Guy who supports growing at Doddington Estate in Battersea is in reflective mood…He’s been joined by MG Brian who just did the most recent induction training. Another growing season is upon us and I’m trying to make sure that I’ve taken as much as I can from previous seasons to make this season great. Myself and other [...]

MG Alona is very busy and active in community gardening in Sydenham, and an inspiration with her passion and hard work. I asked her to write up the orchard work she has done: the training day at Millfields Park,  a workshop in her back garden, planting of the community orchard in her local park and  [...]

Baby, it’s cold outside. And so is that soil: chilled, sodden and claggy. But let’s think ahead to tasty red fruits full of taste and vitamins. Get started now on a warm windowsill with salsa ingredients. Tomatoes, peppers and chillies all need a long season of warmth to get to ripe fruits.  These cheery Lambeth [...]

Is 2013 the year you’ll get going with your growing? Find your local Master Gardener by clicking here. MG Gloria from Crystal Palace has been supporting her neighbour Sabera for a year now. They started with pots on a balcony, but now Sabera has a garden and the two, both artists, have been planning a [...]

Glenda, together with north London MGs Robbie and Paulette are getting together around exotic veg growing. Glenda writes, A group of Master gardeners from North and South London have come together all showing the passion for growing organically non traditional crops such as cho cho, callaloo, sweet potato, sharkfin melon, ginger, moringa – the tree [...]