We had a sunny morning for our Pollinator Workshop with Hannah Norman, which was informative, fun and well attended. Busy bee home makers There was a great interest in the wide variety of insects in the garden, including a huge dragon fly, and some very elegant bee houses were built from plastic bottles and hollow…Read more …
It’s been a sizzling summer so far, our garden is loving it and so are we! During the last month or so we haven’t just been beavering away sowing, growing and tending the garden, we’ve also having great fun with a fantastic group of people. Getting physical with friends Back in June we held our…Read more …
May is one of the most green and lush months of the year, but it seems to have come to an end all too quickly. Where does the time in the garden go? Earlier this month we held the first of our three workshops with Michel from Social Landscapes. In this Small scale growing at…Read more …
April has seen so much happening at Bandstand Beds. It has seen some really hot days and some very chilly ones. Throughout it all we have had busy Saturdays and started Wednesday evening sessions. Education this month from a workshop run by Ruth Arnott planting potatoes on a sunny day. And earthing them up in…Read more …
It’s been a busy few weeks at the beds, borderline hectic at times, but with everyone mucking in it’s amazing how much can be achieved in a short time. New beds have been built and planted with crops in preparation for the cook-ups that we have planned for the summer Tom adding the finishing touches…Read more …
January’s always a bit of a bleak time in the garden and the one just gone felt like a particularly slow, cold start to the year. But once we were into February our Bandstand Beds volunteers suddenly sprung into action. At the beginning of the month we cleared a mountain of leaves, netted off our…Read more …
In its short life since it began in 2013, Bandstand Beds has grown from strength to strength, and this year it has really become established. As well as looking after the beds at the Bandstand and The Spinney (opposite the nursery) it has been our first growing season in the new community garden on Windmill…Read more …
When we last held a tree planting party it was so cold that by the end of the morning we were all huddled in the polytunnel, teeth chattering and clutching a mug of soup to try and warm our hands. Not this time. After a crisp start, this soon became a beautiful, sunny autumn day.…Read more …
On Saturday 19 November, Michel from Social Landscapes led us in the final of three workshops hosted in Bandstand Beds community garden on Clapham Common. Over 20 enthusiastic gardeners from across London attended and learned about making compost heaps, worm composting and the different minerals and mineral ratios involved in generating healthy soil and compost. …Read more …
There was a really fantastic turnout of more than 20 enthusiastic gardeners for the second of our autumn workshops with Michel Thill form Social Landscapes to discover what veggies can be planted to grow over winter – and our trusty cat Bob came too. Bob After starting off with a brief introduction to one another…Read more …