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Spring Has Arrived in the Community Forest Garden!
The sun was out a lot more in March, as well as the last few weeks, and what a difference it makes to the garden with the first of the...
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4 days ago2 min read
Busy Times in the Rockaway Garden Prepping For Winter
It’s been another busy couple of months with Head Gardener, Penny, and our team of lovely volunteers concentrating on clearing some of...
Rockaway Park
Dec 5, 20242 min read
Exciting Projects Coming Up For Garden Volunteers
Head Gardener, Penny Austin, and our wonderful volunteers have been busy - not only in the garden, but also at the Rockaway Arts Weekend...
Rockaway Park
Oct 4, 20242 min read
Rockaway's Community Forest Garden is Thriving
Our Community Forest Garden is thriving thanks to the work of our brilliant new Head Gardener, Penny Austin, and our wonderful...
Rockaway Park
Sep 5, 20242 min read
Summer in the Garden & Exciting New Garden Course!
The Community Forest Garden is bustling with wildlife at the moment, while some of the onions, peas, beans and elephant garlic have...
Rockaway Park
Aug 8, 20242 min read
More Amazing Progress in the Rockaway Garden
Our lovely volunteers were busy in the Community Forest Garden in June with more planting, weeding and tending, as well as installing a...
Rockaway Park
Jul 11, 20242 min read
Our Wonderful Volunteers Have Been Working Hard in the Garden
May Community Forest Garden Update
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May 24, 20241 min read
Community Forest Garden Spring Round-Up
It's been a busy few months in the Community Forest Garden, alongside a host of other Rockaway projects that have taken up all our time,...
Rockaway Park
Apr 15, 20243 min read
Garden Pond Progress & New Bench
Thanks to our fantastic volunteers and lovely pond expert, Liz Greenland, the new pond in the garden has been naturalised with plenty of...
Rockaway Park
Oct 17, 20232 min read
Busy Summer in the Garden
It's been a few months since there's been a garden blog post, so we thought we'd better let everyone know what we've been up to with the...
Rockaway Park
Oct 6, 20232 min read
Spring is Here & Poppie Invites You to Visit the Garden & Help Us Grow
Now we're starting to leave the cold and snowy weather behind, the world is waking up and the signs of spring are all around us! The...
Rockaway Park
Mar 22, 20233 min read
Rockaway Stall at Timsbury Annual Seed Swap, Potato Day & Green Fair, Saturday 11th March
We're delighted to be part of the Timsbury 13th annual Seed Swap, Potato Day & Green Fair, which takes place this Saturday 11th March,...
Rockaway Park
Mar 7, 20232 min read
First Signs of Spring in the Garden with Poppie
I wrote about enjoying the signs of Autumn, but I didn't write about the signs of Winter. The beauty of the frosted leaves of the hedges....
Rockaway Park
Feb 22, 20233 min read
January Heralds Hazel Hedge Laying in the Garden
We had an absolutely glorious sunshiny day in the Community Forest Garden last Friday. As we sat weeding the leaf-shaped bed at the top...
Rockaway Park
Jan 17, 20232 min read
Learning From a Natural Forest Environment with Poppie
I needed to get out of the city. After 14 years, it had been very unkind to me. I didn't care where I ended up as long as it was in...
Rockaway Park
Dec 5, 20224 min read
Poppie's Positive Benefits of Volunteering in the Community Forest Garden
(Thanks to Tomy for the gorgeous pictures!) I've had so much help this week and I've learned so much! As I've told most of the garden...
Rockaway Park
Nov 30, 20223 min read
This Week in the Garden with Poppie
I love the diversity we can find in the Forest Garden! From the winding, grass-covered paths to the wild, untamed areas full of bracken...
Rockaway Park
Nov 22, 20222 min read
Welcome to the Rockaway Community Forest Garden Blog!
Hi, I'm Poppie and I'm the volunteer coordinator at the Rockaway Community Forest Garden, where you'll find me with my Dinky Dog every...
Rockaway Park
Nov 14, 20221 min read