Born and raised in Brixton and later in Somerset, I'm inspired by both the city and the countryside, which is why I love spending time in London's Parks. In 2017 I designed a collection of home ware inspired by Brockwell park and Peckham Rye park to sell at local markets and online. I spent many wee...

Melissa Jolly is a garden designer who is passionate about wildlife and creating sustainable gardens. Sarah Layton, who hosts the podcast , is a garden designer and also, formerly, a psychotherapist. Her passion is supporting women to engage with their gardens and make space for themselves in thei...

Sara Venn is an horticulturalist, activist, writer, blogger and founder of Incredible Edible Bristol which supports groups in Bristol to set up gardening projects. Sarah Layton is a garden designer, and former psychotherapist who is passionate about supporting women to make space in their lives for...

The Blackstock Triangle Gardeners sadly couldn't hold a dog show this year, but instead we've joined forces with the fantastic Rebel Rebel florists in E. London to hold an online Floral Crown Competition for dogs, cats or any inanimate object....

Recent events have changed our relationship with materials beyond recognition. What is available, when, how and from where have become considerations like never before....

An Urban Tree Festival (on-line) celebrating trees in urban neighbourhoods, brought together by volunteers who share a passion for trees

Grab a bowl/dish/tray/box and let’s make our own mini Chelsea Garden festivals and anyone, anywhere can take part....

Book Worms is a new online book club that will focus on garden themed books. Our first meeting, for Chelsea Fringe 2020, will take place (via Zoom) on Sunday 17th May between 7.30pm & 9pm. You won't need to have read the first book by then - but if you are keen, it is 'The Well Gardened Mind' by...

ABOUT: Elephant Park is promoting a series of free online creative activities during Spring. This free workshop for adults is hosted by Art In The Park....

My name is Iain Philpott. By trade I'm a filmmaker and photographer but under Covid19, social distancing and lockdown I decided to embark on a personal project which takes me out of my comfort zone, and gives a sense of purpose and achievement whilst communing with nature. I have created my very fir...

in our beautiful garden at Badgemore Primary School, Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. For those who don't have a green space to take their coffee/tea break, come and enjoy our peaceful garden instead by watching one of our videos made in the garden this week. This is a 'village school in the heart...

The Edible Playground is a growing area set up in March 2019 with the help of Urban Growth at the far end of Slade Gardens adventure playground, which is much loved my children from far and wide. This year we are selling produce as well as ornamental plants, all of which have been raised from seed i...

Blush pink and blossoming; I welcome you here, For we have been silenced, It is that kind of year. Please lend an ear. A walk Or a talk Of a momentous sort; That enables a rounded experience. it is, with a merry step, We will sit and and wait For leadership. I have set aside a safe area to rest; In...

We are delighted to announce the launch of the Garden Seekers Project at the Chelsea Fringe Festival....

Join Ruth, owner and founder of Pneuma Pilates for a free live peaceful pilates class in the garden. The class will focus on remedial movements for those gardening aches and strains, leaving you feeling serene, calm and relaxed....

A free live yoga class on zoom with The Yoga for Life Project (see links at the bottom of the page) Given by therapeutic Yoga Teacher Claire Whalley from her back garden, this highly accessible, uplifting and nourishing class will weave in yoga poses, breath work and meditation that specifically lin...

I'll be doing a live hand -tied bouquet workshop! I'll be using seasonal flowers, and giving some fun facts about each flower, as well as talking a little bit about floriography and the basics of making a hand tied bouquet....

A virtual tour of Fairmile Vineyard Henley On Thames followed by a wine tasting by an expert from Watlington Fine Wines. If you would like to "join" the tasting, ask your fine wine merchant for a bottle or order direct from the vineyard: https://www.fairmilevineyard.co.uk/shop/.

Go to our Facebook page, links below, to see the students introduce their best green friends to you, those who have been companions during the 'quarantena' - lockdown.

Free workshop for young people ages 8 and above. Explore different drawing processes responding to Elephant Park in the spring....

In collaboration with Bach Club, Pawel Siwczak, concert artist, harpsichordist and a teacher at the Royal Academy of Music, each week chooses one or two works from baroque repertoire, introduces them and then performs live. The title of the series is inspired by a piece that Johann Jakob Froberger w...

A Zoom event hosted in London at 8pm this Friday for those who love their gardens, whether that's a window box or rolling hectares. Three expert panellists will answer your questions whether its about plant care, design or vegetable growing. Panellists are: April Cameron, formerly head of the Sch...

Spotted beautiful leaves and fallen petals on walks outside? Gather these materials to take part in workshop focussed on drawing with flowers. In this hour long workshop, led by Alice McCabe of Metafleur floral studio, we will assemble pictures to represent the landscape using floral material....

Come and enjoy a relaxed afternoon of poetry written and read by the Free Range Poets of Henley on Thames from their homes and Oxfordshire gardens. Settle yourself in a comfortable chair perhaps with a cup of tea or a glass of something special and let the poetry wash over you...........