London In Bloom ~ Newington Green Area 2010

London In Bloom 2010

In 2009, Newington Green was entered for a London In Bloom Neighbourhood Award and we received a Merit. This year, we are extending the area involved and a wider area around Newington Green is being entered for an Urban Communities Award, which is also part of the RHS London in Bloom awards scheme.

Over the years, we have gradually been creating links and running events with other groups and for this year's In Bloom entry we are linking the Newington Green area with the exciting projects taking place at the Mayville Gardening Club and King Henry's Walk Community Garden, so that the judges can see a range of gardening initiatives around the area. The judges will also see some of the local streets, such as Lidfield and Winston Roads that have so beautifully planted up the new street trees' pits and have transformed the look and feeling of community in their roads.

Newington Green Action Group volunteers have worked hard during the year adding new plants to the Green and caring for them We've also had fun planting up the tree pits around Newington Green. We chose to plant the pits in purple and green, to link in with the colours of the suffragette movement that followed in the footsteps of Mary Wollstonecraft, the influential author and early feminist who lived and worked here for a while. We have also included sustainable plants and ones that will support insects with pollen and nectar. Our thanks go LB Islington for all the help and support they have given us with this project.

You Can Help Too!

We need help watering the tree pits and clearing them of rubbish. Although many of the traders are watering planted tree pits, these need a lot of water whilst plants are getting established and we could do with help to give them more water.

You could also help by creating window boxes or hanging baskets, by tidying up your front garden, cutting hedges and clearing any litter from them. Everything will help the area look more cared for - and will feel nicer for us all to live in.

If you would like to get involved and can help us, do please contact us here.

Judging takes place on 8th July.