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The Hatchery: a blog about my adventures in bird watching

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  • London In Bloom!

    TWO Awards for Duncan Terrace Gardens! Duncan Terrace Gardens won TWO Awards in the London-wideLondon in Bloom Competition!   A GOLD for Best Small Park in London 2019   AND   A top, level-five OUTSTANDING Award in the Its Your Neighbourhood category.   Islington Gardeners also wonderfully won a Gold and were joint winners in the City category. There were of course other great Islington…

    September 24, 2019
  • Party on Down!

    We had a great day –  full of sunshine, fun and games, art stalls, cakes and plants galore and a lot of THANK YOUs to deliver – especially to everyone who came and made it such a special day! Thanks as well to Anneke, Caroline, Ciara, David,  Markus,  James and Tom, who helped make the…

    September 24, 2019
  • Gardening Day, Saturday 10th August

    A stunningly beautiful hollyhock, Lemon Light from the Gardens – at the City Road entrance… Looking forward to Saturday! Fingers crossed for sunshine!

    August 4, 2019
  • Hidden Gardens & Green Places in London

    If you find yourself with an afternoon to explore, start at Duncan Terrace Gardens and follow this link to find some other beautiful and interesting gardens in London: https://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/londons-hidden-gardens-and-green-spaces

    July 8, 2019
  • Late June in the Gardens….

    Just some lovely pictures….

    July 2, 2019
  • Gardening Day Update

    Our latest gardening day on Saturday 29th June was a huge success. Thank you to all the volunteers working hard throughout the day. The garden is looking beautiful and it is a joy to see so many people using it to enjoy the sunshine. Some pictures of the day: Mulch Galore Drinks all round! Pretty…

    July 1, 2019
  • Preparing for Summer

    Earlier in June we had a day adding new plants to the beds to get the gardens looking beautiful and ready for summer! A wheelbarrow full of Viburnum Opulus being carried into the gardens! Clare, the community lead on the gardens, and Noah, a volunteer, carefully placing ferns (Latin name – Polypodium Vulgare) throughout the beds…

    June 24, 2019
  • Indoor Gardening

    For those of you who aren’t so keen on spending hours gardening in the rain and cold outside, remember you can keep your fingers green by looking after your indoor plants. Here are some pictures of our collection!

    June 14, 2019
  • Launch of Islington in Bloom in Duncan Terrace Gardens!

    The Mayor of Islington with two of our youngest visitors of the day! As well as all the fun of juggling, yoga, mini-cycling, the Garden Classroom, painting and drawing, we were treated to delicious sandwiches and  cakes from Sandra at the Duncan Terrace Cafe. Below,  Councillor Claudia Webbe, Executive Member for Environment & Transport at…

    April 2, 2019
  • March 02; Community Gardening Day

    We had a great day – we have created a brand new bed full of all sorts of wonderful plants – come and see! We will be posting pictures as the bed develops, but here are a few for now. Below are some of the plants – and links to them – that we planted.…

    April 2, 2019
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