Gardening club
Adding coffee grounds directly to the soil as a fertiliser
Coffee grounds are rich in nutrients, especially nitrogen. They also have some amount of other nutrients like potassium and phosphorous. Overall, this means that adding coffee grounds to your garden can work fairly well as a fertiliser.
Plants known to deter rats, mice, and rodents include:
Marigolds (Rosmarinus officinalis) Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) Peppermint (Mentha piperita) Lavender (Lavandula) Onions (Allium sepa) Grape Hyacinth (Muscari asparagaceae) Garlic (Allium sativum) Daffodils Oregano (Origanum vulgare) Sage (Salvia officinalis) Cayenne Black pepper Tomatoes
Working with nature not destroying it!
Pop into ParkLife Cafe and collect our grind coffee beans. Please bring your own containers
Back in the day parks were maintained by the grazing of sheep from the local farmer.
In time the local council took it over and we all saw a parkie looking after all the areas of the park, until commercialisation went mad, and cutbacks saw the decline of parks throughout the UK, and we all lost a great local asset.
Nature makes you happy
Nowadays many parks have park friends’ groups who are transforming parks into placed enjoyed by the community.
If you are near our park pop in and say hello, or find your local park friends group, they will be happy to say hello. Parks need help throughout the country.
Be surprised by the variation
Parks offer an exciting selection of interesting seasonal bugs, beautiful plants, flowers, and trees. Looking after the nature in parks is rewarding and satisfying in so many ways.
New 2022
Over the past couple of years our community has enjoyed looking after the nature and the bugs around our park, this is a win win for all involved.
Volunteers meet new people, learn and share gardening skills, the bugs get cleaned areas to play and flourish, we all learn about the parks ecosystem, and everyone feels happier when in the park.
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Kid Gardening club – We offer several kids gardening clubs, one during the week a weekend club and Nature Hero’s certificates in partnership with Harrow Nature Heroes.
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We meet every Sunday at 10AM to litter pick around our park and area, but once a month we have a Super Sunday (Litter pick plus refreshments) we meet up, litter pick, tidy up and do some light maintenance around our park. Super Sundays include a light breakfast, tables and places to sit and chat with others.
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Our Gardening club is very flexible.
To get involved pop into the café or come over to our park on any Sunday morning between 10 -12
We organise regular days and random days including Super Sundays - Breakfast not in bed., helping nature around our park in NOT work, it must be fun, relaxing, enjoyable and chilled.
Once you are registered you may find happiness from gardening anytime of the week that suits you.
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