Dear friend, We hope you enjoyed the holidays and have had a good start to the New Year. We look forward to continuing those special relationships we have built with you all on and around this beautiful site of St Ann’s Allotments and excited for the connections we are yet to make. As most of…
I recently took this photograph when sweeping up the leaves on my back yard. I hadn’t previously taken much notice of the lichens on my acer tree, but on that day the sun’s reflection made them stand out like a miniature coral reef. Perhaps it’s the more dominant autumn leaves that cause us to overlook…
Gardening is the healthiest of all recreations, as it calls into healthy activity every faculty of body and mind, and is therefore of especial importance to artisans, persons employed in sedentary occupations, and those who live in thickly populated districts, and their families. You would be forgiven if you believed that this statement was made…
For those of you who’ve experienced a tour of St Ann’s Allotments, you may recall that the principles of Victorian gardens, such as our allotments, were ‘Privacy, Pleasure and Peace’. The three P’s. The plots were used for growing flowers, relaxing, entertaining, and enjoying afternoon tea on the lawn. Those Victorian principles are still enjoyed…
Paul has been supporting our nature conservation project ‘Urban Nature’ for 14 years, bringing with him a wealth of experience and expertise from his career. This is his story of how he came to volunteer with us, and his thoughts on nature conservation now – “In 1962, two years before I began work with the…
You may recall earlier this year we ran a little campaign to get votes towards our entry for a Severn Trent Community Foundation Grant. Whilst we weren’t successful in winning the total £20K, as runners up we still received a £1k award which we’ve been able to spend on resources for our Urban Nature wildlife project. …