Lever Street Community Garden is a small and lively award-winning garden with 17 raised wooden beds, which enable local families and individuals to learn about and enjoy growing vegetables, fruit and flowers. These are surrounded by fruit trees, shrubs and flowers and there are also composting facilities, a water supply, seating and a communal toolbox. The garden was launched in 2013 as a joint project between the local community and Islington Council and it opens monthly to visitors. The garden received Islington's Pontecorvo prize in 2014, and was judged to be Islington’s Best Community Park in 2019.
Chair: Rose Heatley
Visitor Information
Open
Saturday 13:00–17:00
Sunday 13:00–17:00
Activities
Picnics allowed.
Entrance
Lever Street - opposite Mora Street Nearest postcode: EC1V 3SW What 3 Words:
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