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We’ve been working recently with Southern Railway to create a pocket park at London Rd Station. We’re hoping it will be a little oasis of shade and wildflowers where neighbours can sit out, particularly in the hotter summer months. Let … Continue reading →

It’s been a pretty good growing season. At London Road Station garden, we had a lovely crop of apples and pears. We picked pears off the tree back at the end of August, and they were crunchy and sweet. The … Continue reading →

It’s proven quite tricky finding the right plants for the platform planters at London Rd Station. They are in shade for most of the day. The slugs, snails, squirrels and foxes love to visit and dig up the plants. And … Continue reading →

People have noticed our poppies. They are growing large and strong in one of the tree pits on the station forecourt, along with beautiful orange marigolds. There are three different colours: a flame red, a deep burgundy and a lilac … Continue reading →

We’ve sadly had to cancel our participation in the Brighton and Hove Community Gardens Network Trail on Saturday 7 June. The weather forecast is very unstable with heavy rain, high winds and a warning of thunderstorms. Who knows what the … Continue reading →

We’re part of the Brighton and Hove Community Gardens Network Trail, happening Saturday 7th June, 11am to 4pm. Drop by (edible plot just by the bridge, Shaftesbury Place) and see what’s growing … And take a look at other small … Continue reading →

It was a sad moment this week and I felt terribly guilty: we cut down a tree. Passers-by walking up the steps to the bridge at London Rd Station noticed: ‘Something’s changed … where’s that plum tree?’. The plum – … Continue reading →

It’s impossible to predict how the gardening year will go. For the last two years, we’ve had warming, dullish, wettish, sluggish weather through the spring with mostly cloudy skies with lots of snails. Seedlings sulked, and coaxing plants to grow … Continue reading →

Well, that was the shady garden at London Rd Station back at the beginning of April. We’re now just over a month later and it’s been very warm and dry. The spring flowers are over, the foliage has grown huge … Continue reading →

It’s an annual feeling of relief: suddenly the sky is blue and despite cold nights, the sun has been out most days. Buds are opening on our fruit trees at London Rd Station. Last week, we started pruning our crazy … Continue reading →