This year our Planting Up group is doing things a bit differently. Instead of spending our volunteer garden work parties in our forest garden plot at Westbury, we’ve decided to schedule some of our days together on “field trips” where we go and visit other sites of interest to see what we can learn from…
DetailsIt’s lovely to see how all the wet weather of March and sporadic bouts of sunshine have made the forest garden green again. We’re seeing new shoots emerging all over the garden. The photos below show how we were able to get a few final leaves to eat (before it goes to seed) from the…
DetailsAs some of the first blossoms we see this time of year, look out for Magnolia flowers among all the bare branches you see this spring. Because of our clayey soils in Milton Keynes, you’ll typically find Magnolia trees growing in pots or standing proud in rich (slightly acidic) soils of people’s gardens. So if…
DetailsSee how we joined forces with a team of Coca-Cola corporate volunteers to reveal the lost community garden at Fishermead Trinity Centre…
DetailsHere’s the next best thing to Susan’s delicious one-pot, vegan, rice recipe. Our team of volunteers enjoyed every mouthful of her twist on this Meera Sodha recipe at a recent garden work party bring & share lunch…
DetailsCreating a bug hotel is all about providing hidey holes and safe accommodation for bees and insects to welcome them into your garden or allotment. Here’s everything you need to know about how to create your own…
DetailsTake part in Plantlife‘s No Mow May to allow wild flowers to bloom in your grass and help pollinators like bees, butterflies, and beetles.
DetailsThese chocolately bites of energising goodness made by Angus were just what we needed to get back to work in the garden after lunch…
DetailsOur hard working team of volunteers will be taking this Easter weekend off from the plot to relax, spend time with loved ones, eat chocolate (of course!) and hopefully enjoy some sunshine in their own gardens. Our next volunteer garden work party at Westbury Arts Centre will be Sunday 1st May Everyone is welcome…
DetailsWe absolutely love feedback, and especially when it’s constructive, and we can see people engaging with what we’re doing at Planting Up. So when one of the Teaching Volunteers at Ed-leadership reached out to us to tell us about how informative their students had found our resources, and that one of their students, Olivia, had something…
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