delicious apples we gathered on our first ‘Community Harvest’ collection this morning.

A huge thank you to Peter who got in touch and let us pick and share his amazing fruit with others.

These will be available at the community centre, the St Albans Community Pantry and doorsteps around the Cottonmill/Sopwell area in the next few days. Keep an eye out.

We also have plans for producing crumbles, cakes and other mouth watering treats to share with friends, family and neighbours. These apples will not go to waste.