Woodlands Community Garden
101 West Princes Street, G4 9BY
About the Garden
Woodlands Community Garden opened in 2010, occupying a vacant site in West Princes Street. Since then it has become an important local space where people make new friends and feel part of the community. It’s also a great place to unwind from the everyday stresses and strains of city life. Each year, around 50 households grow their own fruit, vegetables and herbs in the garden’s raised beds. The garden is also the focus of many projects that we run with local partners - and during the pandemic has provided an outdoor space for our nature and wellbeing programme.
Please note: There will be No Garden Open Afternoon or Volunteer Session on Sunday 31st March or Tuesday 2nd April.
The next Garden Open Afternoon and Volunteer Session will take place on Sunday 7th April 1-4pm
Community Garden Open Afternoons
Join us in the garden on Sundays for
- the chance to get to know other local people who care about the local environment
- opportunities to help us in the garden with weeding, maintenance, composting, tidying and carrying out repairs and improvements.
- for other pop-up events, workshops and activities.
Our garden volunteer sessions are open to local people who want to help us in keeping the garden as a special place for both people and nature. Previous gardening experience isn't required, so you can come along even if you are new to gardening. We are also looking for some people with DIY skills to help with basic repairs. Volunteering is suitable for adults rather than children.
Often there are more volunteers than there are garden jobs that we can supervise. But if there isn’t enough work for you to do, you are still very welcome to come along to chat and socialise with other people in the garden and at our weekly community cafe round the corner at Flourish House.
Tuesday Morning Garden Volunteer Sessions
In addition to the Sunday Open Afternoons, there is also the opportunity to volunteer in the garden every Tuesday morning.
Weekly drop in garden volunteer session every Tuesday from 10am-12noon.
No previous gardening experience necessary. Tasks will be mainly tidying - weeding, pruning and watering and instructions will be given.
Raised Beds
Currently all our raised beds for the 2023/24 growing season are allocated.
To be added to our waiting list, please email elinor@woodlandscommunity.org.uk
DIY & Maintenance Volunteers
If you have skills in DIY or joinery, then we are looking for volunteers to help with repairs to raised beds and other areas of the garden. Please email Elinor to find out more.
Compost
We welcome donations of fruit and veg peelings from locals in the woodlands area - please add to our yellow bin in the garden - note we do not take cooked food, bread, meat, fish, dairy or cat or dog poo! Please email Elinor for more details.
Willowbank Garden
Willowbank Garden is a smaller garden that we adopted in 2016. It is situated on Willowbank Crescent and offers an attractive greenspace for local residents.
More information about upcoming Spring and Summer garden volunteer sessions at Willowbank Garden will be provided soon.
No previous gardening experience necessary. Tasks will be mainly tidying - weeding, pruning and instructions will be given.
Please email willowbank@woodlandscommunity.org.uk for more information.
