We had a fantastic turnout in the lovely weather this Saturday.

Our main purpose was to prepare the meadow for sowing the new seeds but we extended that to preparing the roof terrace of the bug hotel as well!

Thank you to everyone who came along.

Our next session will be 9th April, 2016 but if you’re on our mailing list, we’ll send a reminder. Please check our tweets and Facebook as well!

Everyone is welcome – for as little or as long as you would like.    You’ll need to wear suitable clothing and boots or shoes for the outdoors.  

We will provide all the tools, some guidance, and a sweet snack for break-time.   You will also earn time credits for every hour worked.  You can spend these all over London, including some local activities. More information here.  

Please note we are in the middle of having works done to repair our stag beetle loggery, so take care around the willow dome. Thank you to Quinn London for this. It is well protected and will be completed very soon.

For those of you who feel like something more energetic, there is a free bootcamp class in the park on Tuesday and  Saturday at 10am, run by OurParks.  For more details, or to sign up (you need to book) look here.

We had a really good session on Saturday and the weather was very kind to us.

We trimmed back the dogwood and hazel, collected up the last of the fallen leaves but the biggest task was to prepare the meadow for sowing the new seeds.

Our next big session will be 9th April, 2016 but if you’re on our mailing list, we may let you know about some ad-hoc sessions before then.

Everyone is welcome – for as little or as long as you would like.    You’ll need to wear suitable clothing and boots or shoes for the outdoors.  

We will provide all the tools, some guidance, and a sweet snack for breaktime.   You will also earn time credits for every hour worked.  You can spend these all over London, including some local activities. More information here.  

For those of you who feel like something more energetic, there is a free bootcamp class in the park on Tuesday and  Saturday at 10am, run by OurParks.  For more details, or to sign up (you need to book) look here.

The first FQPG gardening session of the year is taking place on Saturday 12th March between 10am and 1pm in the Wildlife Area of Queens Park Gardens.   Please do come along.  Everyone is welcome – for as little or as long as you would like.    You’ll need to wear suitable clothing and boots or shoes for the outdoors.

We will provide all the tools, some guidance, and a sweet snack for breaktime.   You will also earn time credits for every hour worked.  You can spend these all over London, including some local activities. More information here.  

As in previous years, sessions will be held on the second Saturday of every month, so the next planned session after this Saturday will be on 9th April.    Other gardening sessions may take place in between, and we will email notification of these.  Please also please check our website for details.

For those of you who feel like something more energetic, there is a free bootcamp class in the park this Saturday, also at 10am, run by OurParks.  For more details, or to sign up (you need to book) look here.

After a few weeks off, we are now thinking about restarting work in the gardens.  January is normally a quiet time of year, but already some of the hundred or so bulbs we planted in the autumn are poking their heads through the ground.

Our first scheduled session will be on Saturday 12th March between 10am and 1pm.  If you are on our mailing list, we will send round a reminder a week before with details of the activities planned.

2016 promises to be an exciting year for the Gardens.  The Queens Park Community Council (QPCC) approved an enhanced management contract with Hammersmith Community Gardens Association (HCGA) for the Gardens starting in March. This will mean the regular presence of a community gardener leading volunteer sessions, training and other community activities.  The rose garden will finally get the attention it badly needs.  FQPG will continue to exist and look after the Wildlife Area but we expect to work closely with, and benefit from HCGA’s presence.  

A big thank you to the QPCC councillors who have given up so much of their spare time and worked so hard to make this happen.  More details can be found in the current issue of The Queen’s Park Voice.  A link to the HCGA website is here so you can see some of the other projects they are involved in.

There will be so many opportunities for you to get involved with either FQPG or HCGA.  Please don’t be shy in coming forward with ideas and help to improve green spaces within the Queens Park area.

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

If you want reminders nearer the times of our gardening sessions, please check the notice boards near the park gates or sign up for our email alerts.

We get out at dawn on a bank holiday, so you don’t have to.

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We’re slowing down for a break until the new year.  There are a lot of maintenance tasks on the schedule but we’re in good shape.

The Wildlife Area will remain open each weekend in Winter.  At the moment, the park hours are 8am to 4:30.  Please take a moment to enjoy the changing seasons.

Our gardening sessions will be weather dependent through the winter months so please do ask to join the mailing list to be kept informed. We try not to send endless mails but do like to notify people of our session plans. Volunteers are always welcome to come and help.

The area is also available free of charge for community groups during the week. Contact us for more information and booking.

There’s still a lot to do in the Wildlife Area but the recent warm weather is delaying some tasks that need us to wait for the shrubs to loose their leaves.  On the trees, however, the leaves are turning and falling so there’s a lot of sweeping to be done.

The Wildlife Area will remain open each weekend in Winter.  At the moment, the park hours are 8am to 4:30.  Please take a moment to enjoy the changing seasons.

Our gardening sessions will be weather dependent through the winter months so please do ask to join the mailing list to be kept informed. We try not to send endless mails but do like to notify people of our session plans. Volunteers are always welcome to come and help.

The area is also available free of charge for community groups during the week. Contact us for more information and booking.