Open:

Saturday 10:00–17:00

Description:

This 16-year-old forest garden, inspired by forest garden pioneer Robert Hart, set in the grounds of a children’s nursery.

A forest garden is made up of a series of ‘guilds’, with large trees, smaller trees, shrubs, climbers, groundcover plants, roots and fungi. A guild is a system of beneficial relationships and can be repeated over any area, from a small yard to many hectares.
This garden shows sustainable food growing and collective input, productive urban land management and a no-compost woodland system in action. It is also a healing and nurturing environment to interact with.

This is also a low-water garden, like a forest. The main task in maintenance is mulching and not doing too much work! Except harvesting.

The garden is used each day by the nursery school, and looked after by volunteers at weekends.

Co-ordinator:

Claire White

Activities:

Informal questions and answers with volunteer gardeners. Practical activities such as planting and harvesting. Rocket-stove demonstration. Children’s play equipment. Hot drinks, picnics.

Entrance:

Margaret McMillan Nursery School, Hornsey Rise.
Nearest postcode: N19 3SF
Sells tickets.

Buses:

41, 91

Stations:

Archway, Crouch Hill, Finsbury Park

Access:

Uneven surfaces. Slippery after rain.

Dogs:

Working assistance dogs only

Further information:

• Street Map
• Map of nearby gardens
• Visitors' comments
• Garden's web site
• Printable version