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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.

Stanford Ave Community garden launch

Posted on June 23, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

Stanford Avenue Community garden had its official launch on Friday. Leeks, broccoli, a raspberry cane, strawberries and herbs from London Road Station will find a happy new home about half a mile up the road in this new community-run plot … Continue reading →

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The irony of neglect

Posted on June 12, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

It keeps happening: just as I am trying to nurture a new plant, nature laughs in my face and produces a fine specimen in a neglected area. It’s actually quite reassuring – it puts us in our place. It happened … Continue reading →

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Stuff I’ve learned

Posted on June 8, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

As the growing season has suddenly come upon us, I’ve been doing a bit of reading up and reflecting on some gardening conundrums. Soil John Harrison, in his wonderful Essential Allotment Guide writes about soil thus: ‘Your soil is made up … Continue reading →

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Compost oddities

Posted on June 8, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

Our compost features prominently in the life of our community garden at London Road Station. About 20 people who live in and around the area bring their organic vegetable and fruit waste to our compost bin. Many of these contributors … Continue reading →

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June jaunts

Posted on June 4, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

Or … how much can you get in a Nissan Note? Four gardeners, six bags of compost, eight trays of bedding plants, ten perennials and two herbs. Just as well we arrived late afternoon at Stanmer Nursery, otherwise I suspect … Continue reading →

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More on Preston Circus planters

Posted on June 4, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

Now the core perennials in the Preston Circus planters are taking root and giving us an idea of shape, we’ve started filling in with more plants, in particular some annuals which will eventually provide some colour. The coastal planter It’s … Continue reading →

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The High Line … the Greenway?

Posted on May 29, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

I can’t help it … wherever I go, I end up seeking out gardens. The highlight of a recent visit to New York was The High Line, a derelict above-ground railway line which has now been transformed into an extraordinary … Continue reading →

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Early season queries

Posted on May 28, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

Though today was cold and rainy, and our gardening session had to be changed into tea-and-talk in the conservatory, things are finally growing. Gardening is starting to feel like gardening again. As we watch the plants bursting into leaf after … Continue reading →

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Mid-May update … cold, wet but progressing

Posted on May 24, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

May started with hot weather (finally, up towards 20C) and we were worried again about keeping seedlings out of the sun and plants well watered. We even had the shading up in the greenhouse. The rain started again, though, on … Continue reading →

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Community in ‘community garden’

Posted on May 5, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

It still delights me and makes me smile … the ‘community’ in ‘community garden’ really does exist. We’re finally getting into the swing of our Tuesday afternoon gardening sessions after  the long drawn-out winter. The weather has been warm, the … Continue reading →

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