Category Archives: Queen’s Park Gardens

Seed and Plant Swap

Community Gardening, Learning, Local Community, Queen's Park Gardens, Rose Garden

Spring is here, the daffodils are in flower and we are excited to learn that Ulla and HCGA are launching this years Queen’s Park in Bloom with a cost-of-living friendly Seed and Plant Swap. 

Events will be held at the Rose Garden in Queen’s Park Gardens, Fourth Ave, W10  4QJ on:
Sunday 2 April at 12 noon – 3pm
and
Thursday 6 April at 2pm – 4pm

The idea is simple:
Bring any spare seeds, plants or cuttings you have  and exchange them with others you find and fancy.
Drop off any plastic plant pots you no longer need.

Meet your neighbours and swap any gardening tips.

They will be selling good quality Melcourt Sylva Grow peat-free potting compost: £1 small bag (bring your own bag), £3 x 30L bag or £5 x 50L bag. Bring cash or card.

They will also be offering gardening advice, so do bring your questions and queries.

It’s too good to miss.

You can learn more about Ulla’s weekly community gardening sessions here.

Festive Recycling

Environment, Local Community, Open Spaces, Queen's Park Gardens

FESTIVE RECYCLING 🎄 
Last year Westminster City Council recycled 4,719 real Christmas trees! That’s equal to 47 tonnes 🤯 This year they are are supporting residents to be more sustainable around the festive period again by having over 25 locations where you can recycle your real Christmas tree!

You can take your tree to a drop-off point from the start of 28 December 2022 to the end of day 8 January 2023. Opening hours are 8am to 8pm unless they are in parks, which close at 4.30pm.

Our park has one OUTSIDE the gates in Ilbert Street at the Fourth Avenue end which can be used at all hours.

Please remove all decorations, stands and netting from the tree before bringing it to a recycling point.

Trees taken to our recycling points will be turned into wood-chip and soil improver.

More information here.

Happy Holidays!

Community Gardening, Environment, Local Community, Open Spaces, Queen's Park Gardens, Triangular Bed, Well Being, Wildlife Area

We wish you a joyous holiday season and a prosperous, healthy New Year.

Thank you for your support in volunteering your time and effort this year in the Queen’s Park Gardens Wildlife Area and Triangular Bed.

We hope to see you all again next year.

Stay safe and well  – Chair of FQPG

Vouchers for Reusable Nappies

Environment, Open Spaces, Queen's Park Gardens, Well Being, Wildlife Area

Disposable nappies revolutionised life for the working Mum but we now know what a problem they cause for the environment.  Did you know you can get up to £48 towards washable cotton nappies, if you live in Westminster?  More information here.

We often find disposable nappies in the park, probably dragged in by foxes foraging in waste bags left out overnight.  Please try to leave your black bags out on the morning of the collection.

Summer Festival on Twitter

Environment, Festival, Learning, Local Community, Open Spaces, Queen's Park Gardens, Well Being, Wildlife Area

The Summer Festival was a sunny celebration of our neighbourhood this year.

Queen’s Park Summer Festival 2022

Community Gardening, Environment, Festival, Local Community, Open Spaces, Queen's Park Gardens, Well Being

Queen’s Park Summer Festival returns for the 18th year!
Summer has arrived and so has the Queen’s Park Summer Festival! This year’s festival is jam packed with live music and entertainment, family sports and games, delicious food, activities, entertainment for over 50s and so much more.

Definitely an event not to be missed.  We will be gardening for a couple of hours beforehand.

Keep an eye on the QPCC Website, Facebook, Instagram  or Twitter for updates.
Sat 6th August 2022 – 12pm to 6pm –Queen’s Park Gardens – Ilbert Street –  W10 4QJ

11:00: Dog Show and Wildlife Show
12:00 – 18:00: Stalls, Live entertainment and more! 

Join us for the August Community Clean Up on Sunday 7th August from 11am to 1pm (assembling in the park).

Your Park! Your Neighbourhood! Your Community! Get Involved!

Beginners Gardening Course

Community Gardening, Environment, Learning, Local Community, Open Spaces, Queen's Park Gardens, Rose Garden, Well Being

WAES and HCGA are holding a free, month long gardening course for beginners, covering a different topic each week.

Thursday 28th April 2022 at Queen’s Park Gardens 1:30pm to 3pm: Seed Sowing – How, When & Where.
Thursday 5th May 2022 at Queen’s Park Gardens 1:30pm to 3pm: Knowing your weeds, looking at common annual & perennial weeds (plant ID), different weeding techniques for each, use of edible and medicinal weeds.
Thursday 12th May 2022 at Queen’s Park Gardens 1:30pm to 3pm: Sustainable Gardening, composting (garden/leaf), making comfrey/nettle feed, growing for pollinators, using peat-free potting compost- what is it & why it’s essential.
Thursday 19th May 2022 at Queen’s Park Gardens 1:30pm to 3pm: Plant your Own Hanging basket.
Thursday 26th May 2022 – 10am to 2pm: Visit to Kew Gardens.

This gardening course is free, all you need to do is…

*Complete an enrolment form
*Show your ID at enrolment
*Be a resident of Westminster borough
*Attend every week

FOR INFO AND BOOKINGS please email: bookings@nullhcga.org.uk

Spring Colour

Community Gardening, Environment, Home, Queen's Park Gardens, Well Being

It is lovely to see people enjoying our park.

We have begun our new schedule of regular, weekly Wildlife Area sessions on Saturdays.

Our next session is organised for Saturday, 19th March 2022, starting at 10 am and running through the morning until 1 pm.  You are welcome to join us at any time within those hours, for as little or long as you like.

We meet in the Wildlife Area of Queen’s Park Gardens with all equipment provided – just wear sensible clothing and bring plenty of enthusiasm. You can turn up for as long or as short a time as you want. We will be working in the open air with social distancing and as always, weather permitting!

Our schedule of sessions for the rest of March, are as follows:

Saturday 26th March 2022

We look forward to seeing you soon.

If you would like to join our mailing list, please drop us a line via the Contact Form.

Covid-19: You can find the details of our sessionshere. We will be working in the open air with social distancing and as always, weather permitting!
Ulla is running her Thursday morning sessions. More details here.
If you use the Wildlife Area, please respect those who are seeking a quiet area, free from joggers and dogs.

5th March 22 session

Environment, Local Community, Open Spaces, Queen's Park Gardens, Well Being, Wildlife Area

The weather was kind to us on Saturday.

Ray tidied the brambles before joining the rest of the team to turn the compost heap.

Our next session is organised for Saturday, 12th March 2022, starting at 10 am and running through the morning until 1 pm. You are welcome to join us at any time within those hours, for as little or long as you like.

We meet in the Wildlife Area of Queen’s Park Gardens with all equipment provided – just wear sensible clothing and bring plenty of enthusiasm. You can turn up for as long or as short a time as you want. We will be working in the open air with social distancing and as always, weather permitting!

Following on from this Saturday, our schedule of sessions for the rest of March, are as follows:

Saturday 12th March 2022
Saturday 19th March 2022
Saturday 26th March 2022

We look forward to seeing you soon.

If you would like to join our mailing list, please drop us a line via the Contact Form.