Japanese Knotweed is an invasive plant that is difficult and expensive to eradicate. Although permissible to grow, there is a legal requirement to ensure that it does not spread onto neighbouring land. (See link to RHS https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=218 ) The presence of Japanese Knotweed is noted in house surveys for mortgages and is likely to reduce […]
With a general meeting coming up on February 8th it might be useful to look back twelve months to the one we held a year ago on January 27th 2016. Charlotte Levey came from Haringey’s Neighbourhood Action Team to talk about the plans for the council to link up with local residents groups through Team […]
Community Gardeners Dorothy Rose, Noreen Johnstone and John Miles receive a Haringey in Bloom Certificate of Merit on behalf of PMRA at Sunshine Garden Centre on 19th December, 2016 as our community gardening group notches up 10 years. The certificate was awarded to the Lavender Garden, created by PMRA on neglected ground at the […]
This year Saturday’s ‘Cropping the Lavender’ had a special resonance. Our wonderful community garden at the junction of Clarendon and Hornsey Park Road needed its final trim of the autumn. We completed that quickly and went on to cut back the bushes to make it easier to sweep the pavement. We reduced some of the […]
The Mayor for London’s has awarded us £500 towards our community gardening in Martins Walk, the alleyway between Alexandra Road and Park Ridings, where we plan a mural, a sign to help give the place an identity and a planter opposite the bench at the Alexandra Road end of the alleyway. Long term, we hope to […]
Each first Saturday of the month Hornsey Park residents are out and about to do a spot of gardening. Nothing serious, a couple of hours spent in the company of fellow inhabitants of the area, everyone contributing as much as they can, a bit of litter picking here, a bit of planting there, nobody is […]
In 14 years, we have not had a Haringey in Bloom award is it now time to get together with the neighbours. Suggestions are either one of our Community Gardens or one or more Front Gardens. There is no award this year for Best Street but we could bring front gardens and community gardening together […]
Sadly, we have heard that our application has failed. We received the following message from the GLA, which makes it clear they do not want to hear from us again. We received a large number of applications for the first round of the Pocket Parks Fund. Consequently, it was a very competitive process. Due to […]
While the Major Scheme has a remit to include improvements to the High Road end of Alexandra Road and Martins Walk, the consultation documents offer nothing. Residents attending the General meeting on 27th November felt that improving the High Road would see antisocial behaviour and all of the current problems caused by poor environment being […]
After months of planning and hard work, the mosaic and planters have been installed. Measuring 3m high by 2m wide, the mosaic depicts an oak tree teeming with life, refecting the colour and vibrancy of our area. An oak was chosen because one features in the Coats of Arms of the former Boroughs of Hornsey and Wood […]
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