A little bit about us…
Growing Plants, Growing People, Growing Communities.
Hammersmith Community Gardens Association is a local environmental charity set up in 1984, we manage four community gardens in Hammersmith and Fulham.
HCGA has a range of projects which include conservation training schemes, volunteer gardening sessions, health and wellbeing projects, environmental playschemes and environmental education in local schools.
We also assist local groups in the design, plan and management of their green spaces. We promote environmental sustainability within the borough and manage our sites to maximise biodiversity and encourage wildlife.
Check out what we’ve been up to in the community recently!
OUR INSTAGRAM FEED
We are pleased to announce our annual sunflower growing competition! Tag @hammersmith_community_gardens to enter.
Why not keep a progress log of how much your sunflower grows each day?! Happy growing!
#sunflower🌻 #competition #springseeds #sowingseeds #happygardening #gardeningforwellbeing #scienceoutdoors
Here is one of our amazing volunteers helping children, at last summer’s @hammersmith_community_gardens play scheme, make flower crowns! See the second pic for instructions. #plants #flowers #flowercrowns #naturecrafts #naturecraftforkids 📷credit: craftlearnandplay.com
Here’s a fun, #nature activity for you and your family to have a go at while you’re #homeschooling! If you don’t have the listed resources, try cutting up a cereal box as a frame, use sticky tape instead and why not pick some daisies in the park when you go out for your #daily #exercises Enjoy! #reuse #kids #homeschool #flower #art #craft 📷 credit: MessyLittleMonster
An afternoon weeding, pruning and planting spring flowers in the sunshine at the Church of the Holy Innocent on Paddenswick Road. Transforming both the space and our mood. We loved it. A reminder that gardening is such a powerful medicine especially during challenging times.
#gardening #community #therapeutic #ravenscourt #park #nature #w6 #lbhf
This weeks session with Brackenbury Schools green fingered Year 1’s at the Glasshouses -transforming the planters with polyanthus. Lovely.
#brackenbury #school #ravenscourt #glasshouses #spring #polyanthus #gardening
Queens Park Gardens volunteers on a willow weaving workshop at Phoenix Farm. Fabulous. Thanks to Cath for the masterclass!
#willow #community #gardening #lbhf #hcga
Been busy making marmalade, chutney and herbal products with our Grow Well attendees in the warmth of John Betts House - thank you Hammersmith United Charities for making that possible! #hammersmithunitedcharities
BTech students from Cambridge School, a Special Needs secondary school have made cakes and flapjacks for our professional tour today. They ticked off an activity towards their BTech and we get locally made fresh cakes, delivered to us by a friendly and professional group of young people. #ThisIsHowItShouldBe #community #communitygardening #WhiteCity #Hammersmith #HCGA #W12 #LBHF
A great walk on Hampstead Heath today. Looking forward to next Wednesday when we visit the Natural History Museum. Meet at Ravenscourt Park Glasshouses at 10am (W6 0UL) #Hammersmith #W6 #W12 #Ravenscourt #Shepherdsbush #RavenscourtPark #Community #communitygardening
Tomorrow (Thurs ) we have a free walk in Hampstead Heath. Meet at Godolphin Gardens (W12 8JF) at 10am. If you've not been before it will be a friendly and gentle walk of the Heath including a free lunch and finishing off with a cup of tea at Kentish Town City Farm. All are welcome, we hope to see you tomorrow! #Hammersmith #HCGA #community #communitygardening #Ravenscourt #Shepherdsbush #RavenscourtPark #LondonWalk
Watch our video celebrating over thirty amazing years of our history in the community!
Our gardens may be teeming with wildlife, but it’s not just the birds who are tweeting!
OUR TWITTER FEED
Just walked through Queen's Park Gardens, beautiful afternoon, everyone sensibly spaced & I've never felt gladder about all the work @qpcouncil & @FoQPGardens have put into that park & @ullajohnsonLDN's planting is just lovely 💚
And finally, a big Thank You to all our supporters. Without you none of this incredible work would be possible…
