THE JUNE ISSUE of The Voice, the newsletter of the East London Garden Society is out, with news and tips about all things green. Geoff Juden sets the scene, reminding us to adopt a positive mindset to move forward. “There ...

EAST LONDON GARDENERS will be taking a petition to the Town Hall on 19th September asking the Council to ban the use of Roundup in public areas within Tower Hamlets. The announcement was made in the September issue of The Voice, ...

THE AUGUST issue of The Voice, the monthly magazine of the East London Garden Society, is now out with news and tips for the gardeners of East London. The Voice has uncovered a move by Tower Hamlets Homes to change gardening practices ...

Pupils from George Green’s School have been helping to keep the borough clean by helping the Council install new litter bins. Working with Citizens UK, students were able to identify sites near to the school where bins were needed and ...

Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park and volunteers are ready to bring to life an inspirational greening project on a wall in the Leopold Estate! Building work begins on Thursday, 26th March – and the Friends are appealing for helpers to ...

While animal rights campaigners have done much to raise issues to do with animal welfare, we seldom hear about the havoc that wee beasties can do to poor defenceless plants.  Now the Royal Horticultural Society is redressing the balance by ...

All keen gardeners have the chance to show off their horticultural skills by entering the 2014 Tower Hamlets in Bloom competition. From balconies, community gardens and allotments to patios, businesses and schools… the competition is open to anyone who makes ...

Grow Wild has a number of small grants available for community groups which are trying to plant up community sites with native plants. The project may involve turning round a neglected or rundown area or turning a new space into ...

The future of the redevelopment at “Blackwall Reach” was thrown into doubt this week as [read more or click on "Read issue online"]

Emdad Rahman?:  Green fingered Steve Wheen has been very busy recently.  Commissioned by Lancia, the famed pothole gardener recently travelled toMilanto create a series of installations for the opening of Milan Design Week. Wheen created 14 gardens which included: •a ...