Welcome

The East London Garden Society is here to promote urban gardening and to put views forward to protect the environment in which we all live. The Society has come a long way since it was formed in September 2011.

It has acquired expertise in all aspects of gardening, made many friends and has been asked to assist in building gardens as well as teaching gardening to those in East London.

All this has come about as there is a need to promote gardening and provide a more sustainable environment. As an established Society we present gardening to a wide audience so we need others to be involved in whatever way they feel able to assist. See our Aims and contact us if you’d like to help.

Become a Member or Donate

We need to drive home to those who can make change, our determination to improve the environment for all of us in this part of London. We are striving to make the environment in East London to be foremost in people’s minds.

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Garden Building & Design

The East London Garden Society is now in a position to offer its services to others. We have the knowledge and ability to design, build and maintain gardens to create people’s wishes for their environment.

Our aim is to promote gardening in every way by working with others who are able to assist. For further information, please Contact Us.

Plant Fact of the Month

Ackee is not just popular for its taste and usefulness in culinary creations. It also has potential health benefits.

Spitalfields City Farm Newsletter

Read about Volunteer Week, Open Farm Sunday Fair, Champions for children fundraiser, Veg of the month, UCL research project and more.

The Voice

The latest issue of The Voice has been sent to those who subscribe.

Complete the Mailing Form if you’d like a free copy of The Voice sent to your inbox each month.

The Voice Mailing Form

Food Waste Problems

Limited space makes traditional composting methods such as wormeries unfeasible.

Some composting machines or food waste processors are compact enough for household kitchens, requiring no garden.

Preserving Industrial Heritage

The River Roding Trust is a charity with bold plans to build a new riverside park, The Edgelands, connecting Epping forest with the Thames.

The images show the current site and how it would look after new landscaping.

The Hackney Buzzline

An innovative initiative aimed at improving pollinator habitats, enhancing cycling and walking routes, and engaging community-based bodies and residents in planting for bees and butterflies.

Hackney Parks Newsletter

The play areas at Clapton Common, Hackney Downs, Stonebridge Gardens (Snake Park) and Well Street Common have all been expanded with more equipment and landscaping.

Think Twice

Think carefully before cutting back your trees. By removing all the branches, young birds are now exposed to their predators.

Save Lea Marshes Newsletter

The London Mayor is consulting on plans to build over the Metropolitan Green Belt.

CPRE London are gathering objections to what they rightly deem an unnecessary attack on our green space that will 'not solve the housing crisis'.

We Should Plant More Trees

Trees provide many benefits to humans and the ecosystem. Here are five reasons why we should plant more trees.

Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

The Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park is an award-winning local charity working to protect, preserve and care for the Cemetery Park.