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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.

Magic moments in the garden

Posted on March 10, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

It’s been pretty intensive in the gated plot these last few days as we’ve worked hard to build the raised beds, repaint the wall, put up the trellis wires for the mini-orchard and get the raised beds filled with rich soil ready … Continue reading →

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More on our fruit trees

Posted on March 6, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

Work in the gated plot continued today with another raised bed being built, ready for our mini-orchard planting on Sunday. We’ve got a dustbin for planting a plum, and battens have been prepared for fixing the trellis wires for cordonning … Continue reading →

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How the beds were won

Posted on February 28, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

It’s always hard to believe that things you don’t know how to do yourself are doable, but in the end, they are … OK, so we had built raised beds before, but this time in the station garden, we were having … Continue reading →

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Beautiful pots brighten up the shady garden

Posted on February 19, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

                The shady triangle has been brightened up by two beautiful ceramic planters, set at the bottom of the garden by the station building wall. The pots have been donated and planted up … Continue reading →

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Old Sussex apples and pears

Posted on February 15, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

No, not some local variety of Cockney rhyming slang, but the mini-orchard we’re planning for our raised beds at London Road Station … With the help of Brighton Permaculture Trust, we plan to plant three apples and two pears as cordons growing up … Continue reading →

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2012 planting plans

Posted on February 14, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

We’ve been been thinking for some time about what to plant in the gated plot where we grow edible plants. We were proud of last year’s two mange-tout, but the mange-tout and the runner beans were not very productive. We … Continue reading →

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Replanting Preston Circus planters – get involved!

Posted on February 5, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

The Preston Circus planters need you … I finally met up with Alan Griffiths from Cityparks last week to talk about the four Preston Circus planters. He’s pleased that there is some interest in ressurrecting the planters, and agreed that … Continue reading →

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Snowy and shady

Posted on February 5, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

It finally snowed overnight, just a white dusting that’s fast turning to slush. As I suspected, the gated plot where our edible plants grow in raised beds is significantly more exposed to the elements than the shady garden where we grow … Continue reading →

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It’s very cold …

Posted on February 2, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

I was sceptical, I thought it was all hype … but no, it really has turned very, very cold. Here in coastal Brighton, the temperatures are below freezing. It’s certainly the coldest it’s been this winter. I was out in the station … Continue reading →

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The big raspberry plant

Posted on January 19, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

On Friday we’re getting five raspberry plants from Harvest, Brighton & Hove’s Food Partnership. Harvest are promoting raspberry growing in public spaces and community gardens all over Brighton & Hove because once they get going, they produce wonderful fruit which … Continue reading →

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