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About londonrdstationpartnership

We are a small community gardening group at London Rd Station, Brighton - a group of neighbours getting together to grow things on disused land at the station, and enhance the area with plants. We are also a composting hub - and the compost gets used on the gardens.

Great day and the sun was shining …

Posted on June 14, 2014 by londonrdstationpartnership

This blog isn’t just about gardening; it’s also about where we garden – at a lovely Victorian station, built in 1877. The railway line itself (now, the East Coastway) was built before our station appeared, with the section to Seaford opening on 1st … Continue reading →

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It’s not blight – phew!

Posted on June 9, 2014 by londonrdstationpartnership

Almost a week on … and the sickly tomato seedlings which we potted up into 3-4 ltr pots last week are looking so much better. Thank goodness – it wasn’t blight but malnutrition and cold. I’m always surprised how quickly seedlings … Continue reading →

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The dreaded blight?

Posted on June 5, 2014 by londonrdstationpartnership

SAT 7th June 10.30 – 4.00pm SHAFTESBURY PLACE. Celebrate 150 years of Brighton to Seaford railway with coffee/tea and homemade cake, exhibition, open garden, cookery demo, model railway display, music, picnic, guided walk, etc.  See ‘Events’ above. _____________________________________________ Every year … Continue reading →

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Aphids in the orchard

Posted on May 26, 2014 by londonrdstationpartnership

SAT 7th June 10.30 – 4.00pm SHAFTESBURY PLACE. Celebrate 150 years of Brighton to Seaford railway with coffee/tea and homemade cake, exhibition, open garden, cookery demo, model railway display, music, picnic, guided walk, etc.  See ‘Events’ ______________________________________________________________ It’s not a … Continue reading →

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Catching up on the new season

Posted on May 26, 2014 by londonrdstationpartnership

SAT 7th June 10.30 – 4.00pm SHAFTESBURY PLACE. Celebrate 150 years of Brighton to Seaford railway with coffee/tea and homemade cake, exhibition, open garden, model railway display, music, picnic, guided walk, etc.  More under ‘Events’ ______________________________________________________________ It’s a typical May … Continue reading →

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Update on the orchard

Posted on April 22, 2014 by londonrdstationpartnership

Our mini-orchard of cordoned apples and pears is springing back to life. But there’s a bit of a problem in one of the pear trees. Some of the leaves are mottled with light-coloured blotches which are starting to turn brown … Continue reading →

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New season sowing

Posted on March 28, 2014 by londonrdstationpartnership

Despite the cold these last few days in Brighton, the new growing season feels like it’s started. We’ve started getting seeds in and there are green shoots poking up through the soil. Our recently sown troughs of salad leaf seedlings in the greenhouse which … Continue reading →

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Mort Bay Community Garden

Posted on March 19, 2014 by londonrdstationpartnership

I’m upside down again. North is South, winter is summer. Australia is a fantastic country for swimming, surfing and outdoor life, but as I have been basking in Perth’s temperatures well above 30C and Sydney’s 25-28C, it has struck me … Continue reading →

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Surprises at Preston Circus

Posted on February 9, 2014 by londonrdstationpartnership

We decided to start work on renovating the planters at Preston Circus on the day when yet another gale was forecast. Last Saturday, winds reached 40mph in Brighton. And there we were, trying to dig in soil enhancer to top up … Continue reading →

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Who are they? Station staff from 1925

Posted on February 6, 2014 by londonrdstationpartnership

Who are they? This photograph of railway staff was taken on the steps of London Road Station in 1925. We were looking at it again this evening as a few of us got together to plan historical displays as part … Continue reading →

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