The Open Garden Squares Weekend is a prestigious event in the gardener’s calendar where gardens all over London open their doors to the public. This year over 208 gardens were involved in the weekend event, (including 10 Downing Street!) and Winsford Gardens is one of them.
Winsford Gardens is managed by Penge Green Gym, a group of volunteers set up in May 2011 by The Conservation Volunteers (formally BTCV). The volunteers have been working to transform Winsford Gardens into a vibrant community and wildlife garden for just over two years. At this event they will be proud to show off all the hard work they have undertaken. Projects include constructing a growing area complete with greenhouse and nursery beds; seeding wildflower meadows; planting up the ornamental beds; building compost bins, planting an orchard and hedgerows….the list goes on!
The volunteers themselves undertook the vast majority of organisation for the event, designing the poster, writing a press release, publicising in their local community, and organising the activities for the day - growing 100s of plants for sale, and collecting recycled resources.
It is a good chance to see for yourself how Winsford Gardens have changed.
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