Core Landscapes, part of Core Arts' award-winning mental health charity, uses horticulture to transform barren sites into green community havens to promote wellbeing. We have moved four times across three boroughs in the past nine years, but - now firmly rooted in Hackney - our wildlife-friendly roof garden has fruit trees, window box herbaceous borders, a greenhouse, plant nursery, medicinal plants, and food growing. Our shady ground-level garden has a wildlife pond, water harvesting, and a 'woodland meadow' flowerbed. Core Landscapes won an 'Outstanding' in the London in Bloom Awards and a Green Flag Award '21/'22. Plants for sale, plant advice, and inspiration for gardens everywhere.
Core Landscapes Project Director: Nemone Mercer
Visitor Information
Open
Saturday 12:00–17:00
Activities
Core Arts ‘Arts and Crafts’ Fair. Cake sales, tea, coffee and licensed bar. Garden tours, acoustic music sets, and bargain plant hunting. Inspiration for container-growing anywhere.
Entrance
Entrance to roof garden is on Wardle Street (round the corner from the Core Arts garden). Nearest postcode: E9 6DJ What 3 Words:
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Buses
236, 242, 276, 308, 394, 425, 488, W15
Station
Homerton Overground
Toilets
Disabled toilet on site
Access
No wheelchair access to the roof garden but Core Arts garden is fully accessible (round the corner from the roof garden).
This is a community garden project run by local residents where everything in the garden belongs to everyone and all crops are grown and shared together. A feast of organic vegetables, salads, aromatic herbs, beautiful flowers and wildlife.
Allotments created in 1974 from post-war bomb site. Site comprises individual allotment plots, a wildlife area and communal garden border. Plant and seed sales, some refreshments.
