Open Garden Squares Weekend Guidebook 2018 by London Gardens Trust

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Welcome to the weekend By Ruth Holmes Chair of Trustees, London Parks and Gardens Trust

Hello! I’m delighted that you’re joining us for 2018’s Open Garden Squares Weekend, to celebrate the event’s 21st birthday. As its newly appointed Chair, I’m immensely proud that the London Parks and Gardens Trust has overseen the weekend’s growth and success since its birth in 1998, when Caroline Aldiss founded an open day for 43 gardens. This year, more than 200 gardens – many usually closed to the public – open their gates, offering activities and experiences for all the family. The opening section of this guidebook suggests some of 2018’s highlights and looks back at how we arrived at this milestone. Open Garden Squares Weekend embodies the Trust’s aims to cultivate, celebrate and champion London’s green spaces. Reliant on input from our volunteers, we work to research, protect and cherish these spaces and support the networks that look after them. This year our focus is on three themes, and you can explore all of these in your garden visits: commemorating the bicentenary of the death of influential landscape designer Humphry Repton, whose work can be seen in the grounds of the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability (D5) in Putney; the 100th anniversary of the end of WW1, brought into focus at Roe Green Walled Garden (A4), part of a garden village built for aircraft factory workers; and the important role that women have played in gardening and garden design. This last is the easiest to access: many of our spaces are shaped by female gardeners and designers, including the magical Cable Street Community Gardens (I1), managed by Jane Sill for more than 30 years.

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Open Garden Squares Weekend gives us a chance to sense the extent of London’s green infrastructure and the quality we can all aspire to across the city. Whether traditional or experimental, urban gardens matter – they keep us cool in summer and warm in winter, give us space to breathe and exercise, and let wildlife flourish in the urban jungle. I hope this guidebook will help you to make the most of a glorious green weekend. On behalf of the Trust, I would like to thank the hundreds of volunteers and community groups that dedicate their time with such generosity to make the weekend a continued success.

Contents New gardens for 2018

21 years of Open Garden Squares Weekend

Activities

This year’s themes

Garden listings and maps

A North West London

B North East London

C South East London

D South West London

E Hammersmith and Fulham

F Hampstead and Highgate

G St Pancras and Islington

H Hackney and Bethnal Green

I Docklands

J Lambeth and Clapham

K Notting Hill and North Kensington

L Bayswater, Marylebone and Little Venice

M Bloomsbury

N City and South Bank

O Kensington, Brompton and Chelsea

106

P Belgravia, Pimlico and Westminster

116

Q North Lambeth and Southwark

122

Index of gardens

128

Get involved

130

Organising the weekend

131

About the London Parks and Gardens Trust

132

www.opensquares.org

Please check our website for any amendments or last-minute withdrawals. We will try to let you know about public transport closures and anything else that might affect the running of the weekend. Please check the TfL and Network Rail works programme before making your journey: www.tfl.gov.uk

Garden Barge Square at Downings Roads Moorings © Diana Jarvis

New gardens for 2018

We are delighted to welcome these new gardens for 2018. 49 Bankside (N1) This hidden, secret garden offers a unique story and many delights in its planting. A small paved area includes a pond and fountain. Within the narrow space, climbers cover the walls and pots brimming with foliage create texture and colour.

Cody Dock © Candy Blackham

Cannon Bridge Roof Gardens (N4) An exemplar for planting for biodiversity, this space showcases the wide range of plants which can be grown successfully in a garden throughout the year. Unusual and exotic plants are on display, as well as garden favourites. Pre-booking essential – see www.opensquares.org Cody Dock (I5) Community-led riverside gardens and a creative industries quarter are being created here from a former coal dock. The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers (N17) This delightful courtyard garden, dominated by a London plane tree, planted in 1837, is an inspirational example of a shade garden of flowers and shrubs.

The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers © The Stationers’ Company

Victoria Hall – The Institute of Ismaili Studies (G9) This student residence has two gardens which seek to capture the essence of the gardens of southern Spain and Morocco. Waterloo Place East Garden (P9) Restored in 2011, this Regency-era garden, forming part of John Nash’s development, retains much of its 19th-century character. Westbridge Road Garden (O23) This garden forms part of the Althorpe Grove Estate, built in the 1980s by the GLC. The architect wanted the estate to have the feel of a village and the garden was intended to be the equivalent of the village green.

Victoria Hall - The Institute of Ismaili Studies © Hufton & Crow

Wild Cat Wilderness (C4) This wild, hidden, community green space and food-growing garden offers bushcraft activities and natural outdoor arts and crafts.

Planning your weekend

Wild Cat Wilderness © Duncan Catterall

To get the most out of the weekend, it’s worth taking the time to plan in advance which gardens you want to see, and how best to get to them. The ‘Gardens’ section of our website allows you to filter gardens based on their location, features, themes, accessibility and a range of other criteria, and has the latest, up-to-date information on activities and events. We recommend that you use this guidebook in conjunction with a smartphone map or London street guide.

21 years of Open Garden Squares Weekend

From the seed of an idea planted in the early 1990s, Open Garden Squares Weekend first flowered in 1998 as an open day for 43 gardens, supported by the London Parks and Gardens Trust. Called ‘London Garden Square Day’, the event was organised entirely by a passionate team of volunteers. Following grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund and English Heritage in 2007, the event began to grow in both scale and ambition, and now more than 200 gardens open their gates to the public for what has become London’s foremost garden visiting event. Despite this growth and transformation, the event’s original ethos still thrives: many of the first 43 gardens will still open in 2018, and the weekend continues to depend on the passion and commitment of its volunteers.

“Squares have been central to urban improvement since the early 17th century and have promoted novelty of design, elegance and spaciousness in the urban plan.” Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, LPGT President

What is a ‘square’?

London Parks and Gardens Trust President Todd Longstaffe-Gowan explains the significance of one of London’s most iconic design features. “Most of us will know that squares are open spaces surrounded by houses, with central, enclosed, communal gardens. The gardens have historically been kept in order at the expense of the square’s inhabitants, who alone have use of them. “We seldom, however, reflect on their origins and the role they have played in London’s development. They have been central to urban improvement since the early 17th century and have promoted novelty of design, elegance and spaciousness in the urban plan. While surrounding buildings have been refaced or replaced, squares have stubbornly retained their spatial integrity. “Garden squares to me are complex communities made up of interdependent individuals and groups, more or less closely connected with one another. In this way the square is an extraordinary microcosm of the metropolis – one that reflects a uniquely English response to the development of urban open space.”

Cleveland Square @ LPGT

Activities

Open Garden Squares Weekend offers a fantastic variety of activities for every age and interest.

Garden highlights

Many gardens host guided tours which are free to weekend ticket holders. Some of this year’s highlights include butterflies and moths at Abney Park (B2), wildlife tours at the Centre for Wildlife Gardening (C5), historical tours at Fulham Palace (E8) and landscape tours at Strawberry Hill House (D10). Melissa Garden Bee Sanctuary (G6) will offer tours about bees and their behaviour while at Bee Urban (Q1) you can learn about beekeeping and wax candlemaking. Follow a Shakespeare-inspired botanical trail and play giant chess at Southwark Cathedral Churchyard and Herb Garden (N30) or, if you want to get your hands dirty, try The Compound, Stave Hill Ecological Park (I9) to help create a wildflower meadow or dig out a marsh. Enjoy bushcraft at Wild Cat Wilderness (C4), yoga at Canons Park – George V Memorial Garden (A3), go orienteering at Woodcroft Wildspace (B9) or visit Walworth Garden (Q11) for workshops on gardening, herbal medicine and natural perfumery.

Cycle rides

Our hugely popular cycling tours – free with a weekend ticket – are led by members of the London Cycling Campaign and Cyclists in Southwark, and pass through quieter, characterful streets. www.opensquares.org/2018/activities/cyclerides.php

Keats House © Diana Jarvis

King Henry’s Walk Garden © Diana Jarvis

Pre-book walking tours

Guided walks, led by experienced London tour guides, explore the significance of gardens and green space to London’s architecture and culture, as well as detailing some of the most exciting points in London’s history. Walks cost £3 per person with a weekend ticket and we recommend booking early. www.opensquares.org/2018/activities

Cultural activities

Singing groups including Broomdasher, Women Sing East, Fever Pitch, the Mudlarks and the Treblemakers will perform over the weekend. You can sip cocktails and listen to jazz in Cornwall Gardens (O6) or the garden at the Museum of the Order of St John (N26), while the International Lutheran Student Centre Sunken Courtyard (M7) will host two choirs, a cellist and a pianist. Other cultural activities include artists in residence at St Quintin Community Kitchen Garden (K11), art and joinery at Clissold Community Garden (B1) and open-air Shakespeare at Bonnington Square (Q8). www.opensquares.org/2018/activities After a day of discovery, make time to relax at one of our many gardens serving tea and cake, or even cocktails! Many gardens host wonderful summer fêtes and garden parties. All information about garden activities can be found at www.opensquares.org/2018/gardens – check online just before the weekend for the latest updates and to confirm event details. More garden highlights can be found at www.opensquares.org/2018/ highlights

Cable Street Community Gardens © Candy Blackham

Barbican Station Pop-up Garden © LPGT

Cutting-edge and unique spaces

Get ready to discover highly-designed spaces, unique gardens and places doing things a little differently. Alexandra Road Park (F3) is a unique, modernist sculpted linear park featuring a series of outdoor rooms and new play parks. At King’s Cross, The Skip Garden, Global Generation (G13) is a community garden with a twist – it’s moveable, and everything is built using recycled materials. At the homeless charity Providence Row Rooftop Garden (I3) much of the produce grown on the roof – fruit, vegetables and herbs – is used to produce breakfasts and lunches for 30 to 50 rough sleepers per day. The Barbican Station Pop-up Garden (N2) is the first community garden on the Underground, with a design mimicking the acceleration and braking of trains, and plants chosen for their contribution to biodiversity. The Coutts Skyline Garden (P4) is an organic kitchen garden growing a breathtaking variety of vegetables, fruits and herbs in troughs and tubs lined around a very narrow walkway on the roof of the building. Two gardens at Victoria Hall – The Institute of Ismaili Studies (G9) form part of a unique series of contemporary landscape-designed gardens in King’s Cross. Created by Vladimir Djurovic, they capture the essence of the gardens of southern Spain and Morocco, with water as a central design theme.

Providence Row Rooftop Garden © Diana Jarvis

London’s rooftops

It’s not just Mary Poppins who gets to explore the rooftops of London. Some of the most aspirational gardens of Open Garden Squares Weekend give us something to look up to – quite literally. As is the case in every city, London’s gardens are at a premium, and one of the most inventive ways to combat the lack of horticultural space is with a roof garden. These imaginative spaces reflect a variety of moods and landscapes at altitude. Here are some of the highlights this year.

Providence Row Rooftop Garden (I3)

Charitably managed to support the homeless, this rooftop garden grows a wide range of fruit, vegetables, herbs and edible flowers.

Sir John Cass’s Foundation Primary School (N16) This vibrant school roof garden has raised beds full of soft fruit and vegetables surrounded by bee-friendly planting.

Eversheds Sutherland Vegetable Garden (N8)

Once a blank corner of the roof among the plant and machinery, this garden now grows a variety of edible and ornamental plants using a mix of containers and recycled items. There are also beehives and amazing, iconic views across London.

Nomura International plc (N15)

This vast roof terrace offers panoramic views of the Thames from professionally managed formal gardens. An award-winning kitchen garden managed by volunteers produces vegetables and edible flowers.

Nomura International plc © Diana Jarvis

Regeneration and transformation

Many of our gardens are linked to the story of London’s wider regeneration, and others show how local communities come together to create something green and beautiful from derelict and unloved spaces. Winterton House Organic Garden (I4) is an awardwinning horticultural oasis and allotment created from a former rubbish dump in East London. At Canary Wharf the Crossrail Place Roof Garden (I6) is an exotic space sitting atop the new Crossrail station – part of the transformation of London’s Docklands. Lavender Pond and Nature Park (I8) was created as part of the regeneration of the Surrey Commercial Docks, and is an impressive example of creative ecology and conservation. In Hoxton, The Growing Kitchen (G4) was created from a disused site into a beautiful shared garden with 35 micro-allotments and communal foraging area. The land at Dalston Eastern Curve Garden (H9) had been derelict for 50 years – it is now a vibrant community space and garden. The Alara Permaculture Forest Garden (G1) was created from unused land close to King’s Cross, and involved the removal of fifty tons of rubbish to make way for an expansive forest garden, vineyard and orchard.

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park © LPGT

The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (B6) is a shining example of how to restore and repair a neglected and contaminated urban area. It is right at the heart of the redevelopment of east London, with the creation of more than 100 hectares of new parklands, including the largest wildflower meadow ever planted in the UK.

Alara Permaculture Forest Garden © LPGT

Dalston Eastern Curve Garden © Diana Jarvis

The Growing Kitchen © Celia Lowe

Garden Barge Square at Downings Roads Moorings © Diana Jarvis

Garden listings and maps

The gardens are presented in separate geographical areas. Maps at the end of each section show approximately where you can find each garden. We recommend that you also use a detailed London map in conjunction with this guide. Each garden has a unique reference consisting of a letter and a number. The number refers to the map where the garden location is shown. You can find specific gardens using the index on pages 125-126. Working assistance dogs are allowed in all gardens. Other dogs are allowed only where indicated and must be kept on a lead.

Garden listing key: Dogs allowed on leads Toilet facilities for disabled visitors

WC Toilet available for visitors Picnics allowed

Southside House © Richard Surman

All information contained in this guidebook was believed to be correct at the time of going to press. The London Parks and Gardens Trust cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of information provided by participating gardens. Please note that events may be postponed or cancelled due to weather or to circumstances beyond our control. Visitors are reminded that these are private gardens and are kindly asked not to intrude upon or inconvenience residents.

Outer London Map B5

AREA A North West

A41

A10

Enfield

A1 B8 B9

A406 A3 B3

Haringey A4

Highgate

Harrow A41

A1 B2

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Area F HampHampstead stead and + HighHighgate gate

A406

Area G

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St Pancras Pancras +St Islington and Islington

Camden

A40

AREA L

AREA M

D7 A316

D11

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Wandswort h

D2 A3 D6

AREA D

A24

Dulwich A205

A214

Merton

A23

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Croydon

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D1 D8

Sutton

A102

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Lambeth Lambeth and + Clapham Clapham

A306 D10

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Area H Hackney Hackney 139+ and Bethnal Bethnal 1 41 Green Green

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A10

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Osterley A1. Osterley Park and Park House and House

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Canons A3. Canons Park – Park George – George V Memorial V Memorial GardenGarden

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Roe A4.Green Roe Green WalledWalled GardenGarden

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Clissold B1. Clissold Community Community GardenGarden

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Abney B2. Abney Park Park

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Eastbury B4. Eastbury ManorManor House House WalledWalled Gardens Gardens and Herb and GardenHerb Garden

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Myddelton B5. Myddelton House House Gardens Gardens

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Queen B6. Queen Elizabeth Elizabeth Olympic Olympic Park Park

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Rainham B7. Rainham Hall Hall

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Winchmore B8. Winchmore Hill Friends Hill Friends Meeting Meeting House House and Burial and GroundBurial Ground

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B9. Woodcroft Woodcroft Wildspace Wildspace

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Ballast C1. Ballast Quay Garden Quay Garden

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Charlton C2. Charlton ManorManor Primary Primary SchoolSchool Secret Secret GardenGarden

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Red C3. House Red House

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Centre C5. Centre for Wildlife for Wildlife Gardening Gardening

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Culverley C6. Culverley Green Green

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Kingston D2. Kingston University University – Dorich – Dorich House House

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Roehampton D4. Roehampton Club Club

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Royal D5. Hospital Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability for Neuro-disability

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Southside D6. Southside House House

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Trumpeters’ D7. Trumpeters’ House House

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Whitgift D8. Whitgift SchoolSchool

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Grove D9. Grove House House Estate Estate and Downshire and Downshire House House (Roehampton (Roehampton University) University)

D10. Strawberry D10. Strawberry Hill House Hill House D11. Woodville D11. Woodville Day Centre Day Centre

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Open Saturday Open Saturday and Sunday and Sunday Open Saturday Open Saturday only only Open Sunday Open Sunday only only

AREAthA Nor West

All the gardens in the North West London area share the kitchen garden concept of growing for eating. Visitors will be able to see splendid specimens of ornamental vegetables and fruit at Osterley House Gardens on both days and at Roe Green Walled Garden on Saturday only. On Sunday, the George V Memorial Garden – another walled kitchen garden in Canons Park – has many food-themed activities, including giveaway recipes and a herb walk. There are other gardens nearby too, including Strawberry Hill House and Myddleton House, which are both a short drive away.

Your ticket gives special access to the following garden (normally closed, limited opening or charging) A1. Osterley Park and House TW7 4RD Osterley is the last remaining country estate in London with a farm, parkland, gardens, 18th century mansion and a Tudor stable block. The 350-acre estate is just eight miles from Hyde Park Corner. Architect and designer Robert Adam created the mansion and gardens in the late 18th century for the Child family. The Pleasure Grounds have been recently restored and include a Grade I listed Adam Garden House with lemon trees, American Border, Long Walk (including a Diamond Jubilee Wood), Picturesque-style flowerbeds and ornamental vegetable displays in the Tudor Walled Garden. Open: Saturday 10am-4.30pm, Sunday 10am-4.30pm Entrance: Jersey Road Access: Level access but some gravel/uneven surfaces and narrow paths Nearest stations: Osterley (1.5km), Isleworth (2.5km) Bus: H91 Activities: Plants for sale. Café. Shop. Second-hand bookshop Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/osterley

Osterley Park and House © Colin Wing

Gardens offering extra weekend activities A3. Canons Park – George V Memorial Garden HA8 6RH Canons Park is a Grade II listed historic landscape and contains several listed buildings. The park was part of one of the grandest homes of 18th century England, developed by James Brydges, the first Duke of Chandos. The George V Memorial Garden is a walled garden within the park, once part of the Duke’s kitchen gardens, and was completely redesigned in the 1930s. The garden reflects this period, with an evergreen structure accented by magnolia and other interesting tree species, flowering shrubs and seasonal ground cover. It features a central pond and fountain, surrounded by flowerbeds, benches and a sheltered pavilion. Open: Sunday 1-5pm Entrance: Donnefield Avenue (closest to station), Whitchurch Lane, Canons Drive, Howberry Road Access: Bonded gravel surface on paths. Shallow steps to pond Nearest station: Canons Park Buses: 79, 186, 340 from Edgware Activities: Free gardening workshops (20-30 mins) by ex-Canons Park Keeper Derek Roy MBE at 3pm and 4pm. Free ‘herb discovery walks’ by Varsha at 2pm and 3.30pm. Yoga sessions for all during the afternoon. Art activity for children. Friends of Canons Park stall, featuring information and leaflets on the park’s history and restoration. Café on site selling lunchtime snacks, cream teas, home-made ice creams and other teatime goodies Website: www.canonsparkfriends.org

A4. Roe Green Walled Garden NW9 9HA This award-winning Victorian walled garden, built in 1899 for the Duchess of Sutherland, has formal lawns with rose beds, a rockery, flower borders, vegetable and fruit garden, herb garden, beehive, wormery, composting facilities and a high-rise wildlife home. The latest addition to the garden is a stumpery. There is a Devon bank, featuring a mix of wildflowers, and a drystone wall which offers a habitat for frogs, newts and other creatures. The garden, which has won the Green Flag Community Award for the last 10 years, also features a traditionally laid hawthorn hedge, original Victorian fishpond, wildlife pond with water lilies and a children’s area. Open: Saturday 11am-4.30pm Entrance: Kingsbury Road, opposite Valley Drive. Follow roadway through Roe Green Park Nearest station: Kingsbury Buses: 183, 204, 324 Car parking: Free parking outside garden Activities: Children’s activities. Home-made refreshments. Sale of books and bric-a-brac Website: www.bhcg.btck.co.uk

Roe Green Walled Garden © LPGT

Roe Green Walled Garden © Bernard Waltman

AREAthB Nor East

Most of the gardens in the North East London area are near the A105 (Green Lanes) or the A10. Although covering a wide geographical area, they can easily be explored by car. Abney Park – an early Victorian cemetery and now a nature reserve – and Clissold Community Garden, which is primarily a food growing project behind private housing, are within walking distance of each other and provide vastly different garden experiences in Stoke Newington. Other open gardens include the green space of Bowes Park and the diverse habitats of Woodcroft Wildspace in Winchmore Hill. The Winchmore Hill Friends Meeting House and Burial Grounds provide a tranquil option and, beyond Enfield, Myddelton House – the home of renowned 20th century plantsman EA Bowles – offers visitors eight acres to explore and enjoy. The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park sits in the east at the heart of the redevelopment of east London while further along Eastbury Manor and Rainham Hall are both close to the A13.

Your ticket gives special access to the following garden (normally closed, limited opening or charging) B1. Clissold Community Garden N16 9EX Clissold Community Garden is part of Peter Bedford Housing Association’s (PBHA) horticultural therapy programme and a burgeoning social enterprise. Hidden behind a row of Georgian terrace houses and bordering a very small wood, tenants and participants have used recycled materials and propagated plants over the years to create an established permaculture garden. Access to the garden, which is frequented by resident artists, food growers, bird watchers and sun-lovers, can be found between two Georgian houses on Clissold Road, connecting Albion Road with Church Street Stoke Newington. Open: Saturday 10am-4pm Entrance: 23a Clissold Road Access: Access by two sets of steps, each with a handrail. Unfortunately, there is no wheelchair access to the garden Nearest stations: Stoke Newington (1.5km), Manor House (1.8km) Buses: 141 and 341 to Stoke Newington Church Street, 73 and 476 to Stoke Newington Town Hall, 393 along Stoke Newington Church Street Activities: Tours available to all visitors. Produce and products from the garden for sale. Tea and cakes available, prepared by participants from PBHA’s project and social enterprise coffee shop. Art and joinery products to view and buy, created in PBHA’s Creative Industries Website: www.peterbedford.org.uk

Clissold Community Garden © LPGT

Gardens offering extra weekend activities B2. Abney Park N16 0LH Abney Park is an extraordinarily atmospheric cemetery, which is now an important community nature reserve. Opened in 1840 as a Nonconformist garden cemetery, the site was laid out on the grounds of the Abney and Fleetwood estates. It is now a 32acre historic park, cemetery and nature reserve in a built-up inner-city area. It represents an important green resource for the local community and a unique experience for visitors. Abney Park Trust, a registered charity, has been on site since 1991 and now runs events including environmental education, volunteering, guided walks, talks and workshops, as well as theatre productions, film locations and open days. Open: Saturday 8am-7pm, Sunday 8am-7pm Entrance: Stoke Newington High Street Access: Generally level access but uneven surfaces and some narrow paths, steps and ramps Nearest station: Stoke Newington Buses: 67, 73, 76, 149, 243, 393, 476 Activities: Saturday 1-2.30pm: ‘Botanical ID walk’ led by Joan Yeadon – learn about Abney’s diverse plants, history and uses. Sunday 11am-12pm: ‘Butterfly and moth walk’ led by geographer and urban field ecologist Matthew Gandy - Abney Park is one of the best sites for biodiversity in inner London, and home to a third of the UK’s species of butterflies and hundreds of species of moth. Sunday 2-4pm: Historical tour of Abney Park led by John Baldock. NB. Please meet at main gates on Stoke Newington High Street for walks and tours Conditions: No alcohol on site Website: www.abneypark.org

B4. Eastbury Manor House Walled Gardens and Herb Garden IG11 9SN Eastbury Manor House is a Grade I listed Elizabethan manor with well-preserved walled gardens which retain their original internal brickwork together with the bee boles used by the family for honey. An island of calm in a bustling location, the garden is attractively situated by the renewed façade of the house. The herb garden features herbs and flowers that would have been used in the Tudor era for cooking, dying fabric and medicines. Open: Sunday 12-5pm Entrance: Main entrance in Eastbury Square Access: Wheelchair access via Eastbury Square. Gardens fully accessible. Disability platform available Nearest station: Upney Buses: 287, 368, 62 Activities: Guided tours throughout the day. Children’s crafts and trails. Garden rangers on hand to answer questions. Refreshments and food served all day at the Eastbury Kitchen. More details of other activities nearer the time. Contact 020 8227 2942 or visit website or Facebook page Conditions: No alcohol on site Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/eastbury-manorhouse

WC B3. Bowes Park Community Garden N22 8LZ This garden on the route of the New River Walk is owned by Thames Water but run by the Bowes Park Community Association on a voluntary basis. The garden is well used by local residents, offering people an oasis of green with lawns, flowerbeds and benches plus space for children to play. New for this year is a wooden playbus. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Myddleton Road Access: Mainly grassed. Uneven in places. Wheelchair-accessible path leads to the benches Nearest stations: Bowes Park train, Bounds Green Tube Buses: 121, 141, 232, 329, 221 Activities: Annual Summer Garden Party on Saturday (2-5pm), with music, face painting and children’s arts and crafts activities. Home-made cakes, snacks and refreshments, including Pimm’s stall. Plants for sale Conditions: Barbecues not permitted in the garden Website: www.bowespark.org.uk Eastbury Manor House Walled Gardens and Herb Garden © Colin Wing

B5. Myddelton House Gardens EN2 9HG Myddelton House Gardens are steeped in history and contain a miscellany of plants. One of Britain’s most influential self-taught horticulturists, Edward Augustus Bowles, created the gardens, which are home to several national plant collections, glasshouses, a kitchen garden, peach house, rock garden and famous ‘Lunatic Asylum’. Various historical artefacts can be discovered around the eight acres of gardens, from the old Enfield Market Cross to the 300-year-old life-size lead ostriches. The gardens have undergone a period of extensive restoration following a two-year project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Spanning three different centuries, Bowles’ garden continues to be brought back to its former glory. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Bulls Cross, opposite Turkey Street Access: Steps and gravel paths, but most parts of the garden are accessible via ramps or pathways Nearest station: Turkey Street (1km) Buses: 217, 317, 617, 629 to Turkey Street (500m) Activities: Information about Bowles and the history of the gardens available in the museum. Throughout the year gardeners give both seasonal and historical tours. Visitors welcome to attend monthly Gardeners’ Coffee Morning and enjoy a tour before heading back to the Bowles Tea Room for cake and coffee. The venue also hosts art exhibitions, outdoor theatre and music events throughout the year

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park © LPGT

B6. Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AD Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park played host to the highly successful London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Since then, the park has been transformed into one of London’s most exciting tourist attractions. Millions of visitors have enjoyed the park, its gardens, landscaping and world-class sporting venues since the park reopened to the public in 2014. Sitting at the heart of east London’s redevelopment, the area’s regeneration has already helped to create thousands of homes and tens of thousands of jobs. Entry to the park, which is open every day, is free. Open: Saturday 8am-10pm, Sunday 8am-10pm Entrance: Westfield Avenue Access: Fully accessible Nearest stations: Stratford, Hackney Wick Buses: 388, 339 (and others at Stratford) Activities: Special OGSW walking tours by Community Guide Volunteers, providing an overview and information on the park’s continuing evolution: Saturday and Sunday, 11am and 1pm. Tours depart from outside the Park Information point. NB. Tours must be booked through OGSW. Maximum 15 places per tour. For park mobility service, contact 0800 0722 110 or visit the website. For other attractions at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, visit the website Website: www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk

Rainham Hall © LPGT

B7. Rainham Hall RM13 9YN Rainham Hall, nestling in the heart of Rainham village on the far eastern fringes of London, is surrounded by a contrasting landscape of big skies, wild marshland and thriving industry. The gardens, located to the rear of the Hall, comprise nearly three acres and feature an orchard, herbaceous borders and woodland play area. Thanks to the efforts of volunteers and the community gardener over the last few years, an exciting transformation has been taking place. Many new projects are taking shape, including the creation of a small amphitheatre, hugel bed and a bosquette art walk. This green oasis in the heart of Rainham is constantly evolving. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Gate on Wennington Road Access: Level access from street entrance on Wennington Road. A winding path allows access between the top garden and lower lawn Nearest station: Rainham Buses: 103, 165, 287, 372 Car parking: Nearest public car parking at Tesco Activities: Special garden tours on Sunday 11am and 12pm (30-minute duration). OGSW ticket holders only – 15 spaces per tour, first come, first served. Gardens, Hall and Stables Café open each day, 10am5pm. Exhibitions Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/rainham-hall

B8. Winchmore Hill Friends Meeting House and Burial Ground N21 1LE The burial ground and garden surround and extend beyond the Friends Meeting House. There has been a Quaker meeting here since 1688 and the present Grade II listed building dates back to 1790. The burial ground is like a semi-wild garden and features a wide variety of flowering shrubs, plants and trees, including a large Atlantic cedar that’s more than 170 years old. The garden is known for its tranquillity and is open to the public ‘for rest and quiet enjoyment.’ Among the headstones found here are those for members of the Hoare and Barclay families (banking founders), Luke Howard (pioneering meteorologist) and two Quaker MPs. The garden attracts a variety of wildlife, including a resident fox, nicknamed George after the founder of the Quaker movement. Open: Saturday 2-5pm, Sunday 2-5pm Entrance: Top of Church Hill, 200m from Winchmore Hill Green Access: The burial ground does not have formal paths and is not easily accessible by wheelchair. Ground uneven in places. The building and amenities within are wheelchair-accessible Nearest station: Winchmore Hill Buses: W9 to Winchmore Hill, The Green (200m); 125, 329 to Station Road (800m) Activities: Guided walks. Garden plan and leaflet. Refreshments (tea, coffee, cakes, biscuits) Website: www.winchmorehillquakers.org.uk

B9. Woodcroft Wildspace N21 3QP Woodcroft Wildspace, located in Winchmore Hill, north London, is an educational wildspace for the benefit of the whole of Enfield borough. The 3.5-acre site features a wide variety of natural habitats, an orchard, wetland and separate boggy areas, an apiary, scrubland and open-air classroom facilities. The site has a diverse range of plants, trees, insects, birds, pond life and mammals. It provides a tranquil environment used by schools and community groups. Fitness is also encouraged through an ecogym and other activities such as tai chi. Open: Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 9am-5pm Entrance: Woodcroft – off Broad Walk Access: Grassy, uneven surfaces make it difficult but not impossible for wheelchairs Nearest station: Winchmore Hill Bus: W9 Activities: Relaxing walks. Guided tours explain the features of the wildspace and how it meets its educational objectives. Orienteering to encourage participants to look carefully at the flora and fauna to find their way around Website: www.woodcroft.org.uk

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A diverse selection of family-friendly gardens in the South East London area reflect their local communities. Ballast Quay is set on the banks of the Thames and has views of the Docklands while Charlton Manor Primary School’s Secret Garden offers secluded intrigue. Wildcat Wilderness – a new addition this year – will excite all ages with a maze and passageways leading to hidden areas and bushcraft activities. On Sunday, neighbouring Culverly Green will hold a garden fête, while Winsford Gardens will offer refreshments and garden tours. The Centre for Wildlife Gardening provides an engaging insight into the potential of your own garden while the National Trust’s historic Red House will be open all weekend. Area Coordinator: Duncan Catterall

Your ticket gives special access to the following gardens (normally closed, limited opening or charging) C1. Ballast Quay Garden SE10 9PD This is a place for quiet meditation and relaxation in the presence of two powers of nature – the river and the plants. It is run by and for the neighbours of Ballast Quay. There are sculptures by blacksmith Brian Greaves and Kevin Herlihy, who designed and made the goat memorial. Dogs are very welcome, but owners beware: it is a dangerous site. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Ballast Quay Access: Wheelchair access is difficult but not impossible with a carer Nearest station: Maze Hill Bus: 188 Activities: Small exhibition on a subject of local interest. Displays by Men In Sheds and linking the garden with Surrey Docks Farm. Teas may be available, with proceeds to local charities Conditions: Riverside site, great care required

C2. Charlton Manor Primary School Secret Garden SE7 7EF Charlton Manor Primary School has its own Secret Garden hidden away. A number of years ago it was derelict, but today it is an award-winning haven with flowerbeds, vegetables, fruit trees and vines, greenhouse, wildlife area with pond, bird hide, chickens and even bees. The garden has been awarded Green Flag status for the past four years. In 2012 Charlton Manor led schools from Greenwich on a learning journey into plant care. This resulted in them growing beautiful cut flowers, which received a coveted silver-gilt medal at the Chelsea Flower Show and gave them an opportunity to meet Her Majesty the Queen. Every year since, the school has been involved at Chelsea and Hampton Court Flower Shows and Bexley in Bloom. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm Entrance: Indus Road Access: Flat gravel paths may be difficult for wheelchairs, but assistance available Nearest station: Charlton Buses: 53, 54, 89, 422, 486 Activities: Tea, coffee and school-made cakes. Pond dipping. Observation beehive. Garden tours, with staff on hand to answer questions Website: www.charltonmanorprimary.co.uk

Ballast Quay Garden © Duncan Catterall

Charlton Manor Primary School Secret Garden © Duncan Catterall

Red House © Duncan Catterall

C3. Red House DA6 8JF Red House garden and orchard surround the only house commissioned, created and lived in by William Morris, founder of the Arts and Crafts movement. The gardens have been designed to form an extension of the house and planned with as much detail as the interiors. Red House’s gardens today reflect the many different owners that have lived at Red House, with the National Trust working to return the gardens to Morris’ original design. Open: Saturday 11am-5pm, Sunday 11am-5pm Entrance: Red House Lane, Bexleyheath Access: Difficult access for wheelchairs. Uneven brick paths. Some steps Nearest station: Bexleyheath Buses: 89, 96, 422, 486, B11, B12, B14, B15, B16 Activities: House can be visited for an additional fee (National Trust members free). Guided tours 11am1.30pm by prior booking, or self-guided access after 1.30pm. See Red House website for details Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/red-house

NEW C4. Wild Cat Wilderness SE6 4PL The Wild Cat Wilderness is a community green space and food-growing garden, coordinated by the Rushey Green Time Bank. Since September 2014, volunteers have transformed a neglected, overgrown, rubbishstrewn space into a thriving community space for volunteering, events and Forest Schools. Here you can explore nature, play or relax, learn new skills and enjoy the space with others. It is a unique safe space and the community has uncovered some of this six-acre site, which backs onto the Pool River. It also features a tree house, climbing tree, veteran fruit trees, a beehive and pond. More information about the impact of reclaiming this broken space can be found at: https://storify.com/PaulMChapman/ south-east-london-s-wildcat-wilderness Access: Not wheelchair-accessible Nearest stations: Catford Bridge, Catford Buses: 185, 202, 181, 124, 171, 181 Activities: Bushcraft activities and natural outdoor arts and crafts throughout the day. See website for full details. Tea, coffee and cold drinks on sale. Picnics welcome Website: www.wildcatwilderness.org WC

Wild Cat Wilderness © Duncan Catterall

Gardens offering extra weekend activities C5. Centre for Wildlife Gardening SE15 4EE The Centre for Wildlife Gardening is an idyllic wildlife haven, tucked away behind a quiet residential street in south London. It is a favourite spot for local families, schoolchildren, gardeners and wildlife watchers and has grown beyond recognition since the London Wildlife Trust created it in the late 1980s from an old council vehicle depot. The centre’s demonstration wildlife garden has a range of mini-habitats, including four ponds, chalk bank, wildflower meadow, woodland copse, herb garden, stag beetle sanctuaries, insect hotels and raised beds showcasing permaculture. Expect to see newts, toads, foxes or even a kingfisher during a visit. Open: Sunday 10.30am-4.30pm Entrance: 28 Marsden Road Access: Fully accessible Nearest stations: East Dulwich, Peckham Rye Buses: 185, 40, 37, 176, 484 Activities: Wildlife garden tours with wildlife gardening tips, 11.30am and 2.30pm. Bug hunting and pond dipping for families. Wild garden self-led trail. Refreshments (tea and cake) available for small donation Website: www.wildlondon.org.uk/reserves/centrefor-wildlife-gardening

Centre for Wildlife Gardening © LPGT

C6. Culverley Green SE6 2JZ The gardens at Culverley Green form a triangle at the junction of three roads and were originally laid out as part of plans for an early Edwardian estate. The planting scheme comprises informal groupings of shrubbery set around a lawn. Each autumn more bulbs are planted to increase the spring impact and now autumn bulbs are planned. The local residents’ association continues to raise money for railings around the green and additional trees for the surrounding tree-lined streets, and to promote the use of the green as a focus for communal activities. Open: Sunday 2-5pm Entrance: Culverley Road Access: Easy access – flat land with wide gate Nearest station: Catford Bridge Buses: 54, 75, 124, 136, 181, 185, 202, 208, 284 Activities: Garden fête. Teas and home-made cakes and jams, local honey (from surrounding roads), plant stall, local crafts for sale, raffle, face painting, games for small children and live music Website: www.culverleygreen.org

C7. Winsford Gardens SE20 7RN The half-hectare site at Winsford Gardens was bequeathed to the London Borough of Bromley (LBB) in the 1970s. In 2011, The Conservation Volunteers worked with LBB to establish a ‘Green Gym’ on the neglected site. Since 2013 the Friends of Winsford Gardens (Penge Green Gym Community Group) have worked tirelessly to transform the gardens into an attractive community space. Original features include formal rose beds, mature trees and lawns. The ‘Friends’ have created sustainable food-growing areas, increased wildlife habitats (including bog garden, wildflower meadows and native hedgerows) and encouraged the local community to take time out in the park, creating natural seating areas and a children’s play area. Open: Sunday 1-4pm Entrance: Croydon Road or Garden Road Access: Wide central path and level lawns allow access for all users Nearest stations: Kent House, Anerley, Penge West Buses: 176, 197, 356, 358, 75 Activities: Informal guided tours of the gardens with Friends volunteers, explaining history and transformation since 2011. Lawns for picnics, children’s play area and pick-your-own organic vegetables Website: www.pengegreengym.org.uk

The Ginkgo Prize for Ecopoetry The world's largest prize for ecopoetry, supported by the Edward Goldsmith Foundation.

First Prize: £5,000 Second Prize: £2,000 Third Prize: £1,000 All winners will also receive a 10 day residency at Cill Rialaig, Ireland, and read at the Poetry in Aldeburgh Festival, November 2018.

Judges: Mimi Khalvati and Paul Kingsnorth Opens June 1st at ginkgoprize.com

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The gardens of South West London all play a part in London’s historical story. All the gardens open either on Saturday or Sunday so planning your visits is essential. Among those opening on Saturday are Kingston University – Dorich House and Trumpeters’ House. Dorich House – the former home of Russian artist and sculptor Dora Gordine – has an orchard and stunning rooftop terrace while Trumpeters’ House – once the site of Richmond Palace – offers refreshments and immaculate lawns to stroll around. The sensory garden down the Thames path at Woodville Day Centre and the 18th century garden at Strawberry Hill House are two other Saturday options. Among those opening on Sunday are the Roehampton Club garden, the listed grounds at Grove House Estate and Downshire House (part of Roehampton University). The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability – just off the A3 – boasts an award-winning cloister garden and original works of Humphry Repton and Capability Brown. Wildlife at Southside House, award-winning gardens at Whitgift School and the early 18th century landscape at Carshalton House Landscape Garden are other Sunday options. Interim Area Coordinator: Sarah Duffin

Your ticket gives special access to the following gardens (normally closed, limited opening or charging) D1. Carshalton House Landscape Garden SM5 3NY The grounds of 17th century Carshalton House feature the remains of a formal landscape garden of 1716-20, laid out for Sir John Fellowes, sub-governor of the South Sea Company. The early gardens may have been designed by Charles Bridgeman and include a water tower by architect Henry Joynes. A serpentine lake (now dry) with sham bridge was added in the later 18th century, replacing an earlier formal canal. The chalk-and-brick hermitage or grotto dates from around 1750. The remains of a wilderness survive as boundary plantings. The ornate brick-and-stone water tower is a fine example of baroque architecture and contains an orangery, pump chamber (with part-restored waterwheel), saloon and plunge bath with Delft tiles. Open: Sunday 12-5pm Entrance: Pedestrian entrance to water tower in West Street Access: The water tower is wheelchair-accessible. Access to hermitage via steps – please phone 020 8647 0984 in advance regarding disabled access Nearest station: Carshalton Buses: 127, 157, 407 Car parking: No car parking on site. Parking in Festival Walk or Carshalton village Activities: Water tower open all afternoon. Guided walks of the grounds and hermitage available, according to demand Website: www.carshaltonwatertower.co.uk

Carshalton House Landscape Garden © Colin Wing

Kingston University - Dorich House © LPGT

D2. Kingston University – Dorich House SW15 3RN Dorich House Museum (Kingston University) is one of London’s hidden gems, located a ‘deer’s leap’ from Richmond Park, in south-west London. Dorich House is the former studio home of the Russian sculptor Dora Gordine and her husband the Hon Richard Hare, a scholar of Russian art and literature. The Grade II listed building was completed in 1936 and is an exceptional example of a modern studio house created by and for a female artist. It was built on the remnants of an old orchard, which is still present on the site and maintained by Kingston University’s Biodiversity Action Group. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm Entrance: 67 Kingston Vale Access: Due to the house’s age, wheelchair access is limited to one room on ground floor Nearest station: Norbiton Buses: 85, K3 Activities: Enjoy the grounds, house and collections and, weather permitting, spectacular views from the roof terrace overlooking Richmond Park. Free entry to the house to OGSW ticket holders, from 10am to 5pm Conditions: Entry to the museum is normally charged. Free to OGSW ticket holders Website: www.dorichhousemuseum.org.uk

D4. Roehampton Club SW15 5LR The gardens at Roehampton Club were laid out when the club was formed in 1901 and, although many changes have been made within the estate, the gardens remain at its heart with many of the original features. There is an attractive vista from the back of the clubhouse. This leads through a sunken garden with ornamental pond to a yewhedge walk, and finishes at an attractive pavilion. Beyond a wrought iron gateway, there is a rockery and herbaceous walk, with seating bays featuring fig, roses and wisteria climbers. Attractive shrub planting and trees of interest flank the adjoining croquet lawn. Open: Sunday 10am-4pm Entrance: Roehampton Lane Access: Sections of limestone paving and gravel paths may present uneven surfaces. Steps lead down to the sunken garden area Nearest station: Barnes Buses: 33, 72, 265, 337, 493, 969 Activities: Refreshments available in the garden all day Website: www.roehamptonclub.co.uk

D5. Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability SW15 3SW The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability has been on its beautiful elevated site on West Hill, Putney since 1863. There are views over north-west and southwest London. The grounds include an award-winning cloister garden and several patient gardens. Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown had a hand in designing the estate, as did another prominent landscape gardener, Humphry Repton. The considerable role played by both Brown and Repton in the design of the grounds makes the gardens very interesting. Brown designed an open landscape of grass and trees, a lake and a home farm. Evidence of his original designs remains. Open: Sunday 11am-4pm Entrance: West Hill Access: Fully accessible for wheelchairs Nearest stations: Putney, East Putney Bus: 170 Activities: View garden by tour only, on the hour between 11am and 3pm. Tea and cake stall Website: www.rhn.org.uk

D7. Trumpeters’ House TW9 1PD Trumpeters’ House lies on Crown Land, once the site of Richmond Palace, built by Henry VII in the 16th century. Elizabeth I died in this Palace in 1603 and it remained in royal ownership until the death of Charles I, when it was sold and subsequently demolished. The gardens were restored in the 1950s after the new house suffered bomb damage during WW2. A huge lawn rolls down to the river, with a series of garden ‘rooms’ emerging and old fruit trees appearing throughout the garden. Many paths lead to a pond filled with water lilies and carp. There is also a newly-planted ornamental pear tree avenue, formal knot gardens, an arid garden and a working artist’s studio. Enjoy the outlook from well-positioned benches. This garden is seldom open to the public. Open: Saturday 2-5pm Access: Wheelchair access on grass and gravel Nearest station: Richmond Buses: 33, 65, 190, 337, 371, 391, 419, 490, H22, H37, R68 Activities: Teas and cakes sold in aid of the London Parks and Gardens Trust, organisers of the weekend, with kind permission from the owner

D6. Southside House SW19 4RJ Wilderness, order, woodland, secret pathways, classical follies and water combine to create a garden of surprises at Southside House. There is an orchard, small kitchen garden and a wild woodland grove and both formal and informal elements. An organic and environmentally responsible approach means the garden avoids the use of all chemical fertilisers, pesticides and herbicides. The garden attracts great, willow, blue and long-tailed tits, dunnocks, robins, fieldfares, green, gold and bull finches, nuthatches, blackbirds, thrushes (occasionally), greater spotted woodpeckers, green woodpeckers, tawny owls and jays (less welcome). Open: Saturday 2-5pm, Sunday 2-5pm Access: Narrow and rough pathways, low arches, changes of level and water features Nearest station: Wimbledon Buses: 200, 93 Website: www.southsidehouse.com Southside House © Richard Surman

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Whitgift School © JetStudios 2016

D8. Whitgift School CR2 6YT Haling Park, the estate once home to Lord Howard of Effingham, the Lord High Admiral of the Fleet sent against the Armada, is now the grounds of Whitgift School, an independent boys’ school. Highlights of the school’s beautiful gardens include: the formal Andrew Quadrangle, with Japanese Garden, an impressive bonsai collection and exotic birds; the Founder’s Garden, a traditional walled garden boasting colourful herbaceous borders; and a maze. There are also the Water Gardens, which underwent a major refurbishment in 2017, featuring new waterfalls, bridges, planting schemes and additional varieties of exotic birds. The resident family of wallabies and the three species of flamingo are a very popular draw with visitors. Open: Sunday 11am-4pm Entrance: School entrance on Nottingham Road Access: All garden areas accessible by wheelchair Nearest station: South Croydon Buses: 60, 166, 407, 466 Website: www.whitgift.co.uk

D9. Grove House Estate and Downshire House (Roehampton University) SW15 5PJ Roehampton Great House originally stood on this site, built in 1625 for the Lord High Treasurer of England under Charles I. Some of the foundations are still visible in the cellar of Grove House. James Wyatt built the present house in 1792 for Sir Joshua Vanneck. Now part of Roehampton University, the beautiful listed grounds of Grove House were first laid out in the 18th century. Downshire House was built around 1770. The owner from 1912 to 1920 was Sir Stephen Herbert Gatty. In his time, extensive formal gardens were laid out, of which a small part survives to the north. In 1949 Downshire House was the last of the Roehampton villas to be used as a private residence. Open: Sunday 11am-3pm Entrance: Roehampton Lane Access: Most of the garden circuit is accessible by wheelchair. Some steps but alternative routes are available. Uneven surface in places Nearest station: Barnes (2km) Buses: 72, 265 and 493 stop outside, 85 and 170 (few minutes’ walk) Car parking: Parking available on site Activities: Self-guided walks with information sheets Website: www.roehampton.ac.uk/Colleges/FroebelCollege

Grove House Estate and Downshire House (Roehampton University) © Sarah Jackson

Strawberry Hill House © Strawberry Hill Trust

D10. Strawberry Hill House TW1 4ST Strawberry Hill’s 18th century garden is one of the earliest in the English naturalistic style. With its winding paths, groves of trees and scented plants such as lilacs and honeysuckles ‘hanging down in festoons’ this beautiful landscape – designed by owner Horace Walpole from 1747– contrasted with the popular styles of the time. The newly-opened recreation of Walpole’s Serpentine Walk uses many flowering trees and shrubs. Visitors can enjoy a peaceful landscape, explore beautiful surroundings and admire the unforgettable view of the picturesque castle. The popular café overlooks Walpole’s Acacia Grove and the community garden, with its herb and vegetable beds. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: 268 Waldegrave Road, House Car Park Access: The woodland walk is inaccessible to wheelchair users Nearest station: Strawberry Hill Buses: R68, 33 Activities: Guided landscape tours – 11am, 12 noon, 2pm and 3pm. Walking tours available with knowledgeable guides to learn about the garden’s key features, restoration and place in the historical context of the Thames landscape. Plant sale. Café serving lunch and refreshments Website: www.strawberryhillhouse.org.uk

D11. Woodville Day Centre TW10 7QW This garden was originally designed as an accessible sensory garden for dementia clients attending the Woodville Centre for day care. It has a circular central feature with brightly coloured spheres and shapes, surrounded by walks with raised beds and covered contemplation areas. The beds are planted with a variety of shrubs and perennials, providing permanent colour and shape which is enhanced with annual planting. There are mixed borders framing the sensory area while a lawn area has been planted with flowering trees. Benches allow clients to sit and enjoy the garden spectacle. The garden offers easy access for all, is fully secure and hosts activities and garden groups in the summer. Clients can socialise in safe and relaxing open-air surroundings. Open: Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 10am-4pm Entrance: Woodville Road – just around the corner from St Richards School Access: Wheelchair accessible – tarmac and resin Nearest stations: Richmond, Kingston, thence bus Bus: 371 Activities: Teas and home-made cakes from the café. Crafts may be on sale

Pitmaston Duchess Pear blossom at Kingston University – Dorich House © Sivi Sivanesan

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The gardens in Hammersmith and Fulham offer a mix of horticultural styles within a vast array of historical settings. All except Fulham Palace are normally closed to the public. The Palace, which was home to the Bishops of London between 700 and 1973, will open for visitors to see its third phase of restoration reflecting the 17th century landscape, while All Saints Vicarage Garden and Fulham Palace Meadow’s Allotment also offer exclusive access this weekend. The historical home and gardens that once belonged to Emery Walker and the William Morris Society are situated a stone’s throw away from each other, just up Fulham Palace Road, and the walled community garden at Ravenscourt Park Glasshouses is sure to leave you inspired.

Your ticket gives special access to the following gardens (normally closed, limited opening or charging) E1. All Saints Vicarage Garden, Fulham SW6 3LG This garden was a part of Fulham Palace’s grounds until 1935 when it was given to the church for a new vicarage. The soil is sandy and stony and on the west side lies the line of the old Fulham Palace moat. The house is covered in wisteria and the garden is home to beautiful mature trees including a splendid magnolia. Trees and shrubs include Pyrus salacifolia pendula, Hoheria, Viburnum plicatum ‘Pink Beauty’, the relatively rare Mahonia russellii, Indigofera pendula, Ceratonia silique and a wonderful Cotinus that dominates the right-hand side of the garden. Roses include climber ‘Phyllis Bide’, shrub rose ‘Cerise Boquet’ and ‘Madame Alfred Carrier’ on the trellis.

Open: Saturday 11am-4pm Entrance: 70 Fulham High Street Access: Mostly flat, one or two lips. Gravel drive at the front. Grass in the garden Nearest station: Putney Bridge Buses: 220, 414, 14, 74, 430 Activities: Tea, coffee and cakes available for a donation in aid of the upkeep of the garden. All Saints Church and churchyard next door, accessible through back garden gate. Grade II*, beautiful glass, medieval tower and some of the finest monuments in London. Open 10am-4pm Monday to Friday, 10am1pm on Saturday. Sunday services at 8am, 9.30am, 11.30am and 6pm Website: www.allsaints-fulham.org.uk

All Saints Vicarage Garden, Fulham © Celia Lowe

E2. Emery Walker’s House W6 9TS No 7 Hammersmith Terrace was home to Emery Walker, the great printer and antiquary, who helped his friend and neighbour William Morris to set up the Kelmscott Press. After Walker’s death, his daughter Dorothy preserved the house as it had been in her father’s lifetime. Full of original William Morris wallpapers, textiles and furniture, it is the best-preserved Arts and Crafts interior in Britain. Features of the garden include a raised platform at the end overlooking the Thames, original terracotta tiles from the late 1890s, a grapevine grown from a cutting taken at Hogarth’s House around 1900, and a Cotswold-stone alpine trough. Open: Sunday 2-5pm Entrance: 7 Hammersmith Terrace Access: No wheelchair access. Steps up to house and down to garden. Different levels at the end of the garden. Can be slippery when wet Nearest station: Hammersmith (1.5km) Buses: 27, 190, 267, 391, H91 Activities: Shop open Conditions: Limited entry in half-hour slots – first come, first served Website: www.emerywalker.org.uk

Emery Walker’s House © The Emery Walker Trust

E3. Fulham Palace Meadows Allotments SW6 6EA Fulham Palace Meadows Allotment Association (FPMAA) runs this site by the Thames in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. A gift from the Bishop of London in 1916, the site is exceptional in that it covers an Anglo-Saxon site of historical importance. It is set within a designated Scheduled Ancient Monument area and is under the jurisdiction of English Heritage. In the later Middle Ages, Fulham Palace is reputed to have been the largest moated residence in Europe. Run by dedicated volunteers, FPMAA plays a vital part in local life. With more than 400 plots, an amazing cross-section of local residents from all walks of life gain a unique experience within this inner-city haven. Open: Saturday 11.30am-3.30pm Entrance: Allotments entrance in Bishops Avenue, opposite tennis courts. Also rear gate opening directly to Fulham Palace Access: Narrow paths with uneven surfaces, not very suitable for wheelchairs Nearest station: Putney Bridge Buses: 14, 74, 22, 414, 430 Activities: Guided tours. Teas and light refreshments. Plant and produce stall Website: www.fpmaa.com

Open: Saturday 2-5pm Entrance: Goldhawk Road/Rylett Road Nearest station: Stamford Brook Buses: 94, 237, 272 Activities: Home-made cakes and plant sales Website: www.hamunitedcharities.org.uk

WC E5. Ravenscourt Park Glasshouses W6 0UL Hammersmith Community Gardens Association took over the management of Ravenscourt Park Glasshouses and walled garden in 2004 after they fell into disrepair. The association has brought the garden, situated in Ravenscourt Park next to the café, back to life. The display glasshouse showcases fruit and flower growing, with an emphasis on scented varieties. The Shelf Life project is extremely popular with children and adults, as it shows plants growing in food containers, for example tomatoes in a ketchup bottle and potatoes in a crisp packet. The second greenhouse is a nursery, used by volunteers to raise seedlings and cuttings for the site and other local community gardens. The beautiful walled garden includes a medicinal herb border and vegetable plots. Open: Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 10am-4pm Entrance: To the right of the café in the park Nearest station: Ravenscourt Park Buses: 27, 94, 190, 237, 266, 267, 391, H91 Activities: Plants and refreshments for sale. Café next door for refreshments Website: www.hcga.org.uk

Fulham Palace Meadows Allotments © Diana Jarvis

E4. John Betts House W12 9NJ John Betts House is part of the Hammersmith United Charities’ Almshouses. This year the charity celebrates its 400th anniversary. This private garden for older people won first place and the Challenge Cup for small community garden from the London Gardens Society in 2017. The garden features many interesting plants, hanging baskets, a greenhouse, raised vegetable beds, a water feature and balconies with residents’ container gardens. The garden is a beautiful, safe haven of which the residents are rightly proud.

E6. Sycamore House W6 0AS Sycamore House is sheltered housing for the over 60s, run by Hammersmith United Charities, which is celebrating its 400th anniversary in 2018. The garden, a hidden oasis in the middle of Shepherd’s Bush, was designed and planted in March 2012. The London Gardens Society awarded the garden, which is a sister scheme to John Betts House, third place in its large community garden category in 2017. Features include plants to encourage bees and butterflies, a pond, pergola and arches for climbing plants as well as a large community greenhouse. Open: Saturday 2-5pm Entrance: Sycamore Gardens Access: Easy access Nearest station: Goldhawk Road Buses: 94, 237 Activities: Tea, coffee, home-made cakes. Plant stall Website: www.hamunitedcharities.org.uk/housing/ sycamore-house

Sycamore House © Sarah Hesketh

E7. William Morris Society W6 9TA William Morris lived at Kelmscott House for the last 18 years of his life. He wrote: ‘The situation is certainly the prettiest in London... the garden is really most beautiful.’ This small garden contains a number of plants which feature in Morris’s textile and wallpaper designs. The shady lower garden contains a variety of ferns, which thrive well in its microclimate. The lower floors of Kelmscott House are now the headquarters of the William Morris Society and contain a registered museum dedicated to his life and work. The museum is open on Thursdays and Saturdays, 2–5pm. Open: Saturday 2-5pm Entrance: 26 Upper Mall – through the coach house in the cobbled courtyard, to the left of the house Access: Access to garden up three steps. Coach House accessible to wheelchair users across a cobbled drive Nearest station: Hammersmith Buses: 27, 91, 267, 290 Activities: Museum open. Book and gift stall. Handout containing Morris’s description and plan of the 1880s garden. Display of Morris’s designs. Children’s quiz and trail. Refreshments available Website: www.williammorrissociety.org

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Gardens offering extra weekend activities E8. Fulham Palace SW6 6EA Fulham Palace was home to the Bishops of London from around 700 to 1973. The palace itself provides a fascinating mixture of architectural styles from the Tudor, Georgian and Victorian periods set in 13 acres of gardens that still reflect the 18th century landscape design. These include many interesting and rare trees and plants. The gardens and nearby Bishop’s Park were restored between 2010 and 2012. A third phase of restoration is under way which should be completed by June 2019. Visitors can see the rebuilt vinery, the historic knot garden planted with perennials, a new apple arch for 2018 and the daily work of the productive kitchen garden. Open: Saturday 11am-3pm Entrance: At end of Bishop’s Avenue by gates to Bishop’s Park or by gate close to All Saints Church in Bishop’s Park Access: The walled garden is accessible but some paths are narrow. The surface of the gravel paths varies, so manual wheelchair users may need assistance Nearest station: Putney Bridge Buses: 14, 74, 220, 414, 430 Activities: Four special guided tours by volunteers and garden apprentices for OGSW ticket holders at 11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm. Tours start at the Reception table on the lawn, just inside main entrance gates off Bishop’s Avenue. Head gardener and members of the gardening team available in the walled garden. Museum open 12-4pm. Walled garden open 10.15am-4.15pm. Licensed Drawing Room Café serves light meals, sandwiches, cakes, tea and coffee, 9am-5pm. Plants for sale Website: www.fulhampalace.org

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Your ticket gives special access to the following gardens (normally closed, limited opening or charging) F1. Branch Hill Allotments NW3 7LT Branch Hill Allotments, on the corner of Oak Hill Way, Branch Hill and Frognal Rise, was once the garden of Branch Hill House. John Spedan Lewis, founder of the John Lewis Partnership, occupied this substantial Edwardian mansion for some years. In the 1970s enterprising locals and would-be gardeners started growing vegetables and informally maintaining the site. The Branch Hill Allotments Association now manages the allotments for Camden Council with the aim of allowing wildness while developing organic cultivation. Open: Saturday 2-5pm, Sunday 2-5pm Entrance: Corner of Oak Hill Way and Frognal Rise Access: Steeply sloping site with narrow grass paths and steps Nearest station: Hampstead Buses: 46, 210, 268 Conditions: Visitors are advised to keep to the main paths

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F2. Gainsborough Gardens NW3 1BJ In the 18th century Hampstead Wells was popular with fashionable Londoners, who visited the pump room to take the chalybeate waters and socialised in the assembly rooms, south of Well Walk. The area soon developed a reputation for rowdy behaviour and new spa buildings were erected in 1730, further along Well Walk. Eventually the buildings were converted to other uses, including an evangelical chapel, and finally demolished at the end of the 19th century. This area today is the site of Gainsborough Gardens, a circular enclosure with mature trees and luxuriant planting at the centre of a gated enclave of private houses. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Well Walk (north), Heathside (south) Nearest stations: Hampstead, Hampstead Heath Buses: 46, 268 + 24 Activities: Lynne and Adrian, the gardeners who look after Gainsborough Gardens, will be present to answer any questions about the planting, Saturday 12-1pm and on Sunday 2-3pm (times to be confirmed). Plans for a poet in residence to recite some specifically commissioned poems. Cake stall to raise funds for charity

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Gardens offering extra weekend activities F3. Alexandra Road Park NW8 0SW Alexandra Road Park is a unique modernist sculpted linear park, integral to the surrounding housing. Architect Neave Brown and landscape architect Janet Jack designed the park in the 1970s and it was restored with a Heritage Lottery Fund grant in 2015. The design features a series of outdoor rooms and new play parks designed by Erect Architects, with landscaping by J+L Gibbons. The planting is based on the original planting plans, which had an emphasis on endurance as the site is a playground to the many children living in the surrounding housing and their friends, as well as to the general public. Janet Jack planted the many trees, not only for their beauty, but also to form shelter belts for the otherwise windy site. The park contains an unusual circular lawn known locally as ‘the bowl’ – it was once bowl-shaped but has since been filled in – and a ‘stage’ which is used for performances, picnics and other events. See the website for more information. Open: Saturday 10am-4pm Entrance: Abbey Road, between Boundary Road and Belsize Road Access: Some level access, access via ramp to some parts, some steps, some uneven surfaces. No disabled access to hall and toilet at present Nearest stations: South Hampstead, Swiss Cottage Buses: 139, 189 Activities: Bring a picnic. Listen to music on the mound. Tea, coffee and cake for sale in Tenants Hall at the South Hampstead end of the park Website: www.friendsofalexandraroadpark.com

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F4. Hampstead Parish Church Burial Grounds NW3 6UU These two beautiful historic graveyards sit in the heart of Hampstead Village. The earlier graveyard, adjacent to the 18th century church, dates from medieval times, and the more recent graveyard across the road dates from 1812. Many famous people lie in the graveyards, including the artist John Constable, clockmaker John Harrison (who invented the marine chronometer for calculating longitude at sea), actress Kay Kendall and the suffragist Eva Gore-Booth. Both graveyards have been designated Sites of Nature Conservation Importance and are managed as wildlife-friendly areas. Volunteers maintain the graveyards, which contain a wide variety of mature trees. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm Entrance: Church Row Access: Limited access for wheelchairs. Both graveyards are on a slope and include uneven paths. Flat shoes recommended Nearest station: Hampstead Buses: 46, 268 Activities: Refreshments. Tomb Trails Website: www.tombwithaview.org.uk

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The garden at Keats House allows you the opportunity to walk in the steps of the Romantic poet John Keats. The earliest references to the garden appear in his letters from his time living here in the years 1819-20. He recounts walking in the garden, seeking inspiration there and gazing at the outside world from his parlour. Look out for two important trees: the large common mulberry may have been known to Keats, and he is also said to have written Ode to a Nightingale under a plum tree in the garden. A newly-planted plum tree celebrates this great work. Open: Saturday 11am-5pm, Sunday 11am-5pm Entrance: 10 Keats Grove Access: Level access. Small amount of pathway not accessible after heavy rain Nearest stations: Hampstead Heath, Belsize Park, Hampstead Buses: 24, 46, 168, C11 Activities: Meet the Gardeners, 11am-2pm both days – learn about the hard work carried out by the gardeners and garden volunteers who help tend the garden and pick up tips from these skilled horticulturists. Garden Tours, 12pm and 2pm both days – join a garden volunteer for a guided tour of the Keats House garden, to learn more about the plants and trees in this beautiful space, as well as the work carried out by the gardeners and garden volunteers. Free – sign up on the day. Afternoon Poems: A Garden of Verses, Sunday 2-3pm – visit John Keats’ own ‘melodious plot’ and listen to an afternoon of poetry about gardens, presented by the Keats House Poetry Ambassadors. Free – booking recommended. Bring your own picnic. Visit the adjoining museum (admission applies)

fragrant blossom planting. The garden features climbers, magnolias and interesting pathways. This is a place to contemplate peace, while children love the sheer adventure of the woodland – despite the contradiction of being next to Hampstead Heath station. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: South Hill Park NW3 2TS next to Hampstead Heath Overground station Access: Not easily accessible: steps, narrow paths. It can be viewed from the road through the railings Nearest station: Hampstead Heath Buses: 24, 46, 168, C11 Activities: Children – tie a tag to Wall of Hope, ‘What I want the world to be like when I grow up’. Wishing-well – send your positive feelings to wish someone well, write their name and post it in the box. 15-second peace video – record a peaceful experience for the website. Music, song, poetry, storytelling, talks, art classes (weather permitting). Chi Gung classes. Puppet and fairy shows. Check website for details Conditions: No smoking or alcohol Website: www.worldpeacegardencamden.org

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The World Peace Garden Camden has transformed a former waste ground, next to Hampstead Heath station, into a woodland garden which won the Time Out Love London Award for Local Culture in Hampstead in 2016. Local traders, residents and visitors bought the site and volunteered to transform it into a woodland sanctuary. Tony Panayiotou designed the ponds and soft landscape, while Michael Wardle laid the hard landscaping. Consultants Simon Berry and Andy Darragh remain on board as advisers. Peace tiles from Friends of the Peace Garden greet visitors inside the entrance at the top of timber steps. Either side of the steps are informal seating arrangements for appreciating performances on the stage at the bottom. There are three small ponds with varied,

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The King’s Cross redevelopment dominates the south of this area. The roof gardens of Victoria Hall and the Skip Garden can both be found here. Islington is home to many community gardens and allotment sites, including Culpeper Garden, the Growing Kitchen and King Henry’s Walk Garden, as well as the Olden Garden and the Arvon Road Allotment Group, which face each other across a ravine-like railway cutting. Unexpected treasures include Islington’s largest tract of woodland at Barnsbury Wood, the charming almshouses at St James Close, Alara Permaculture Forest Garden and the Melissa Garden Bee Sanctuary hiding beside the Union Chapel. The community ‘pop-up’ day in Barnard Park and the peace and quiet of Barnsbury Square are also worth experiencing.

Your ticket gives special access to the following gardens (normally closed, limited opening or charging) G1. Alara Permaculture Forest Garden N1C 4PF These interlinked gardens on Camley Street have been created from land around an industrial estate, a 10-minute walk from King’s Cross. Fifty tons of rubbish had to be removed in 2005 before work started on enclosing and terracing the largest area using coppiced sweet-chestnut logs to make a Permaculture Forest Garden. This has been planted with silverberry, pomegranate, Japanese wineberry, apricot, apple, pear, plum and edible hawthorn. In total there are more than 80 different food crops. There is a vineyard next to a lorry park, an orchard by a cash and carry and a communal compost heap. In 2014 the team built a greenhouse and extended the meeting area. Open: Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 10am-4pm Entrance: Camley Street – between Booker Cash and Carry and Alara Wholefoods Access: Vineyard, orchard and raised beds suitable for wheelchairs. Permaculture garden has steps and very narrow paths Nearest stations: Camden Road, Camden Town, King’s Cross, St Pancras Buses: 46, 214 Activities: Plant sale. Food and teas from the garden. The gardens are linked to Alara who are providing organic muesli samples for visitors Website: www.alara.co.uk

G2. Arvon Road Allotment Group N5 1PR Local residents created allotments on disused land at the Arvon Road site in the late 1970s, using funds from Greater London Council (GLC) and Islington Council’s Operation Clean Up. The allotment design is noteworthy as it is terraced down to the neighbouring freight railway line, with access to the lower level only possible by ladders. There is also a small mixed woodland and pond. The site has strong community links to the network of streets around it. It has historical significance as it was created by GLC funding in the 1970s and has always been independently managed and self-funded. Open: Sunday 11am-5pm Entrance: Arvon Road Access: Only the top tier of the allotments will be open to the public. This is a flat area with paving along the side. Access to the wood is via a woodland path and is not suitable for wheelchair users Nearest stations: Drayton Park, Holloway Road, Arsenal Buses: 43, 271, 153, 263 Activities: Members from Arvon Road Allotments on hand to explain the site’s history and show visitors around. Refreshments available

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G3. Barnsbury Wood N1 1BW Barnsbury Wood is London’s smallest Local Nature Reserve. This hidden woodland was originally the garden of a house built in the 1840s. It eventually became abandoned to nature and is now home to a wealth of wildlife. The wood is owned and managed by Islington Council. Due to its small and vulnerable nature, the wood is only open to the public on Tuesday afternoons (and on Saturday afternoons in summer). However, at other times school groups use the site for environmental education sessions. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Crescent Street, off Huntingdon Street Access: Rough, unsurfaced and narrow paths around the wood. Can be muddy after heavy rain. No slopes or steps Nearest stations: Caledonian Road and Barnsbury, Caledonian Road Buses: 17, 91, 153, 259, 274 Activities: Stroll round the woodland and enjoy the hidden nature of this special site Website: www.islington.gov.uk

G4. The Growing Kitchen N1 7HU The Growing Kitchen is a resident-led community garden project, situated in a quiet corner of Hoxton. A £10,000 Lottery grant seven years ago has helped to transform a disused site into a beautiful shared garden. There are 35 micro allotments, a raised stone-built seated herb area, communal foraging area with wildlife pond, and covered space with clay oven and barbecue. Members meet here for monthly meetings and use the space to stage fun events and workshops. The Growing Kitchen was created in a built-up area but has become a valued oasis of calm in which to garden, socialise and share food and ideas. In July 2013 the project received the London Local Food Hero Award and in 2014 won the NFTMO award for resident engagement, reflecting the project’s good governance work.

Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Napier Grove Access: Two steps leading from main entrance into garden. A secondary entrance on the other side has wheelchair access. Slight slope with narrow wooden decking leading to communal area Nearest station: Old Street Buses: 21, 76, 141, 271, 394 Activities: Refreshments, peppermint tea and homemade cakes for sale. Informal guided tours available. A variety of seating plus picnic table

G5. King Henry’s Walk Garden N1 4NX Local residents grow their own vegetables, fruit and flowers in this hidden organic garden. They can also participate in a year-round programme of workshops and events or just relax in a peaceful environment. Visitors can enjoy the ornamental flower borders around the lawn, wander through the mini-plots that are rented out to local people, or watch the pondlife and the many birds that visit the garden. The site includes a small area of woodland – most unusual in this part of Islington – as well as espalier and fantrained fruit trees. All planting has been planned to encourage biodiversity and attract beneficial insects. The garden runs on sustainable principles: using recycled materials where possible, composting all garden waste and collecting rainwater. Open: Saturday 12-4pm, Sunday 12-4pm Entrance: 11C King Henry’s Walk (to the left of the adventure playground) Nearest stations: Canonbury, Dalston Junction, Dalston Kingsland Buses: 21, 30, 38, 56, 141, 277 Activities: Tea and home-made cakes. Plant sale. Traditional summer fête on Saturday afternoon with games, competitions, Pimm’s bar and pizzas from wood-fired oven Website: www.khwgarden.org.uk

King Henry’s Walk Garden © Diana Jarvis

G6. Melissa Garden Bee Sanctuary N1 2UN This very small garden is next to the Union Chapel, first built in 1809. Its enclosed and unique feel is due to the Victorian Gothic church tower, a landmark in the local area, which overshadows the garden. A local educational charity, New Acropolis Cultural Association, established the Melissa Garden Bee Sanctuary – Melissa being the ancient Greek word for ‘bee’. Volunteers built the sanctuary in 2012 to create a protected space for bees and they maintain the site. An alchemical-themed living wall, which incorporates some medicinal plants, has recently been added to the garden. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: 19 Compton Terrace, via side gate Access: While most of the access is level, there is a step leading down into the garden bridged with a ramp. The entrance door is not very wide (82cm), so may be difficult for wheelchair users Nearest station: Highbury and Islington Buses: 4, 19, 30, 43, 271 Activities: Guides are on hand (and literature available) to provide information about bees, their behaviour and the threats to their survival (hence the need for bee sanctuaries). Refreshments (tea, real coffee, home-made cakes) on sale Website: www.newacropolisuk.org

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G7. The Olden Community Garden N5 1NH The Olden Community Garden is a five-minute walk from the Emirates Stadium. It is a haven for wildlife, an oasis of quiet amidst the hustle and bustle of Highbury and Islington and a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation. The garden, run by volunteers, covers more than two acres of open space off Whistler Street and Drayton Park, on a former railway embankment. There is a formal garden, which is fully accessible, a woodland, orchard, wildflower meadow and vegetable growing spaces. It has a disabled toilet and a small Garden House. Open: Sunday 11am-5pm Entrance: Whistler Street, opposite No: 22 Access: Part of the garden is on a former railway embankment. The formal garden is level and has disabled access, as do the toilets and Garden House. Rest of the garden only accessible by steps with uneven surfaces Nearest stations: Drayton Park, Arsenal Buses: 17, 43, 153, 263, 271, 393, 4, 19 Activities: Tea, coffee and cake in the Garden House Website: www.oldengarden.org

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G8. St James Close N1 8PH This is a private communal garden which is surrounded on three sides by a church and Victorian almshouses. The property belongs to the Church of England and most of the residents have some connection with the church. The garden consists of a small lawned area and beds of herbaceous perennials and shrubs. It is a secluded haven of calm in a busy, densely populated area and much appreciated by the residents. Open: Saturday 2-5pm, Sunday 2-5pm Entrance: Bishop Street, behind St James’ Church Access: Two steps up from street Nearest station: Angel Buses: 38, 56, 73, 271, 341, 476 Car parking: Difficult, even at weekends Activities: Artist (TBC)

G9. Victoria Hall – The Institute of Ismaili Studies N1C 4DD Victoria Hall is a Stanton Williams-designed student residence, commissioned by the Aga Khan Development Network. This network of nondenominational, social, cultural and economic development agencies aims to improve people’s quality of life around the world. There are two gardens integrated into the building, forming part of a unique series of contemporary landscapedesigned gardens in King’s Cross. Collectively they demonstrate the rich diversity of the Muslim world. The two gardens in the student residence seek to capture the essence of the gardens of southern Spain (1st floor) and Morocco (8th floor). Water is a central element in both gardens, whether running through channels or installed as a contained feature. Open: Saturday 12-4pm Entrance: 25 Canal Reach Access: Wheelchair users can access the 1st floor courtyard. However, wheelchair users will not be able to go out onto the 8th floor terrace, though glimpses out onto the terrace may be possible from the entrance door Nearest stations: King’s Cross, St Pancras Bus: 390 Activities: Possible video screening of interview

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Gardens offering extra weekend activities G10. Barnard Park N1 0JW Barnard Park is a 10-acre public park with a rich history, stemming from the beginnings of cricket with Thomas Lord in the 18th century to WW2 bomb damage. Prefab housing followed wartime devastation before the creation of the park in the 1960s. In recent times the Friends of Barnard Park have created three new gardens and planted hundreds of bulbs. Visitors can see what can be achieved in a very long border under an avenue of lime trees, and the other challenges which the park has presented. The park has large grassy areas for sunbathing or picnicking and a large games pitch. Open: Saturday 11am-4pm Entrance: Charlotte Terrace, off Copenhagen Street plus five others Access: Main paths are tarmac, some sloping. Much of the grass is sloping and can be muddy Nearest stations: Angel, King’s Cross Buses: 153, 274 (Copenhagen St), 17, 91, 259 (Caledonian Rd). Many more at Angel Activities: This is one of the occasional community ‘pop-up’ days staged by the Friends of Barnard Park. Display about the history and development of the area with early photos and maps. Self-guided sheets and plant lists available. Refreshments (tea, coffee, cold drinks and home-made cakes). Activities for children. Live music Website: www.barnardpark.org

WC G11. Barnsbury Square N1 1JL Barnsbury Square is a peaceful square, framed by trees, in the heart of residential Islington. Features include a rose bed and flowerbeds. A woodland planting scheme sits at the heart of the square. Volunteers open the hut in the square regularly on Tuesday afternoons and Saturday mornings to enable visitors and residents to meet up and enjoy some tea and coffee. There are regular gardening sessions too, which help bring people of all ages together to create a greener square. Open: Saturday 1.30-3.30pm Entrance: Thornhill Road Access: Three ground-level access gates Nearest stations: Caledonian Road and Barnsbury, Highbury and Islington Buses: 153, 17, 91, 4, 19, 30 Activities: Park keeper’s hut open. Refreshments available Website: www.friendsofbarnsburysqgardens.com

G12. Culpeper Community Garden N1 0FJ Culpeper Community Garden is a unique community garden project, named after the herbalist Nicholas Culpeper. This green oasis comprises small plots for local people and community groups to tend, and opens to the public 365 days a year. The garden has a communal lawn, ponds, rose pergola, wildlife area and a dry garden, inspired by Beth Chatto as part of Islington’s climate-change adaptation strategy. Culpeper Community Garden works with disadvantaged community groups and provides a teaching resource to local primary schools. It also stages a number of events and activities for members and local people. In 2017 the garden received an ‘Outstanding’ rating in the RHS ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood’ scheme. It has also received the prestigious RHS National Certificate of Distinction and came second in the Best Community Garden category in Islington in Bloom. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: 2 Dignum Street, off Cloudesley Road Access: Level access via Culpeper Open Space Nearest station: Angel Buses: 4, 19, 38, 43, 56, 73, 205, 214, 274, 394, 476 Activities: Garden tours led by garden worker Mandy and volunteers. Home-made cakes and teas Website: www.culpeper.org.uk

WC G13. The Skip Garden, Global Generation N1C 4AQ The Skip Garden is a mobile food garden on the King’s Cross development site. The garden serves as an educational platform where local children, young people and business volunteers work together on tangible projects to improve local sustainability. It is a unique space where food and wildlife-friendly plants grow out of skips and containers. The garden is a Capital Growth training hub and an exciting example of organic urban agriculture on one of Europe’s largest development sites. Home-made cakes will be available in the organic vegetarian café. There is also a hive, a growing skip and a recycled window glasshouse to admire. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm Entrance: Tapper Walk, off York Way. Can also be reached on foot or bicycle from King’s Cross St Pancras and Goods Way. From Granary Sq, turn onto Stable Street and continue straight, past Lewis Cubitt Park. Entrance beside the Viewing Platform Access: Part of the garden is accessible to wheelchairs but not all of it. Uneven ground and gravel area which might be difficult to cross for people with walking sticks Nearest station: King’s Cross/St Pancras Bus: 390 Activities: Regular garden tours. Stalls with products for sale. Skip Garden Café serves vegetarian home-made food and drinks Website: www.globalgeneration.org.uk

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Visiting the gardens in this historic part of the East End will give you a sense of the area’s creativity, personal endeavour and food production. The Cranbrook Estate Community Garden, Approach Gardens, St Peter’s Church, St Mary’s Secret Garden, and Dalston Eastern Curve Garden all showcase food production and strong social bonds. The results of all the hard work are enjoyed in beautiful green spaces at Gloucester Square Residents’ Garden (on the Regent’s Canal), St Joseph’s Hospice and Fassett Square. In all these areas, the residents work hard and resourcefully to create beautiful and peaceful, as well as useful, environments. Interim Area Coordinator: Candy Blackham

Your ticket gives special access to the following gardens (normally closed, limited opening or charging) H1. Approach Gardens E2 9LU A resident-led committee rescued this once unloved and unused space. The committee raised money and has developed the space into a thriving community food garden which brings together many diverse local groups. It now boasts 40 raised beds cherished by families from the estate, the local school and a daycare centre. There is a small, shared fruit orchard and an award-winning wildlife area, with a small pond (and frogs and toads), a native hedgerow, bug hotel, wildflower meadow and lots of ivy for the bees. Open: Sunday 12-4pm Entrance: Russia Lane Nearest stations: Bethnal Green Underground, Cambridge Heath Overground Buses: 8, D6, 309, D3, 106, 254 Activities: Plants for sale. Refreshments Website: www.approachgardens.co.uk

Cranbrook Community Food Garden © Fran Jones

H2. Cranbrook Community Food Garden E2 0RD Residents of Cranbrook Estate and the surrounding area designed and built the Cranbrook Community Food Garden in 2009. They nestle proudly within the iconic modernist Cranbrook Estate, designed by Skinner, Bailey and Lubetkin, completed in the 1960s, and home to Elizabeth Frink’s sculpture The Blind Beggar and his Dog. The garden consists of 21 raised beds, a shed, greenhouse, composting facilities and a patio area with seating and a living roof. The garden has received many awards, including an Outstanding rating in London in Bloom in 2016 and 2017. Open: Saturday 10am-3pm, Sunday 10am-3pm Entrance: The Avenue, Cranbrook Estate Roman Road – opposite Usk Street Access: Wheelchair access to over three-quarters of the garden, although the ground is uneven Nearest station: Bethnal Green Buses: 8, D6 Activities: Plants, seeds and garden products for sale, and preserves. Refreshments

Fassett Square © Diana Jarvis

H3. Fassett Square E8 1DQ Local residents have lovingly restored this garden, which inspired the stage set for the BBC’s EastEnders programme, to its former glory. The square has retained its original Victorian layout of paths winding round island beds and lawns, as well as many original lime trees around the perimeter. Bruno Court, on the north-west corner of Fassett Square, is a Grade II listed former hospital building influenced by the Bauhaus school of architecture. It was converted into flats in 1999 and has a roof terrace with a panoramic view of London. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: North end of square Access: Shallow gravel path throughout the garden. Steps at entrance to Bruno Court Nearest stations: Hackney Downs, Dalston Kingsland, Dalston Junction Buses: 38, 242, 277+ 30, 56, 236 Activities: Refreshments (home bakes, hot and cold drinks). Tours available 10am-1pm

H4. Gloucester Square Residents’ Gardens E2 8RS This award-winning community garden lies within a peaceful tree-lined residential square between Haggerston Park and Regent’s Canal, onto which it opens. Gloucester Square was built in 1987 as affordable housing on a former industrial site. After years of neglect, residents decided to rejuvenate the flowerbeds in 2009. The gardens have different themes and styles to reflect residents’ interests in gardening aesthetics. There is a small woodland garden, a central planted landscaped sanctuary and two flowerbeds where plants, herbs and vegetables are seamlessly planted within borders. The community garden received the Gold award for Best Community Project in Hackney in Bloom (2013) and the Bronze award for Best Community Garden (2014) from the East London Gardening Society. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 11.30am-5pm Entrance: Cester Street, off Whiston Road Access: Level access but some uneven surfaces Nearest stations: Haggerston, Hoxton, Cambridge Heath Buses: 394, 236 Activities: Food, refreshments, plant sale and garden-related crafts by artists and designers Conditions: Toilet available in Haggerston Park Website: www.gloucestersquare.weebly.com

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H6. St Joseph’s Hospice Garden E8 4SA One hundred years of garden tradition have provided St Joseph’s Hospice with an award-winning garden to suit the needs of visitors, patients and staff alike. Intended for both recreation and contemplation, seven distinct garden areas provide plenty of interest for visitors. Completion of major building works has resulted in a completely different shape for the south end of the gardens, providing contrasting areas of deep shade and full sun. Traditional perennials jostle with half-hardy tropicals in the borders and their colours are supported by annual bedding schemes. Features include sculptures by Matt Caines and the ‘Oasis’ water feature in the front courtyard. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Mare Street, north of Victoria Park Road Access: Some slopes Nearest stations: Bethnal Green Tube (1.25 km), London Fields (0.5 km) Buses: 26, 48, 55, 106, 254, D6 Activities: Cream teas. Fundraising stall. Entertainment (Saturday afternoon) Website: www.stjh.org.uk

Open: Saturday 2-5pm, Sunday 2-5pm Entrance: South side garden entrance from St Peter’s Close, then Vicarage garden from the church garden Access: Accessible garden but some narrow and uneven paths. The church building is due to be wheelchair-accessible from the front. The crypt is not accessible, nor is half the Vicarage garden, though it is all visible Nearest stations: Bethnal Green, Hoxton, Shoreditch High Street Buses: 8, 26, 48, 55, 388 Activities: Pop-up café during the afternoon. Church and crypt tours on request. Gardeners available to discuss planting Website: www.stpetersbethnalgreen.org

WC H7. St Peter’s Bethnal Green Church and Vicarage Gardens E2 7AE St Peter’s Bethnal Green and its adjacent vicarage were built in 1841. Over time, the church garden has been a parade ground, schoolyard and cholera pit. Today, it is a thriving community garden. The gardens are bounded by 200-year-old London plane trees. Allotments and ornamental flowerbeds surround the church building, which are mainly cared for by volunteer gardeners. The Vicarage private garden is opening the ‘secret garden door’ again, leading into a haven of peace and place of meeting, brought back into use over the last six years.

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Gardens offering extra weekend activities H8. Arnold Circus E2 7JF Arnold Circus is a unique garden and heritage asset in the 1890s Boundary Street Estate in east London. Having been designed as the centrepiece of Britain’s first publicly-funded social housing scheme, intended to improve public health, promote exercise and provide a ‘stage’ for the local community, it declined over the years. Today the Circus is beautiful again. The Friends of Arnold Circus have restored and maintained this asset in partnership with Tower Hamlets. It underwent a major regeneration in 2010, led by LDA Design. Careful research and meticulous work has ensured a balance between restoration and sustainability. This has resulted in colourful planting, improved biodiversity, a bandstand with handmade roofing tiles, historic railings, new seating and a rainwaterharvesting system with underground storage. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Access: Access by steps only Nearest station: Shoreditch High Street Buses: 8, 26, 48, 55, 67, 149, 242, 243, 388, 35, 47 Activities: The Friends of Arnold Circus available to answer questions Website: www.arnoldcircus.co.uk

H9. Dalston Eastern Curve Garden E8 3DF This award-winning garden lies hidden behind a wooden doorway, next to the Hackney Peace Carnival Mural. It was created in 2010 on the old Eastern Curve railway line. The wooden pavilion and Pineapple House host community and educational events as well as music, dance, cooking and relaxation. Planting includes silver birch, alder, hazel and wild cherry. Fruit, vegetables and herbs grow in raised beds and these are used in the garden’s on-site licensed café. Volunteers of all ages tend the garden, which is bee-friendly. Rainwater is collected and used to water the raised beds and all waste garden material is composted on site. Open: Saturday 11am-10.30pm, Sunday 11am-10pm Entrance: 13 Dalston Lane, next to the Hackney Peace Carnival Mural Access: Some bark paths and grass – can be difficult for wheelchairs Nearest stations: Dalston Junction, Dalston Kingsland Buses: 30, 38, 56, 67, 76, 149, 242, 243, 277 Activities: Gardeners available Saturday, 2-5pm to answer questions. Café, pizzas Website: www.dalstongarden.org

H10. St Mary’s Secret Garden E2 8EL St Mary’s Garden provides social and horticultural therapy, training and volunteering opportunities, particularly for people with disabilities or who are in ill-health. The garden also offers gardening and outreach services, including planting and sensory workshops and housing estate planting. There are several ‘rooms’ in the garden – herbaceous borders, a herb and sensory area, a vegetable garden, woodland with beehives, an orchard, a pond, a wildlife meadow and a greenhouse. Beneficiaries and volunteers maintain all of these. Highlights include the ‘Wish You Well’ garden, Silent Space area and Therapy Shed. The garden has been awarded the Green Flag Community Award and an Outstanding rating from London in Bloom. Open: Saturday 10am-8pm Entrance: Corner of Pearson and Appleby Streets Access: Fully accessible Nearest station: Hoxton Buses: 26, 48, 55, 67, 149, 242, 243, 394 Activities: On sale: organically-grown plants and vegetables, home-made jams, chutneys and honey. Pop-up café with snacks and home-made cakes Website: www.stmaryssecretgarden.org.uk

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In the 19th century London was the world’s biggest port, but by 1980 all the docks had closed to commercial traffic. Today the areas are imaginatively regenerated. Providence Row Rooftop Garden and Core Landscapes Community Plant Nursery and Garden link ‘meanwhile gardens’ to therapeutic activities. Rubbish dumps at Winterton House Organic Garden and Cable Street Community Gardens are transformed into beguiling gardens and organic growing sites. Canary Wharf boasts a stunning Roof Garden at Crossrail Place, and the former Surrey Commercial Docks are now ecology parks at Lavender Pond and The Compound, Stave Hill. Garden barges, once used for river trade, are now homes with gardens at Garden Barge Square. Cody Dock (on The Line Art Walk) on the River Lea is due for regeneration. While you are in the area, do make time to visit the Bow Creek Ecology Park (near Cody Dock), the Thames Barrier Park, Mudchute Park and Farm (near Canary Wharf) and the Ada Salter Garden in historic Southwark Park. Area Coordinator: Candy Blackham

I1. Cable Street Community Gardens E1 0EL This well-established community garden in the heart of an historic inner-city area gives a warm welcome to visitors to this peaceful haven. Members and their families tend more than 50 plots. There are also wildlife areas, several small ponds, a traditional British hedgerow and raised planters for elderly gardeners and those with limited mobility. The gardens are 100 per cent organic, which encourages the bees to make lots of honey. Open: Sunday 10.30am-4pm Entrance: Hardinge Street Access: Some narrow paths but main entrance and roadway easily accessible Nearest station: Shadwell Bus: 100

Cable Street Community Garden © Candy Blackham

Activities: Guided garden walks. Light refreshments. Home-made produce. Craft stalls. Children’s activities. Live music Website: www.cablestreetcommunitygardens.co.uk

WC I2. Core Landscapes Community Plant Nursery and Garden E1 2JL Core Landscapes locates sites to transform into green havens with the aim of improving people’s mental and physical wellbeing through horticulture. The Whitechapel site in the heart of the East End is the project’s third site relocation since 2009. Each

move tightens the project and improves the growing methods. A vacant plot of land now has a garden growing with an orchard, herbaceous borders, pond, plant nursery and food growing area, all grown in moveable containers – from Hornbeam trees to salad leaves. There is also a bus, fish to see and plants to buy. Mark Lane, BBC Gardeners’ World presenter and garden designer, is Core Landscapes’ first ever patron. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm Entrance: Turner Street, end of Stepney Way – opposite the back entrance of the Royal London Hospital. Next to hospital museum Access: Mainly wheelchair and pushchair accessible Nearest stations: Whitechapel (not step free), Shadwell, Bethnal Green (all 15-min walk) Buses: 25, 106, 205, 253 (Whitechapel Road), 15, 115, D3 (Commercial Road) Activities: Tea, coffee, cold drinks and cake for sale. Garden tours, music, arts and crafts activities and bargain plant hunting. Inspiration for containergrowing anywhere Website: www.corearts.co.uk/core-landscapes

WC I3. Providence Row Rooftop Garden E1 7SA Providence Row is a charity supporting homeless and vulnerable people in East London and providing accredited gardening training. A large Gleditsia tree spans native woodland planting in the charity’s courtyard garden, just off bustling Brick Lane. Raised beds of perennials are vibrant all year and mobile planters provide greenery, helping to create a flexible, therapeutic and attractive environment for the services and activities during the week. On the rooftop there is a secret garden, with a wide range of fruit, vegetables, herbs and edible flowers which supply the kitchen. This kitchen produces 30 to 50 breakfasts and lunches every day. A pond and wildflower planting increase the biodiversity of the site. Open: Saturday 12-4pm Entrance: 82 Wentworth Street Access: Courtyard garden is fully accessible. Access to the roof garden includes steps Nearest stations: Aldgate East, Aldgate Bus: 67 Activities: Garden tours. Refreshments Website: www.providencerow.org.uk

Providence Row Rooftop Garden © Candy Blackham

Winterton House Organic Garden © Candy Blackham

I4. Winterton House Organic Garden E1 2QR Over several years, local residents Melvyn and Ken have created a prize-winning horticultural oasis from a rubbish dump for the residents of Winterton House and the local community. The project has won an RHS Gold Award. Instead of putting their feet up in retirement, these gentlemen have fashioned a varied garden with a pergola, gravel planting, climbers and roses, a mixed herbaceous border and a pond. The rare-breed chickens and ducks eat snails from the garden and a small allotment area enables residents to grow fruit and vegetables. The garden and these two imaginative gentlemen will inspire visitors. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Deancross St – just off the Commercial Road Access: Allotment area has a step entrance Nearest stations: Shadwell, Whitechapel Buses: 15, 100, 115, 135, 339, D9 Activities: Guided tours. Cut-price plant sale. Refreshments – home-made cakes and food. Music from popular top East London folk group The Mudlarks

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NEW I5. Cody Dock E16 4TL Cody Dock was built on the tidal River Lea in East London in 1871 to service coal barges for the Imperial Chemical Works. Today, with major regeneration plans under way, it boasts communityled riverside gardens and a creative industries quarter. The Cody Dock café provides an ideal halfway point on The Line sculpture walk. Cody Dock is the perfect place to take a stroll, wander around and stop off for refreshments while enjoying the rich heritage and ecology all around. Open: Saturday 11am-5pm, Sunday 11am-5pm Entrance: 11c South Crescent Nearest station: Star Lane DLR Bus: 323 Activities: Garden tours, children’s workshops (book online). Additional workshops and exhibitions. Full details on website Website: www.gasworksdock.org.uk WC

I6. Crossrail Place Roof Garden E14 5AR The green oasis of Crossrail Place Roof Garden lies among the towering buildings of Canary Wharf, providing the perfect escape for those working nearby and for the local communities. The exotic roof garden features ferns, grasses of all kinds and flowering shrubs, chosen to reflect the parts of the world with which the West India Docks traded in the 19th and 20th centuries. This trade is reflected in the area’s name, Canary Wharf. The landscape matures each year under a stunning curved roof. Open: Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 12-6pm Entrance: Roof Garden level at Crossrail Place Nearest station: Canary Wharf Buses: D3, D7, D8, 135, 277, N550 Activities: Music and children’s activities (details on website) Website: www.canarywharf.com/arts-events

I7. Garden Barge Square at Downings Roads Moorings SE1 2AX Garden Barge Square is situated at Tower Bridge Moorings in Southwark. These historic moorings date back 200 years or more. Gardens have been created on the decks of many of the barges to form an ‘inside-out’ floating garden square. Open: Saturday 2-5pm, Sunday 2-5pm Entrance: Reed’s Wharf, 33 Mill Street Access: Low heels advisable and hold on tight to ropes and railings as access is on the rocky side. Moorings visits are at visitors’ own risk Nearest stations: Bermondsey (less than 1km), also London Bridge and Tower Hill Buses: 47, 188, 381, RV1 Activities: Tea and cake (proceeds to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution) Website: www.towerbridgemoorings.org

Garden Barge Square at Downings Roads Moorings © Candy Blackham

I8. Lavender Pond and Nature Park SE16 5DZ Lavender Pond was created in 1981 as part of the regeneration of the Surrey Commercial Docks, and was designated a local nature reserve in 2005. The original dock walls and locks remain alongside the old pumphouse. Covering a total of 2.5 acres, ponds are the park’s main feature. Boardwalks lead through extensive stands of reed, a colourful marsh area and on through woodlands and a second hidden pond. This peaceful park demonstrates creative ecology and conservation, showing how new habitats can be created for wildlife, while allowing local people contact with nature through community involvement, education and training. Open: Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 10am-4pm Entrance: Gate on Salter Road or Rotherhithe Street Access: Reserve fully accessible, although paths and boardwalk require care Nearest station: Canada Water Buses: C10, 381 Car parking: On street parking on surrounding roads Activities: Guided reserve tours available. Activities for families and children Website: www.tcv.org.uk/urbanecology

I9. The Compound, Stave Hill Ecological Park SE16 6AX The Compound, which is managed by The Conservation Volunteers, and its SHED Visitor Centre create a miniature of the surrounding Ecology Park, with a wildlife ‘city’, allotment and woodland walk. In this imaginative and creative space, visitors can find peace, inspiration and ideas for conservation and recycling. The Compound is also a workspace and the base for practical work carried out in the park’s woodlands and meadows. Gabions, bird boxes, and art works are created here for the park. The park in the former Surrey Commercial Docks is unexpected, varied and beautiful. Open: Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 10am-4pm Entrance: From the foot of the mound at the top of Dock Hill Avenue, Timber Pond Road SE16 6AX – behind Bacon’s College Access: Hoggin paths, some slopes Nearest stations: Canada Water, Rotherhithe Buses: 1, 225, 381, 395 Activities: Children’s craft activities. Beekeeper on site (Sunday only). Nature info and quiz trails. Help the Saturday team create a wildflower meadow, dig out the marsh or build an insect house. Tea and coffee Website: www.tcv.org.uk/urbanecology/stave-hillecological-park

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The gardens of the Lambeth and Clapham area will take you on a journey through the power of plants. The South London Botanical Institute has been a centre of excellence for the study of plants since 1910 and is opening up its fascinating Institute building, including the botanical library and herbarium. There are two community gardens – Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses and the Eden Community Garden – which both demonstrate how people can engage with plants to achieve different aims. The garden of the Royal Trinity Hospice shows how plants can provide a place of tranquillity and healing at times of stress. Nightingale Square may look like just another residential square but it contains some magnificent trees, some of which have reached their centenary, providing not only shade but flowers and fruit. Area Coordinator: Jock Blakey

Your ticket gives special access to the following gardens (normally closed, limited opening or charging)

Access: Some uneven paths, but the greenhouses and most of the garden are accessible Nearest station: Herne Hill Buses: 2, 3, 37, 57, 68, 196, 322, 432, 468 Activities: Gorgeous Gourds exhibition in the lower greenhouse. Fresh herbal teas, home-made cake and biscuits available. Range of affordable ornamental and edible plants to buy, as well as fresh produce, garden art prints and postcards. For more details, visit the website Conditions: Tickets not required for this garden Website: www.brockwellgreenhouses.org.uk

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J1. Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses SE24 9BJ Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses (BPCG) is a community garden in the centre of Lambeth’s Brockwell Park. This large site includes an orchard, a series of demonstration gardens, a walled herb garden and two commercial-sized greenhouses. This project helps people grow through learning and learn through growing. Seven days a week, it runs a drop-in garden volunteering scheme, school visits, family events, courses and workshops. At BPCG, people learn about conserving the environment and wildlife, to appreciate nature and to understand organic gardening and food growing – and all in a very friendly community spirit. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Dulwich Road, Brockwell Park Gardens, Brixton Water Lane or Tulse Hill

J2. Nightingale Square SW12 8QN Nightingale Square offers sloping gardens on three levels, surrounded by hedging, shrubs and a diverse collection of 85 trees. Some 22 of these are more than 50 years old and some have reached their centenary and beyond. The trees are predominantly broad-leaved and deciduous and offer shade, colour, flowers, fruit and seeds spanning the four seasons. The railings were replaced in 1999 to their pre-war condition. The surrounding houses date from the late 19th century and the church of the Holy Ghost (1897) is by Leonard Stokes. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: North side Access: Easiest from the north entrance Nearest stations: Balham, Wandsworth Common Buses: G1, 155, 319 Activities: Teas, coffees and soft drinks available

J3. Royal Trinity Hospice SW4 0RN John Medhurst designed Trinity’s gardens, based on plans drawn up by US landscape architect Lanning Roper. Upon the architect’s death, Medhurst completed the project in 1983. Little of the garden pre-dates 1983 except hedges and trees, notably a purple beech planted in 1981 by the late Queen Mother. An old mulberry, plane, horse chestnut and a swamp cypress give maturity to the garden, while cherries add colour. A new in-patient centre opened in 2009, requiring more work on the garden. TP Bennett designed the newer parts to enable viewing from the centre’s upper and lower levels, with steep slopes of shrubs and herbaceous planting falling towards the building. A weeping cherry, planted to mark the opening, sits in the middle of one of the lawns. In 2012, 2015 and 2016 the garden won the London Gardens Society Hospice Garden Plate. Open: Sunday 11am-4pm Entrance: 30 Clapham Common North Side Access: Steps can be avoided using the ramps Nearest station: Clapham Common Buses: 35, 37, 88, 137, 155, 345, G1 Activities: Refreshments Website: www.trinityhospice.org.uk

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J4. South London Botanical Institute SE24 9AQ The South London Botanical Institute (SLBI) supports London’s smallest botanic garden, which is densely planted with more than 500 labelled species in themed borders. Traditional medicinal herbs grow beside plants used in current pharmaceutical research. Ferns, carnivorous plants, British natives, scented plants, monocots and drought-tolerant plants feature alongside rare trees and shrubs from the southern hemisphere. There is also a new food plant trail. A new moss trail has been created with each species linking to information online. There is a new pond and wetland area with access for pond dipping, and new planting to provide a home for frogs and newts. Other features include a specially commissioned mosaic to celebrate the centenary and a refurbished lecture room. Open: Sunday 2-5pm Entrance: 323 Norwood Road Access: Narrow paths Nearest station: Tulse Hill Buses: 68, 196 322, 468 + 2, 201, 415, 432 Activities: Guided tours of the Institute building, including the lecture room, botanical library and herbarium. Unusual plants for sale. Home-made teas available at the Garden Café. Please check website for confirmation of theatrical event Website: www.slbi.org.uk

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Other gardens worth visiting J5. Eden Community Garden SW4 0DX Eden Community Garden is a tranquil green space on the site of an ancient burial ground in Clapham. The site dates back 1,000 years and is part of St Paul’s churchyard. Connected to the manor house owned by Richard Atkins, physician to King James I, the land used to be a burial ground for parishioners who died from the plague, and then for Roundhead soldiers killed in the Civil War battle for Battersea Marshes. The garden aims to create and maintain a sustainable habitat for wildlife while promoting recycling and biodiversity by planting native British species and organic gardening. An apiary and a wildlife pond help with this. The garden hosts summer solstice and winter celebrations and organises regular volunteering days. It has won a Green Pennant for 12 years running, six Green Flags and a ‘thriving’ commendation in the London in Bloom competition (2017). Open: Saturday 9am-7pm, Sunday 9am-7pm Entrance: Matrimony Place, off Rectory Grove Access: No steps, wide paths. Accessible for wheelchair users Nearest stations: Wandsworth Road (500m), Clapham Common (1km) Buses: 77, 87, 88, 322, 417, 452 Website: www.edengardenclapham.org

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Notting Hill and North Kensington provide everything from historic squares and royal crescents to community gardens and bowling clubs, with 14 open gardens to choose from. Around Ladbroke Grove there are listed gardens, many created in the mid-19th century and part of the Ladbroke and Norland Estates, while a number of community gardens can be found north of St Quintin Avenue. Visitors can explore the award-winning community garden of Phoenix Farm and St Quintin’s Community Kitchen Garden before visiting West London Bowling Club, a hidden gem. Originally founded in 1903 and patronised by royalty, the gardens were finally restored in 2014 thanks to the local population and nearby St Quintin’s. The peaceful setting of Hanover Gardens – once the home of garden designer and landscape architect Dame Sylvia Crowe – and one of the largest private squares in London at Ladbroke Square Garden are also worth a visit. Originally the site of the Hippodrome racecourse, the gardens as laid out today follow an 1849 Thomas Allason design. Near here you will find the crescents of Rosmead Gardens and Stanley Crescent Garden, recently voted the best garden square in Kensington and Chelsea. Area Coordinator: Marlene Johnson

Your ticket gives special access to the following gardens (normally closed, limited opening or charging) K1. Hanover Gardens W11 3LN This is a peaceful woodland garden in the heart of the historic Ladbroke Estate. Only the birdsong and the bells of St John’s, Notting Hill disturb the quiet. Rolling lawns with mature spreading planes and occasional specimen trees, including a tulip tree, combine with copses of choice woodland planting, such as Callicarpa, Brunnera, Epimedium, Liriope, honeysuckle, hellebores and ferns. Dame Sylvia Crowe, the noted landscape architect and garden designer, lived here for many years. Open: Sunday 2-5pm Entrance: Opposite 11 Lansdowne Walk Access: Most of the garden accessible by wheelchair, apart from one area with steps. Gravel paths Nearest station: Holland Park Buses: 31, 94, 148, 228

K2. Kensington Nursing Home (Bupa) W11 3PH Kensington Nursing Home offers two very different gardens at the same location. A spacious, mature private garden behind the building features an L-shaped lawn with a paved path, shaded seating, raised flower and herb beds, an intriguing Perspex sculpture, mosaics and a sensory area. There is also a separate garden with a pergola, fronting onto Ladbroke Road. The gardens are delightfully cool on

a hot summer afternoon. Open: Saturday 2-5pm Entrance: 40-46 Ladbroke Road Nearest stations: Notting Hill Gate, Holland Park Buses: 12, 94, 148 Activities: Tea and coffee. Plant sale

Kensington Nursing Home (Bupa) © LPGT

K3. Ladbroke Square Garden W11 3BJ The garden was originally the site of the entrance to a racecourse, the Hippodrome, built by John Whyte in 1837. The venture foundered as the course was too heavy-going. A plan of 1849 signed by the architect and surveyor Thomas Allason shows the garden laid out as it is today, the largest of the 16 communal gardens of the Ladbroke Estate. It is also one of the largest private garden squares in London, listed by English Heritage as Grade II. Within the railings, shrubbery and stately trees enclose a long, east-west walk along the north side, with winding paths around three spacious lawns, flanked by colourful herbaceous borders. There are two playgrounds, for small and for older children. Open: Sunday 2-6pm Entrance: Gate opposite 60 Kensington Park Road only Access: Level access, but gravel paths and uneven surfaces Nearest station: Notting Hill Gate Buses: 27, 28, 31, 52, 94, 328, 452 Activities: The Royal National Lifeboat Institution will provide teas. Performance by Treblemakers a capella group, at 4pm, with a repertoire spanning Mozart, barbershop in the 1950s, the Beatles, Queen and Coldplay

K4. Leinster Square Gardens W2 4PW Leinster Square Gardens was created when the surrounding imposing white stucco houses were built between 1856 and 1864. Three majestic plane trees dominate the garden, including the central plane, planted on 26th February 1887 in Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee year. A group of residents rescued the garden from decline in the late 1970s. They replaced the railings that had been removed during WW2 and planted azaleas, rhododendrons and a collection of camellias. Much of this planting survives today. In 2015 it was extensively restored to include new paths, an irrigation system, small pavilion and new seating as well as a new planting plan. A once-weekly gardener maintains the garden. Famous former residents of Leinster Square include the writer, ornithologist and founding member of the RSPB William Henry Hudson at No 11, and musician Sting at 28A. Open: Sunday 2-5pm Entrance: Hereford Road Access: Now wheelchair-accessible Nearest stations: Bayswater, Queensway, Notting Hill Buses: 7, 23, 27, 28, 31, 36, 52, 70, 94, 148, 328, 390, 452 Website: www.lsga.org.uk

K5. Norland Square W11 4PX A property developer built Norland Square and the surrounding stucco-fronted houses, originally part of the Norland Estate, in the early 1840s. A shady gravel path meanders around the garden next to borders filled with mixed shrubs and ornamental trees. The garden railings were reinstated in 2007. The sunny central lawn has a children’s playground and tennis court at opposite ends. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: East side of the square only Access: Access to lawns via gravel path Nearest station: Holland Park Buses: 31, 94, 148 Activities: Hot and cold drinks. Cakes and biscuits

K6. Pembridge Square W2 4ED Pembridge Square was built between 1856 and 1864 and the garden was completed in 1865. It recently received awards for the best garden in north Kensington and the best large private garden square. The long rectangular garden has a beautiful woodland area, wildflowers at the east end, a rose garden at the west end and a long herbaceous border. Open: Sunday 11am-5pm Entrance: Opposite 11 Pembridge Square Access: Some narrow gravel paths, but others have been improved to allow wheelchair use Nearest station: Notting Hill Gate Buses: 27, 28, 31, 52, 70, 94, 148, 328, 390, 452 Activities: Children’s play area with swings and a hornbeam maze

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K7. Phoenix Farm and Learning Zone W12 7DB Phoenix Farm, which started in 2007, provides a learning resource for school and local community groups and offers volunteering opportunities for local residents. Comprising glasshouses and a series of beds, the farm produces over 40 varieties of fruit and vegetables, together with medicinal herbs, plants to attract wildlife and edible flowers. There is a community orchard, soft fruits and wildlife areas, as well as bees, rabbits and chickens. This acre of space in the centre of the White City Estate continues to win awards each year including a Gold Medal at Hampton Court Flower Show in 2016. Open: Saturday 10am-4pm Entrance: Adjacent to Phoenix Fitness Centre, Bloemfontein Road Access: Accessible toilet in adjacent fitness centre Nearest stations: White City, Wood Lane Buses: 220, 283

Activities: Plant sale. Refreshments Website: www.hcga.org.uk/gardens/phoenix-schoolfarm

K8. Rosmead Garden W11 2JG This garden is part of the Ladbroke Estate, which includes Arundel Gardens and St John’s Gardens. Thomas Allom’s plan of 1823 provided for generous communal gardens, organised in a concentric layout of crescents. The outer crescents date from the 1860s. Open: Sunday 12-5pm Entrance: Pedestrian gate on Rosmead Road Access: Entry down a steep flight of steps followed by a short gravel slope. Uneven path Nearest stations: Ladbroke Grove, Holland Park, Notting Hill Gate Buses: 7, 23, 52, 452, 228

Rosmead Garden W11 © Diana Jarvis

Royal Crescent Gardens © LPGT

K9. Royal Crescent Gardens W11 4SN Robert Cantwell laid out the Royal Crescent Gardens in 1846. The perimeter railings, which had been removed in WW2, were restored in 1997 and the gardens were restored from 2003. An oak gazebo provides a beautiful centrepiece, surrounded by a rose and herbaceous border. The garden’s trees include two magnificent plane trees which are at least 170 years old, a tulip tree, red oak and some younger specimens, such as Prunus mackii, snakebark maple, Gleditzia, Liquidamber, Magnolia and Davidia involucrata. The garden won the Kensington Society award for garden design (2007) and first prize for communal gardens in North Kensington, under the Brighter Kensington and Chelsea Scheme (2008). It came second in that competition from 2009 to 2013 and again in 2016 and 2017. The London Gardens Society awarded the garden accolades between 2013 and 2016. Open: Saturday 9.30am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Double gates on eastern side of the Crescent, near Holland Park Avenue Nearest station: Shepherd’s Bush and Holland Park Underground Buses: C1, 31, 49, 94, 148, 228, 295, 316, Oxford Tube, buses coming to Shepherd’s Bush/Westfield

K10. St James’s Gardens W11 4RA These gardens were established in the late 1840s. Speculative developer Charles Richardson built the houses around St James’s Gardens and set up the gardens for the benefit of the residents, who were – and remain – required to maintain them. Richardson gifted the site for St James’s Church to the Church Commissioners, since the houses would be more saleable if they had access to their own church. Designed by architect Lewis Vulliamy, it was built between 1844 and 1855. The gardens are laid out in an informal woodland style, dominated by fine chestnut and lime trees which date back to the 19th century. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: South side of gardens Nearest station: Holland Park Buses: 31, 94, 148, 228, 295, 316, Oxford Tube Website: www.josephjones.london

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K11. St Quintin Community Kitchen Garden W10 6NX A disused tennis court has been transformed into a community kitchen garden where nearly 100 local residents grow a wide variety of fresh produce. The design of the site, comprising 48 raised wooden beds, maximises food-growing space, and plotholders tend to grow a mix of fruit, vegetables and flowers in a community-spirited atmosphere. Plotholders donated proceeds from OGSW 2017 to the Grenfell Tower Relief Fund. Debris from the fire landed in some of the plots and many knew people living in the tower block. St Quintin’s won an Outstanding classification in the ‘London It’s Your Neighbourhood’ section of London in Bloom in 2016 and 2017, and the London in Bloom Excellence in Gardening Award in 2015. Several plotholders have won individual awards too. The garden featured in The Great British Garden Revival BBC2 series in 2013. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: St Quintin Avenue, next to the Health Centre Access: Narrow paths, ramps Nearest station: Ladbroke Grove Buses: 7, 23, 70, 228, 295, 316 Activities: Plants and home-made cakes for sale. Tea and coffee. Artworks by resident artists Denis Free and Donal Ryan

K12. Stanley Crescent Garden W11 2NA This garden is part of the Ladbroke Estate development, largely designed and built in 1852-3 by Thomas Allom. It is one of the least altered communal gardens in the area and contains many old, rare and protected trees. Stanley Crescent Garden came out top in a recent competition, organised by Garden Square News, to find the best garden square in Kensington and Chelsea. Open: Sunday 2-6pm Entrance: South gate in Kensington Park Gardens Nearest stations: Holland Park, Notting Hill Gate, Ladbroke Grove Buses: 52, 228, 452 Website: www.stanleycrescentgarden.wordpress.com

K13. Wesley Square W11 1TP Wesley Square is one of west London’s best-kept secrets. The dwellings face an expansive lawn with large mature trees and abundant borders. It really sits at the heart of the community as people have to go through the award-winning garden to enter or leave. Designed by Sir Terry Farrell, the square was completed in 1979. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Off Lancaster Road, west of St Mark’s Road junction Access: Wheelchair access via Kingsdown Close Nearest stations: Ladbroke Grove, Holland Park Buses: 7, 70, 52, 452, 23, 295, 316 Activities: Home-made savouries, cakes, tea, coffee, light drinks and wines with guided tours by residents Website: www.wesleysquare.co.uk

K14. West London Bowling Club W10 6PL West London Bowling Club, founded in 1903, became known for its award-winning gardens, which were once patronised by royalty. In latter years, the gardens went through a long period of neglect. A volunteer gardening team has begun restoration and planted many new roses and fruit trees. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Off St Quintin Avenue Access: Limited wheelchair access. Some narrow paths Nearest stations: Ladbroke Grove, Latimer Road Buses: 7, 23, 70, 228, 295, 316 Activities: Indoor or outdoor tea, coffee and cake Website: www.westlondonbowlingclub.com

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Enthusiasm and energy permeate through the diverse gardens of Marylebone, Bayswater and Little Venice. In Marylebone there are three garden squares to visit which are surrounded by Georgian houses of the Portman estate and magnificent old plane trees. A walk through the Nursemaids’ Tunnel linking Park Square with Park Crescent Gardens is a highlight. The medicinal garden with its dangerous ‘natural’ plants at the Royal College of Physicians, the 11 acres surrounding Regent’s University London and the Regent’s Park Allotment Garden are all worth exploring. The ecological concerns in Bayswater’s gardens will impress visitors while the secret and hidden gardens of Little Venice, which embrace 19th century garden design concepts, provide enjoyment aplenty. Area Coordinator: Adeline Schlumberger

Your ticket gives special access to the following gardens (normally closed, limited opening or charging) L1. Ashworth Mansions Garden W9 1JL Maida Vale is renowned for the mansion blocks that line its broad avenues and give the area a very distinctive and quite European feel. Church Commissioners owned the land and resisted development until the late 1890s. By this point, mansion blocks, rather than houses, were the most profitable option for developers. Ashworth Mansions is Maida Vale’s leading estate of mansion flats. Built in 1899–1900, the Mansions comprise 105 flats in two imposing Queen Anne revival blocks, facing each other across extensive communal gardens. The garden of approximately half an acre is laid out as woodland with mature trees, shrubs and perennials, herbaceous borders, nine defined beds, amenity grassed area and plenty of shade. Open: Sunday 10am-4pm Entrance: Biddulph Road Access: Some steps and uneven surfaces Nearest station: Maida Vale Bus: 98 Activities: Walk round the gardens and chat with the residents Website: www.ashworthmansions.com

L2. Bryanston Square W1H 2DH Bryanston Square was built between 1811 and 1821. The houses on the east and west sides were built to a grand design with stuccoed fronts and columns and pediments at each corner and in the centre (the latter now lost). The square has magnificent old London plane trees set among other flowering trees. Planting includes rhododendron, azalea, camellia, weigela, dogwood, viburnum, mahonia, hydrangea and others. There is a memorial drinking fountain of 1863 at the south end and an early 19th century cast-iron water pump in the form of a Doric column at the north end. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Middle of east side, opposite No 11 Access: Gravel paths Nearest stations: Baker Street, Marble Arch Buses: 2, 13, 30, 74, 82, 139, 189, 274

Ashworth Mansions Garden © Diana Jarvis

L3. Cleveland Square W2 6DG Cleveland Square is a beautiful, quiet 1.5-acre garden square with lawns, gravel paths and mature trees, surrounded by Grade II listed white stuccofronted houses. The square dates from around 1855. Recent replanting has created a garden more like a private garden than a park, with particular focus on horticulture. There is a diverse range of herbaceous perennials, and clouds of Hesperis intermingle with dark purple/black poppies while early-to-late peonies intersperse with alliums, lupins and iris. A fragrant Styrax japonica edges woodland planting, with foxgloves, Lunaria rediva, Epimedium and Smyrnium perfoliatum contrasting with Rodgersias and ferns. Open: Saturday 12-6pm Entrance: West gate, opposite No 25 Nearest stations: Paddington, Bayswater, Lancaster Gate Buses: 7, 23, 27, 36, 46, 205, 332, (Paddington) + 94, 148, 274, (Lancaster Gate) + 70 (Queensway) Website: www.clevelandsquare.org

Cleveland Square © Diana Jarvis

L4. Cleveland Gardens W2 6HA This is a small sister garden to Cleveland Square, just 75m away. In 2006 the old perimeter fencing was replaced with beautiful traditional railings and the entire garden was refurbished – all achieved by the hard work of the residents’ association with the help of grants from English Heritage and Westminster City Council. Open: Saturday 12-6pm Entrance: East gate, opposite No 7 Nearest stations: Paddington, Bayswater, Lancaster Gate Buses: 7, 23, 27, 36, 46, 205, 332, (Paddington) + 94, 148, 274, (Lancaster Gate) + 70 (Queensway) Website: www.clevelandsquare.org

Crescent Garden © Diana Jarvis

L5. Crescent Garden W9 1ED Recently given an award as London’s best large private garden square, Crescent Garden is a three-acre communal garden, just off Warrington Crescent. It is surrounded by stucco-fronted houses dating from around 1865, including a Grade II listed balconied terrace. In the 1970s local residents defeated plans by the Church Commissioners to turn the garden into communal car parking. Today it has lawns, a fine set of interesting trees, island beds and many unusual plants and shrubs. There is also a children’s play area. Enemy planes bombed the area in WW1, after mistaking the canals of Little Venice for the River Thames. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Entrance next to 1 Warrington Crescent, down ramp and through gate Access: Gravel paths Nearest station: Warwick Avenue Buses: 6, 46, 98, 187, 414 Activities: Children’s play area with swings and slide Website: www.crescentgarden.co.uk

L6. Dorset Square NW1 6QJ Dorset Square is the central feature of an urban layout planned by the Portman Estate (1815-20). The square, architecturally still intact, was laid out on the site of Thomas Lord’s first cricket ground, established in 1787. Sir Laurence Gomme (18531916), an early pioneer of the Blue Plaques scheme, lived at 24 Dorset Square from 1895 to 1909. The 800th blue plaque marks his home. George Grossmith, co-author of The Diary of a Nobody, also lived in the square. He too has been marked by a blue plaque, as has Dodie Smith, author of 101 Dalmatians. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: South Gate – opposite No 34 Nearest stations: Baker Street, Marylebone Buses: 2, 13, 18, 27, 30, 82, 74, 113, 205, 274, 453

L7. Formosa Garden W9 1EZ This beautiful and tranquil communal garden, created around 1860, is triangular in shape and lined with 48 aged pollarded London plane trees. A dynamic and imaginative new 50-year tree planting programme was initiated in November 2016 and over 40 new and interesting trees have now been planted as a first phase. There are several large island beds surrounding an impressive oak which, when lit for Christmas, provides the perfect meeting point for resident carol singing. The splendid beds are full of interesting, unusual and colourful shrubs and herbaceous perennials which give long-lasting pleasure to the residents. At the eastern end of the garden a Mediterranean-style bed showcases a wide range of specimens which usually flourish only in more sunny and arid conditions. Open: Sunday 2-5pm Entrance: Adjacent to 32 Castellain Road W9 1EZ Access: Gravel paths along the triangular space Nearest station: Warwick Avenue Buses: 6, 46, 187, 414, 98 Website: www.formosagarden.co.uk

Formosa Garden © Diana Jarvis

L8. Kensington Gardens Square W2 4DJ These gardens are undergoing careful ecological regeneration and are surrounded by five-storey stucco-fronted houses, built in 1858 by Henry de Bruno Austin. Originally family houses for members of the then-emerging professional classes, the Grade II listed properties are now flats and hotels. The gardens enclose a tranquil green space in this busy enclave of Bayswater. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm Entrance: Gate opposite 75 Kensington Gardens Square Access: Gravel paths Nearest stations: Bayswater, Queensway, Royal Oak Buses: 7, 23, 27, 70, 94, 148, 390 Website: www.kgsgarden.org.uk

L9. Manchester Square Gardens W1U 3AB This is a beautiful Georgian square with a fine collection of trees, shrubs and plants, first laid out between 1776 and 1788. A major ongoing replanting programme began in 2006. The square is named after the Duke of Manchester, who built a house (then called Manchester House) on the north side in 1777 after being attracted by the good duck-shooting in the area. The 2nd Marquess of Hertford acquired the lease in 1797 and it became known as Hertford House. Sir Richard Wallace (1818-90), illegitimate son of the 4th Marquess, lived at Hertford House in the 19th century. He displayed much of the Hertford family’s fabulous collection of fine and decorative arts here. In 1897 Lady Wallace left it to the nation as the Wallace Collection. Hertford House today is a rare example of a London town house occupying the whole side of a garden square. A church originally planned for the centre of the square was never built. Open: Sunday 2-5pm Entrance: Opposite Hinde Street, leading from Marylebone High Street Access: One very shallow step at entrance. Gravel paths Nearest stations: Bond Street, Baker Street Bus: Any bus along Oxford Street or Baker Street Activities: Deckchairs available. Picnics and rugs permitted. Other activities to be confirmed

Manchester Square Gardens © LPGT

L10. Park Square and Park Crescent Gardens NW1 4LH Park Square is one of the largest of London’s private squares, designed and laid out by John Nash. Two magnificent plane trees dominate Park Crescent, said to have been planted in 1817 to commemorate the Allied victory at Waterloo two years earlier. Other trees of note include a tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) and weeping silver lime (Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’). A historically unique feature of the garden is the Nursemaids’ Tunnel, an early pedestrian underpass connecting Park Square to Park Crescent. The gardens retain most of their original Nash layout and have been managed continuously since 1824 by the Crown Estate Paving Commission (CEPC). Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: 12 Park Square East – Main CEPC Office Gate Access: Steep tarmac ramps through tunnel between Park Square and Park Crescent. Gravel paths. Cyclists should not secure their bikes to surrounding railings or lamp posts, but can leave them in an allocated area in the garden at their own risk Nearest station: Regent’s Park or Great Portland Street Buses: 18, 27, 30 + C2, 88 Activities: Children’s play area in central area includes swings and sandpit Conditions: Small family picnics permitted Website: www.cepc.org.uk

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Park Square and Park Crescent Gardens © LPGT

L11. Portman Square W1H 7BH Henry William Portman developed the first square in the 18th century on 200 acres of meadow passed down from a Tudor ancestor. It was immediately popular due to surrounding buildings by Robert Adam and James ‘Athenian’ Stuart. The gardens once contained a movable temple, erected by the Turkish ambassador to enjoy the seasons. Laid out around 1780 as a wilderness, today there is a private garden of one hectare (2.5 acres) which is enclosed by a clipped privet hedge, with notable London plane trees and other varied trees and shrubs. There is a children’s play area and a tennis court. The gardens won a Silver award in the large private square category of the 2017 London Gardens Society competition. Open: Sunday 2-5pm Entrance: West side of square, opposite Hyatt Churchill Hotel Nearest stations: Marble Arch, Bond Street Buses: 2, 13, 30, 74, 113, 139, 189, 274, plus buses in Oxford Street Website: www.portmanestate.co.uk

L12. The Regent’s Park Allotment Garden NW1 4NR The Regent’s Park Allotment Garden is a demonstration garden, managed in partnership with Capital Growth (London’s food-growing network), the Royal Parks and Capel Manor College. Its purpose is to inspire, educate and demonstrate the growing of fruit and vegetables in an urban environment and it has a focus on chemicalfree techniques. The Allotment Garden is a fine example of a thriving food-growing space in the heart of the capital. The garden hosts Capital Growth food-growing training sessions as well as school visits, events and volunteering evenings. Open: Saturday 10am-3.30pm Entrance: Corner of Chester Road and Inner Circle Access: Entrance next to the Park Office gate. Most of the garden has wide, even paths accessible to wheelchairs Nearest stations: Great Portland Street, Baker Street, Regent’s Park Buses: 18, 27, 30, 205, 453 Activities: Garden tours, ‘Growing food during WWI’ trail in the garden and produce to take away. Garden Manager will be on site to answer questions Conditions: Park toilets are very close and require 20p Website: www.capitalgrowth.org/training/the_regents_park

The Regent’s Park Allotment Garden © Julie Riehl

L13. Regent’s University London NW1 4NS Regent’s University London boasts an 11-acre private garden in Regent’s Park, originally home to the pioneering Bedford College for Women. The grounds have an informal woodland style, with expanses of lawn surrounding ivy-covered buildings. There are a variety of trees and shrubs including a mature plane, designated a ‘Great Tree of London’. There is also a secret garden tucked away behind high hedges featuring roses, seating, a pond and tree ferns. The university campus occupies the site of South Villa – one of the original Regent’s Park villas from the early 1800s. Queen Mary opened new buildings in 1913 which had been designed by architect Basil Champneys. Open: Sunday 2-5pm Entrance: Rear of university. Enter Regent’s Park through Clarence Gate, turn right and cross the footbridge over the lake. Turn right and the garden entrance is on the left Access: A few steps, uneven surfaces and narrow paths, but most parts of the garden are accessible Nearest station: Baker Street Buses: 2, 74, 82, 274 Activities: Free booklet about the garden’s history and planting available Conditions: Opening is subject to bookings for private events. Please check the OGSW website to confirm opening over the weekend Website: www.regents.ac.uk

L14. Royal College of Physicians’ Medicinal Garden NW1 4LE The Royal College of Physicians is celebrating the 500th anniversary of its founding, and the 400th anniversary of the publication of the world’s first national pharmacopoeia in 2018. The medicinal garden will be at its best, with special trails to highlight plants used by Dr William Harvey, who discovered the circulation of the blood in 1628. The plants used to make medicines in 1618, in the Pharmacopoeia Londinensis beds, will be highlighted, and a Florilegium with paintings of these plants will be for sale. The Garden Fellows will give tours throughout the day about the 1,100 plants connected to medicines worldwide. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Main garden at end of St Andrews Place. Access from Outer Circle, not from Albany St or Peto Place Access: Part of the garden has no path, just sloping lawn. Mostly brick paths. Wheelchair ramps where there are steps outside. Lifts inside the building Nearest stations: Great Portland Street, Regent’s Park Buses: 18, 27, 30, 88, 205, 453, C2 Car parking: No parking on site Activities: Conducted tours throughout the day. Learn how plants were used as medicines over the

past five millennia to the present day. Tea and light refreshments. Toilets. Free Wi-Fi. Leaflets and books for sale and information on all the plants can be found on the website. College building will be open Website: www.garden.rcplondon.ac.uk

Royal College of Physicians’ Medicinal Garden © Diana Jarvis

L15. Triangle Garden W9 1BQ This tranquil garden is perfectly proportioned in the form of a triangle, with formal and informal beds. The original white stucco houses, dating from the 1860s, surround this peaceful space. There is a central island of London plane trees that are more than 100 years old. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Corner of Randolph Avenue and Randolph Crescent – between 26 and 28 Randolph Crescent Access: Wheelchair access on rather steep slope. Gravel paths Nearest station: Warwick Avenue Buses: 6, 46, 187, 414

Triangle Garden © Diana Jarvis

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A walk around the Bloomsbury area will immerse visitors in the finest 18th century Georgian squares and gardens for which London is so famous. As well as showcasing historical planting schemes, a visit will also take in smaller courtyard designs relevant for the 21st century. The Bloomsbury area can be walked in a day and a good route would start at Fitzroy Square, Bedford Square and Ridgmount Gardens. Continue to the recently renovated and award-winning Phoenix Garden, then back north again via the October Gallery. Wander through Russell Square and then take in some pop-up history lectures in Gordon Square. A visit to the British Medical Association garden is a must on Saturday. A walk could continue to The International Lutheran Student Centre courtyard, through Brunswick Square to Collingham Gardens Nursery where visitors can see how wild outdoor playgrounds can be achieved in central London. Walking through St George’s Gardens leads to Mecklenburgh Square and the modern Goodenough College gardens. The Calthorpe Project Community Garden and a 10-minute walk to Lloyd Square to admire the lush perennial planting scheme could round off the day. Area Coordinator: Lynne Eva

Your ticket gives special access to the following gardens (normally closed, limited opening or charging) M1. Bedford Square WC1B 3HH Built between 1775 and 1786, Bedford Square is the best and most complete Georgian square in London. The elegant surrounding buildings, now mainly offices, were once fashionable town houses and have distinctive Coade-stone entrances. Pre-war iron railings surround the large oval garden at the centre and shrubberies and mature plane trees provide screening. Recent improvements to the garden include a newly-turfed main lawn, numerous perennial additions to the borders and major pruning works to both the shrubbery and trees. Areas of interest include a restored summerhouse, a Victorian stumpery and pocket planting of a variety of herbaceous plants. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: North side of square Access: Hard surface only at entrance to garden Nearest stations: Tottenham Court Road, Goodge Street Buses: 10, 24, 29, 73, 134 + 1, 7, 8, 19, 25, 38, 55, 98, 242 Website: www.bedfordestates.com

Bedford Square © Sarah Jackson

M2. British Medical Association Council Garden WC1H 9JP The garden of the British Medical Association is a hidden secret on the site of Charles Dickens’ house on the corner of Tavistock Square. Architect Sir Edwin Lutyens designed the garden and today it is planted extensively with medicinal herbs. Planting is refreshingly green around a central oval pool, and the use of physic plants among the planting bears witness to the continuing role of plants in contemporary pharmacology. The 2017 planting explores medicinal herbs and their historical role in health and nutrition. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm Entrance: Via main entrance to BMA House in Upper Woburn Place, opposite NE corner of Tavistock Square Access: Garden only accessible to wheelchairs by prior arrangement Nearest stations: Russell Square, Euston Buses: 59, 68, 91, 168 Activities: This year, through interactive exhibits and on-site experts, the garden will showcase local community organisations who use gardens to improve the health, well-being and nutrition of patients and communities in London. See information sheet for full programme. Café open British Medical Association Council Garden © Diana Jarvis

British Medical Association Council Garden © Diana Jarvis

M3. Collingham Gardens Nursery WC1N 1PH This wild garden full of birds, foxes, squirrels and bugs has been described by past visitors as “a magical green oasis for young children in London” and “how a nursery should be”. There is a woodland area, mud pit and kitchen area, water play, grassy hill and many flowers and vegetables, planted and cared for by the children and parents. Relaxing to the sound of birdsong is a popular activity here. Open: Saturday 10am-4.30pm, Sunday 10.30am4.30pm Entrance: From Henrietta Mews, at junction with Wakefield Street and Handel Street Access: Access via ramp. Paths can be narrow, uneven, slippery and muddy Nearest stations: King’s Cross/St Pancras, Russell Square, Holborn Buses: 59, 68, 91, 168, 188 Activities: Exhibition on history of site. Also information on the Outstanding Ofsted-rated preschool nursery. Refreshments available. Toilets Website: www.collinghamgardensnursery.com

Fitzroy Square © Lynne Eva

M4. Fitzroy Square W1T 6EF Fitzroy Square is one of London’s finest squares and the only one designed by Robert Adam. It is named after Charles Fitzroy, 4th Duke of Grafton, who commissioned Adam to design the houses for a new London square in the late 18th century. Many famous artists, writers and statesmen have lived here, including Victorian prime minister Lord Salisbury and writers George Bernard Shaw and Virginia Woolf, who both lived at No 29 at different times. During the last 40 years the square has been restored, including the circular stone plinth and railings, which have been restored to the original design, and a new children’s play area. Open: Sunday 10am-6.30pm Entrance: North side of Fitzroy Square, off Warren Street Nearest stations: Warren Street, Great Portland Street Buses: Northbound 10, 24, 29, 73, 134; Southbound 88, C2; Westbound 18, 27, 30 Activities: Booklet for sale with information on the square and its history. Home-made cream teas and light refreshments served in the tea tent

Goodenough College - London House Quadrangle © LPGT

M5. Goodenough College – London House Quadrangle WC1N 2AB Founded in 1931, Goodenough College is an independent educational charity. Situated in one of central London’s most beautiful garden squares, its mission is ‘to develop future leaders by providing a welcoming residential community for outstanding international postgraduate students and their families, irrespective of background, where mutual understanding and respect are fostered and intellectual, cultural and social interactions are nurtured’. The college provides accommodation for 700 students from 80 different countries, studying at over 70 institutions in London. Open: Sunday 12-3pm Entrance: SE corner of Mecklenburgh Square Access: Telephone 020 7520 1570 in advance with any special requirements Nearest stations: Russell Square, King’s Cross Buses: 17, 45, 46 + 19, 38, 55, 243 Activities: Guided tours by college members. Cake stall in Mecklenburgh Square Garden, manned by the children of the college (proceeds to charity). Café in London House open to the public during OGSW Conditions: Study bedrooms surround the quad. Visitors are asked to respect this and to keep noise to a minimum Website: www.goodenough.ac.uk

WC M7. International Lutheran Student Centre Sunken Courtyard WC1H 9QH The private courtyard of St Mary with St George German Lutheran Church and the International Lutheran Student Centre (ILSC) is a sunken haven. It was created on a site damaged during WW2 to provide a safe, calm place for student residents and members of the Church congregation and community to work and relax. The courtyard has been planted with a variegated weigela and Japanese rowan tree, which are surrounded by

ground-level beds and hanging baskets. In St Mary’s Church, which opens onto the garden, there is a sculpture of Christ on the Cross by Elisabeth Frink, who also created the wonderful Walking Madonna at Salisbury Cathedral. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm Entrance: 30 Thanet Street Access: One small step on pavement just outside the front door. There are 11 steps or a lift to the sunken courtyard garden on the lower ground floor. Completely level access (via a lift) from Sandwich Street. Organisers are happy to direct visitors from 30 Thanet Street Nearest stations: King’s Cross, St Pancras, Russell Square Buses: 10, 30, 59, 73, 91, 205, 390, 476 (Euston Road) + 59, 68, 91, 168 (Tavistock Square) Activities: Visitors are encouraged to take time to sit and reflect. St Mary’s German Church and the ILSC will provide a cultural programme throughout the day with performances from at least two choirs, a cellist and a pianist. Fairtrade tea, coffee, chocolate, cold drinks and snacks in the clubroom. This courtyard is not normally open so this is a unique opportunity to see this centre of the German community, an international student community and the local community in Bloomsbury Website: www.ilscentre.org.uk

WC M8. Lloyd Square WC1X 9BA This tranquil, secluded garden has a traditional layout, with trees around the perimeter and central flowerbeds, which have been planted with shrub roses and perennials in an informal design. Father-and-son team John and William Booth designed the distinctive pedimented façades of the surrounding houses between 1820 and 1830 for the Lloyd Baker family, who owned the whole estate until the mid-20th century. A residents’ garden committee has managed the garden since 1917. In recent years, they have repaired and renovated railings, reinstated paths, extended plantings and refurbished the arbour. At the south-west end, a walkway leads through St Helena’s Garden, replanted with shade-loving plants. Open: Sunday 1-5.30pm Entrance: South side of the square Access: Chippings on paths may cause difficulties for pushchairs and wheelchairs Nearest stations: Angel, King’s Cross Buses: 63, + 19, 38, 341 + 30, 73, 205, 214, 394, 476 Activities: Display boards on the history of the square and the story of Bethany House, built in Queen Anne style for the Society of the Sisters of Bethany in 1881

Mecklenburgh Square © LPGT

M9. Mecklenburgh Square WC1N 2AD Samuel Pepys Cockerell and Joseph Kay designed this square, named after Queen Charlotte (formerly Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz) for the Foundling Estate in the early 19th century. The Grade II listed two-acre garden was laid out in 1810-12 and it remains close to the original design, with fine mature planes and other ornamental trees, formal lawns and gravel paths. A section devoted to plants from New Zealand includes a number of rarities. A herb garden has been planted with assistance from the Wellcome Trust. A children’s play area, barbecue spot and tennis court cater for the large number of postgraduate students and their families living around the square. Open: Sunday 12-5pm Entrance: Gate on east side of square Access: Wheelchair accessible Nearest stations: Russell Square, King’s Cross Buses: 17, 45, 46 + 19, 38, 55, 243 Activities: Leaflet describing the garden and celebrating its 200th anniversary available. Plan to offer a charity cake stall run by children of the residents with organic ice cream for sale Website: www.mecklenburghsquaregarden.org.uk

M10. Ridgmount Gardens WC1E 7AU This residential garden occupies a narrow strip of land opposite the imposing Ridgmount Mansions, a Victorian-era apartment building. Stretching from Chenies Street to Torrington Place, the path of this long, narrow garden leads alongside a series of miniature lawns, interspersed by shrubby borders. The garden has benefited over the years from a planting programme which includes mixed herbaceous borders and a woodland glade area. A new sunny border by Chenies Street is now

established and flowering well. At either end of the garden sit ornamental birdbaths, frequented by the local avian population. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Near Chenies Street end Access: Very narrow path, not suitable for wheelchairs Nearest station: Goodge Street Buses: 10, 24, 29, 73, 134, 390 Website: www.bedfordestates.com

Gardens offering extra weekend activities M11. Brunswick Square WC1N 1AZ The gardens of Brunswick Square were laid out in 1799 and include the largest of the London plane trees, acknowledged as one of the Great Trees of London and probably planted around that time. The current layout follows the original simple design, thought to be by John Burton, the developer. There is a small bed of medicinal plants, near the UCL School of Pharmacy. Literary associations are strong, from Jane Austen’s Emma to JM Barrie’s Peter Pan. The noticeboards record many famous residents, including the Bloomsbury set. The original houses surrounding the square have been replaced by public buildings, including the absorbing Foundling Museum. Open: Saturday 11am-4pm Entrance: Turn right on exiting the station Nearest station: Russell Square Buses: 17, 45, 46, 59, 68, 91, 98, 168, 188 Activities: Free entry for OGSW ticket holders to the Foundling Museum, which tells the story of Britain’s first home for abandoned children and London’s first-ever public art gallery. Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity will be present

with Peter Pan-themed gifts. Self-guided walks around the Bloomsbury squares downloadable via the website. Saturday 11am – Garden Squares of Bloomsbury walk beginning on the front steps of the Goodenough Club, 23 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2AD. Walk includes a visit to that square (usually closed) and ends at Bedford Square (about one hour). Bookings not required, just turn up Website: www.bloomsburysquares.org.uk/ brunswick-square

M12. Calthorpe Community Garden WC1X 8LH This is a 1.2-acre community garden, which opened in 1984 after residents campaigned against the sale of the land for development. Today it includes a Walter Segal self-build community building, underfives’ area, wild garden with pond, composting area, Bangladeshi women’s plots, family plots, raised beds and polytunnels for the café on site. Small allotments are available for local people who do not have gardens. Last year volunteers installed an anaerobic digester which turns raw and cooked food waste from the café into liquid fertiliser (digestate) for the garden, and biogas for boiling kettles and heating the polytunnels. The team continues to experiment with different growing systems, including hydroponics. Open: Saturday 12-6pm, Sunday 12-6pm Entrance: From Gray’s Inn Road, opposite Westminster Kingsway College Access: Disabled access throughout the site Nearest station: King’s Cross Buses: 17, 45, 46 Activities: Wide selection of garden plants and herbs on sale, grown by garden volunteers (many with disabilities). Tea, coffee and home-made cakes on sale from the kitchen. Environmentally-themed activities for children aged 5–14, Saturday and Sunday, from 12-6pm Conditions: No alcohol or smoking permitted on site. Guide dogs only Website: www.calthorpeproject.org.uk

Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: South Gate, Gordon Square Byng Place Access: Level access from east side Nearest stations: Euston Square, Russell Square, Goodge Street Buses: 10, 59, 68, 91, 168 Activities: The Ginger Jules Café will be open for light refreshments (tea, coffee, sandwiches, cake). Pop-up exhibitions and lectures by University of London researchers. Garden tours led by the university gardeners Website: www.london.ac.uk

M14. October Gallery WC1N 3AL Located in a former Victorian school dating back to 1863, October Gallery is dedicated to the appreciation of contemporary art from cultures around the world. The gallery exhibits and promotes the transvangarde – or transcultural avant-garde. In the centre of the building there is a courtyard with acers, camellias, bamboo, Pieris, shrubs and flowers, reflecting the ethos of the gallery and its artists. The garden is an unexpected refuge in the heart of London and another of Bloomsbury’s best-kept secrets. October Gallery is a self-supporting charitable trust, named after the month in which the gallery was founded – a season associated with ripeness and fruition. Open: Saturday 12.30-5.30pm Entrance: 24 Old Gloucester Street, through gallery Access: Two steps up from street but wheelchair ramp is available Nearest stations: Holborn, Russell Square Buses: 55, 68, 91,168, 25, 8 Activities: Café serving organic lunches, cakes, tea, coffee, juices and wine. Garden and building tours Website: www.octobergallery.co.uk

WC M13. Gordon Square Garden WC1H 0PQ The largest of the University of London gardens takes its name from Lady Georgina Gordon, second wife of the 6th Duke of Bedford. Master builder Thomas Cubitt developed the garden in the 1820s. In 2007 HRH The Princess Royal formally reopened the garden following a restoration project that included re-establishing the original path layout. Today, Gordon Square has a distinctly rural feel in contrast to more formal gardens in the Bloomsbury area. In recent years the garden has been developed to encourage wildlife, and a recent survey identified more than 100 species of plants in the wild areas.

October Gallery © Lynne Eva

Russell Square Gardens © LPGT

M15. The Phoenix Garden WC2H 8DE The Phoenix Garden in London’s West End provides a peaceful green retreat for local residents, workers and tourists and is a haven for a wide range of urban wildlife. Created by local volunteers in 1984, this is the last of the Covent Garden community gardens. It demonstrates what can be achieved with ingenuity upon a bedrock of West End rubble. Plants are chosen to suit difficult growing conditions and to support a wide range of wildlife species. The Phoenix Garden opens daily and is a registered charity, managed by an enthusiastic team of volunteers and funded through donations and grants. Awards received include Natur Im Garten ecological garden accreditation in 2016, and a Camden Design Award in 2017 for a new community building. Open: Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 10am-6pm Entrance: St Giles Passage, off New Compton Street (signposted from Shaftesbury Avenue/Charing Cross Road). Garden remains open until dusk Access: Refurbished paths are now accessible Nearest stations: Tottenham Court Road, Leicester Square, Covent Garden Buses: 8, 14, 19, 24, 29, 38, 176 Activities: Gardener available to answer questions. Charity volunteers also on hand to answer nonplant related questions Conditions: Please note that, due to landscaping works, a portion of the garden may not be accessible this year Website: www.thephoenixgarden.org

M17. St George’s Gardens WC1N 2NU Originally meadowland, the site was acquired in 1713 to serve as burial grounds for the new churches of St George, Bloomsbury Way and St George the Martyr, Queen Square. These were the first church burial grounds in London not to be sited next to their churches. The first burial took place in 1715 and the first recorded case of ‘body-snatching’ (the theft of corpses for medical research and teaching) took place here in 1777. Today, the gardens are a peaceful retreat with many large plane trees creating shade around ivy-clad tombs and gravestones. The site, restored in 2001 by the London Borough of Camden with a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, now includes a sensory garden created by the Friends of St George’s Gardens, near the Chapel of Rest. Open: Saturday 8am-9pm, Sunday 8am-9pm Entrance: Handel Street (off Hunter Street), Sidmouth Street or Heathcote Street (both off Gray’s Inn Road) Access: Level access from Sidmouth and Heathcote Streets Nearest station: Russell Square/King’s Cross Buses: 17, 45, 46 Activities: Peaceful open space to take time out. Information leaflets. Friends of St George’s Gardens available 10am-5pm on both days Website: www.friendsofstgeorgesgardens.org.uk

M16. Russell Square Gardens WC1B 4JA Russell Square Gardens is one of only three London squares designed by Humphry Repton. It was originally designed as the centrepiece of the 5th Duke of Bedford’s 1800 development plan for northern Bloomsbury. Although the square has undergone various changes since its original conception, many historic features remain. The fine mature trees do not date from the original 1804 planting, but they echo the original pattern of Repton’s lime avenues and have been retained. The square is listed Grade II by English Heritage and lies within the important Bloomsbury Conservation Area. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: All four sides Nearest station: Russell Square Buses: 59, 68, 91, 168, 188 Activities: The Friends of Russell Square available to provide information and history. Punch and Judy show and children’s activities on both days. Archives and picture exhibitions. Guided tours (weather permitting). Café with open-air seating

The Phoenix Garden © Lynne Eva

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There are more than 30 gardens crammed into the Square Mile which are opening for OGSW. They span stunning gardens of the Inns of Court and Livery Companies to the exuberant rooftop potagers via volunteer-created pop-ups and community gardens. New additions this year include the private garden of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers, plantings at Cannon Bridge Roof Garden and the historic secret garden of 49 Bankside. Discover the community of The Golden Baggers, the Barbican Wildlife Garden, the glorious gardens at Middle Temple, Inner Temple and the Master’s House. Gaze out over the city from the wonderful garden rooftops of Nomura International plc and Eversheds Sutherland or spend a late evening at the Museum of the Order of St John. The stunning garden gems of The Deanery, combined with next door’s Tate Modern Community Garden, and the award-winning Drapers’ Hall Garden and Vestry House are all worth a visit. Numerous themed city walks are also bookable at www.opensquares.org Area Coordinator: Marion Blair

Your ticket gives special access to the following gardens (normally closed, limited opening or charging)

NEW N1. 49 Bankside SE1 9JE NEW This hidden secret garden is a true gem both for its location, next to the Globe Theatre on the Southbank, and for its history. Featured in Gillian Tindall’s book The House by the Thames, 49 Bankside has a unique story and the garden holds many delights in the planting. The small paved area includes a pond and fountain, dating from the 1930s. Climbers cover the walls and pots brim with foliage to create texture and colour. Access to this garden is via the ancient Cardinal Cap Alley – London’s narrowest street. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm Entrance: Small entrance off Cardinal Cap Alley Access: Via a very narrow alleyway. Small garden so numbers will be limited. Uneven surfaces. Pond Nearest stations: Blackfriars, London Bridge Buses: 344, 381, RV1

N2. Barbican Station Pop-up Garden EC1A 4JA This is the first Underground station community garden, created by the Friends of City Gardens (FoCG) and Transport for London. Designed by the international landscape architects Gensler, the garden has a strong, linear scheme of planters which fill the 100-metre-long disused platform. Red vertical posts in the form of a wave suggest the acceleration and braking of trains arriving and leaving the station. The FoCG’s planting design complements the wave pattern with multi-stemmed trees, climbers and

substantial shrubs. Herbaceous plants and vegetables contribute a pollen and nectar-rich mix to boost biodiversity in this challenging environment. Local businesses Hamptons International, Kingston Smith and Redrow London sponsor the garden, which will remain until the adjacent track becomes a siding. Open: Saturday 1.30-4pm Entrance: Aldersgate Street Access: Platform accessed via three sets of stairs. Not accessible for wheelchairs or those with limited mobility Nearest station: St Paul’s, Farringdon Buses: 4, 56, 153 Activities: Pre-booked tours between 1.30 and 3.30pm Saturday only via www.opensquares.org Conditions: Pre-booked tours only but can be seen from other platforms via www.opensquares.org Website: www.friendsofcitygardens.org.uk

N3. Barbican Wildlife Garden, Fann Street EC2Y 8BR This award-winning garden is a Grade II Site of Importance for Nature Conservation which aims to enhance biodiversity in the City and to provide visitors with a peaceful environment. Features include a wildflower meadow, sunny and dry pollinator bed garden, a shaded underplanted shrubbery, ponds, native hedges, various trees plus potting and compost areas. There are bee and bird boxes, bird feeders and insect log piles. In 2017, a bird hide was added to Barbican Wildlife Group’s design, enabling additional sightings to be reported to the British Trust for Ornithology. Open: Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 12-4pm Entrance: Fann Street

Access: Mulch/woodchip paths – re-laying to make it easier for wheelchairs Nearest station: St Paul’s, Farringdon Buses: 4, 56, 153 Activities: Wildlife-friendly plant sale. Refreshments Website: www.barbicanwildlifegarden.club

NEW N4. Cannon Bridge Roof Gardens EC4R 3TE This private rooftop terrace garden is an exemplar for planting for biodiversity and shows the wide range of plants which can be grown successfully in a garden throughout the year. The garden showcases unusual and exotic plants as well as garden favourites and has won many City awards. This garden is the vision of Paul Burnage from Grasshopper Displays, the garden contractor, and he communicates his love for all things horticultural throughout this stunning urban space. Paul will introduce the garden and speak to visitors on Sunday. Open: Sunday 10am-4pm Entrance: The River Building, Cousin Lane Access: Access via lift with some stairs Nearest station: Cannon Street Buses: 15, 17 Activities: Paul will greet each group with a short introduction about the garden Conditions: Access to this garden is via groups of 20 people admitted every 20 minutes starting at 10am. Last admission 3.20pm. See www.opensquares.org/2018/activities WC N5. Crossbones Memorial Garden SE1 1TA According to local lore, Crossbones was once the burial ground for the ‘single women’ – known as ‘Winchester Geese’ – who worked in Bankside’s stews (brothels),

licensed by the Bishop of Winchester. More than 60% of the burials at the site were paupers’ children. Friends of Crossbones campaigned for many years to open the site as a garden of remembrance. Bankside Open Spaces Trust now has a short-term lease for this historic site from Transport for London and works with the Friends of Crossbones to enhance the garden, create educational activities and events and steer it towards becoming a permanent garden of remembrance. Open: Saturday 11am-3pm, Sunday 12-5pm Entrance: Union Street, near junction with Red Cross Way Access: Wheelchair-accessible from Union Street. Some trip hazards, caution needed Nearest stations: Borough, London Bridge Buses: 21, 35, 40, 133, 343 + 344, 381, RV1 Activities: Inspiring garden tours by John Constable (author, The Southwark Mysteries and long-standing campaigner for Crossbones) with Katy Nicholls Website: www.crossbones.org.uk

N6. The Deanery SE1 9JE Dating back to 1712, this gem of a secret riverside garden belongs to the private residence of the Dean of Southwark Cathedral, located just beside the Globe Theatre. Secluded and hidden from the bustle of tourists, it is a peaceful haven for wildlife. Planted with mature shrubs, trees and herbaceous plants, the garden is looked after by the gardener from the Cathedral. Please note access to this small garden is via historic Cardinal Cap Alley, which is narrow, and visitor numbers may be restricted at certain times. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm Entrance: Via the very narrow Cardinal Cap Alley, behind 51 Bankside, near Tate Modern Access: Some steps and narrow paths Nearest stations: St Paul’s, Southwark, Borough Buses: 344, 381, RV1 Activities: History boards, music

N7. Drapers’ Hall Garden EC2N 2DQ This garden is a small part of the original garden purchased by the Drapers’ Company from King Henry VIII in 1543. It remained a welcome retreat in the City until the construction of Throgmorton Avenue in 1874. The demands of the commercial City meant the Great Garden had to be sacrificed. However, the upper garden close to Drapers’ Hall was retained and periodically renovated. The present layout dates back to 2014 when the company celebrated the 650th anniversary of the granting of its first charter by King Edward III in 1364. The tradition of fruit-bearing trees continues with the garden’s five mulberry trees. Her Majesty the Queen planted one of these in 1955 and HRH The Prince of Wales planted another in 1971. Open: Sunday 10am-4pm Entrance: Throgmorton Avenue Access: Wheelchair-accessible Nearest stations: Bank, Liverpool Street, Moorgate Buses: 100, 153, 214 (westbound) + 11, 76, 133, 141 Website: www.thedrapers.co.uk

N8. Eversheds Sutherland Vegetable Garden EC2V 7WS The Eversheds Sutherland Roof Garden is a hidden gem atop an award-winning environmental building. The green roof of this law firm features sedum and wild plants, which attract a variety of wildlife. Two volunteer gardeners, Marta and Julie, experiment with the crops and varieties they grow, including bee-friendly plants to provide food for the bees residing in two Eversheds’ hives. The garden has won City in Bloom and other awards, including the Most Innovative in Design Award, and the Outstanding Food Growing, Commercial, and Gold Awards for the vegetable garden and the green roof. Marta and Julie have won individual Golden Pollinator Awards. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: 1 Wood Street Access: No access for wheelchairs – roof garden access is by stairs only Nearest stations: Bank, St Paul’s Buses: 8, 25, 242 Activities: Iconic views across London from the rooftop garden. Gardeners and beekeepers available to answer questions. Some ‘Just for Kids’ activities to inspire future gardeners. Food, tea, coffee, sandwiches and cakes for sale. Seating available

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Eversheds Sutherland Vegetable Garden © Marion Blair

N9. The Golden Baggers EC1Y 0ST Golden Baggers is a community food-growing space created by the residents of Golden Lane Estate. Started in 2010 with 20 one-tonne bags on the unused former nursery playground, its popularity quickly grew and a further 20 bags were added in 2011. In early 2016 boxes replaced the bags to provide a more permanent, accessible solution. Now there are 42 individual boxes for growing fruit, vegetables, salad crops and flowers. Other features include a communal herb garden, soft fruit, apple trees in pots and a grapevine. There is also a small wildlife area and children have their own shed and digging box. Open: Saturday 10.30am-4.30pm, Sunday 11am-4pm Entrance: In middle of Golden Lane Estate, adjoining the Ralph Perring Centre (between Basterfield House and Hatfield House) Nearest station: Farringdon, Old Street Buses: 4, 55, 56, 153, 243 Activities: Tea, coffee and cakes

Open: Sunday 1-5pm Entrance: Crown Office Row, via Tudor Street security gate Access: Via a level path but a couple of slight inclines Nearest stations: Blackfriars, Temple Buses: 4, 11, 15, 23, 26, 63, 76, 100, 172, 388 Conditions: Professional photography by prior arrangement Website: www.innertemple.org.uk/estate-garden/ the-inner-temple-garden

WC N10. Gray’s Inn WC1R 5ET The gardens of Gray’s Inn are known as the Walks. They were laid out in 1606 by Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626) when he was Treasurer at Gray’s Inn. The main feature of the gardens is a broad gravelled path between an avenue of young red oak trees and mature London planes. The Indian bean trees (Catalpa bignonioides) at the end of the Walks, now bowed with age and supported by crutches, grew from slips which were brought back from Virginia in America by Sir Walter Raleigh and planted by Bacon. The Walks have always been a popular promenade and were fashionable throughout the 17th century. Open: Sunday 2-5pm Entrance: High Holborn, next to the Cittie of York pub Nearest station: Chancery Lane Buses: 8, 242, 25, 521 Website: www.graysinn.org.uk

N11. Inner Temple Garden EC4Y 7HL The Inner Temple Garden is a surprising oasis of peace in the centre of the City, occupying a three-acre site within the historic precincts of the Temple. There has been a garden here since the 12th century. A deep herbaceous border flanks the 18th century gates at the main entrance, renowned for the use of succession planting and innovative colour combinations. In early summer this border is luminous with a variety of alliums, interplanted with delicate forms of aquilegia amidst the developing foliage of salvias, asters, geraniums, grasses and dahlias, which supply a tapestry of colour until the onset of winter.

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N12. Lever Street Community Garden EC1V 3SW The local community and Islington Council joined forces to launch the Lever Street Community Garden project in 2013. There are 17 raised wooden beds which are gardened individually (mostly vegetables). These are surrounded by fruit trees, shrubs and flowers. There is also a water supply, seating area and communal toolbox. The garden received a Green Flag award in 2017 and Islington’s Lisa Pontecorvo prize in 2014. In agreement with the Council, the garden opens once a month to visitors. Open: Saturday 1-4.30pm, Sunday 1-4.30pm Entrance: Lever Street – opposite Mora Street Access: Woodchip-covered paths Nearest station: Old Street Buses: 21, 43, 76, 135, 141, 205, 214, 271

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N13. The Master’s Garden EC4Y 7DE This quiet, hidden garden is situated on the north side of the Temple complex, just a stone’s throw from Fleet Street. The Master’s House is the vicarage associated with Temple Church and this L-shaped garden runs between the two. The main part of the garden is an elevated plateau, built above 17th century catacombs to create more burial space when the crypts within Temple Church were full. Planted with a combination of herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees, this garden is a secret gem in a very historic part of the City of London. Open: Sunday 1-5pm Entrance: Tudor Street. East side of the Temple Church Access: Via steps only Nearest stations: Blackfriars, Temple Buses: 4, 11, 15, 23, 26, 76, 172

N14. Middle Temple EC4Y 9AT Behind the Church of the Knights’ Templar (next to the Master’s Garden – see separate entry) a very secret vegetable and cutting garden has been created. Wander through courtyards and cloistered areas of barristers’ chambers to discover Elm Court, where major replanting was completed earlier this year. In Fountain Court, where Charles Dickens sought inspiration for scenes in Pickwick Papers and Great Expectations, there are two fine mulberry trees to admire. In the main garden there is a fine medieval hall, where the first-recorded performance of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night took place. This forms a spectacular backdrop for a terrace of mixed shrubs and roses and a seasonal planting scheme, with lawns sweeping down to the River Thames. Open: Sunday 1-5pm Entrance: Via gate on Temple Place (near Temple Tube) or through Tudor Street. No entry via Fleet Street or the Embankment Access: Most courtyard areas accessible to wheelchairs. To the main garden, access via gate next to Greenhouse, off Temple Place Nearest stations: Temple, Blackfriars Buses: 4, 11, 15, 23, 26, 76, 172, 341, 388 Activities: Head gardener giving tours throughout the day. Refreshments Conditions: Last entry into Main Garden 4.45pm Website: www.middletemplehall.org.uk

N15. Nomura International plc EC4R 3AB No 1 Angel Lane is an architecturally distinguished 525,000m2 development which occupies the largest area of open riverside space in the City of London. The sixth-floor terrace has unobstructed panoramic views of the River Thames and it is open to staff and clients to enjoy London’s breathtaking scenery. ISS Facilities Landscaping maintain the formal gardens and the Nomura switchboard team plan and voluntarily maintain the kitchen garden. Now in its sixth year, the garden has won many prestigious awards, including the Gold Award in 2016 and the Skyline trophy in 2017 at Flowers in the City. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: 1 Angel Lane Nearest stations: Monument, Bank Buses: 15, 21, 35, 40, 43, 47, 48, 133, 141, 149, 344 Conditions: Last admission 4.30pm Website: www.nomura.com

of a shade garden of flowers and shrubs. Open: Sunday 10.30am-4pm Entrance: Ave Maria Lane Access: Access via ramps throughout garden Nearest station: St Paul’s Buses: 4, 8, 25, 56, 76, 344 and more Activities: Tea and light refreshments available. Gardener and members on hand to answer questions Website: www.stationers.org

WC N16. Sir John Cass’s Foundation Primary School EC3A 5DE This site offers a tranquil retreat from the hustle and bustle of school life, with its containerised roof terrace and views over the City of London. The school’s new Gardening Club look after food production – growing and harvesting during the season and cooking with produce or offering it to friends and family. The composting system encourages a rich soil ecology and the terrace is a haven for birds. Students can also enjoy the garden for a range of non-gardening activities, including reading, science and art. Open: Saturday 12-4pm Entrance: St James’ Passage, off Duke’s Place Access: By 69 steps only – no lift Nearest stations: Aldgate, Aldgate East, Tower Gateway, Fenchurch Street Buses: 25, 100, 205 Activities: Plants and home-made cakes for sale Website: www.sirjohncassprimary.org

N17. The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers EC4M 7DD The Stationers’ Company, who received their charter from Mary Tudor in 1557, were printers and booksellers, ‘stationed’ at fixed points in and around St Paul’s Churchyard. The hall was rebuilt after the Great Fire, along with its warehouse where the stationers kept their stock. These buildings form three sides of a small courtyard with a delightful garden dominated by a London plane tree, planted in 1837, and said to have gained nourishment from the ashes of illegal books burnt here in earlier times. The modern garden is an inspirational example

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N18. Community Garden at Tate Modern SE1 9TG This gated community garden opened in 2006 and features fruit trees, a wildlife pond, flowerbeds, herb garden, grapevines and a winding path leading to a small fernery. Tate Modern and the green community charity, Bankside Open Spaces Trust (BOST) work in partnership on the project. Local residents including schoolchildren enjoy this garden. Children take part in planting days, pond dipping, wildlife-spotting, gardening clubs and the very popular Halloween event while local people meet, dig, have fun and take pleasure in flowers, plants and animals, in what is otherwise a busy tourist thoroughfare. Thanks to years of volunteers’ hard work, supported by Tate Modern and BOST, the garden is a much-loved haven for wildlife and local people. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm Entrance: Gated garden on the front lawned area of Tate Modern, on the east side Nearest stations: London Bridge, Southwark Buses: RV1, 381 Website: www.tate.org.uk/modern/building/garden

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N19. Vestry House EC4R 0EH This award-winning garden (one of a pair) was created on the historic site of the 12th century churchyard of St Laurence Pountney and the College of Corpus Christi, which were both destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666 and never replaced. Privately owned, this unique space combines a traditional style of parterre planting with a more contemporary design. A secluded area is planted with nectar-rich flowers and is naturalistic in style. The wisteria walkway and espalier fruit trees echo the formality, while the textural hard landscaping contrasts well with the perfect grass lawn. Tombs and headstones are woven into the planting design which focuses on increasing biodiversity. Open: Sunday 11.30am-3pm Entrance: Laurence Pountney Hill Access: No wheelchair access. Mainly laid with stone, small gravel and decking area Nearest stations: Bank, Monument, Mansion House Buses: 15, 17, 21, 35, 40, 43, 47, 133, 141, 149, 344, 521 Activities: Insect and bug hotels designed/made by local schoolchildren on display

N21. Christchurch Greyfriars Church Garden EC1A 7BA In the Middle Ages this was the site of a Franciscan monastery and today’s garden is on the site of the Franciscan Church of Greyfriars (1225). Following the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII, it was converted for use as a parish church. In 1429 Richard Whittington, Lord Mayor, founded a library here. A major overhaul of the gardens took place in 2011, when the garden was stripped of all its planting. The garden now consists of heavily planted herbaceous borders and includes a variety of modern repeat-flowering shrub, roses and climbers. The wooden towers within the planting replicate the original church towers and host a variety of climbing plants. Open: Saturday 8am-7pm, Sunday 8am-7pm Entrance: King Edward Street Access: Not gated and open at all times Nearest station: St Paul’s Buses: 4, 8, 25, 56, 100, 172, 242 Activities: One of our pre-bookable walks will include a guided visit to this garden – details at www. opensquares.org/2018/activities Website: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/greyfriars

Gardens offering extra weekend activities N20. Beech Gardens, the Barbican Estate EC2Y 8DE Beech Gardens is one of the newest gardens in the City of London, bringing a modern horticultural approach to the planting of the Grade II listed Barbican Estate. Professor Nigel Dunnett, best known for his work at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, was commissioned to develop the concept and a planting scheme. The reinstated garden had to retain the existing layout and features while offering an exciting opportunity to maximise a range of benefits, such as increasing biodiversity and aesthetic value. The planting scheme includes 22,000 herbaceous plants, which provide colour and interest throughout the flowering season. In addition, 14 new multi-stemmed trees add structure, height and interest to the garden. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: From street level via White Lyon Court, at the junction of Fann Street and Aldersgate Street, opposite The Shakespeare pub Nearest stations: Farringdon, St Paul’s Buses: 4, 56, 100, 153, 172 Activities: One of our pre-bookable walks will include a guided visit to this garden – details at www. opensquares.org/2018/activities Website: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/beechgardens

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N22. Museum of Methodism, John Wesley’s House and Wesley’s Chapel EC1Y 1AU Wesley’s Chapel was built in 1778 by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. It is one of London’s undiscovered architectural jewels, a fine example of Georgian architecture and a Grade I listed building. The grounds of the Chapel are now public gardens but were originally part of the cemetery. Visitors can wander through a tranquil green refuge and escape the bustle of City Road. There is a Physic Garden, beautiful fuchsia trees and a corridor of London plane trees. Benches in the cemetery garden at the rear enable visitors to survey the roses, lavenders and ivies. Free entry to the Chapel, Museum and Wesley’s House tours. Open: Saturday 11am-3pm Entrance: 49 City Road Access: Gardens and museum fully accessible. Wesley’s House not accessible due to Georgian staircase. Main courtyard – cobbled Nearest station: Old Street Buses: 21, 43, 76, 141, 214, 271 Activities: Free entry to the museum. Re-enactments of life inside Wesley’s House with the cook in the kitchen, Betsy the housekeeper doing chores and John Wesley himself in the study Conditions: Dogs not permitted anywhere on site with the exception of guide dogs, which are permitted within the grounds Website: www.wesleysheritage.org.uk

WC N23. Postman’s Park EC1A 4EU This small park in the City of London was formed from the churchyards of St Leonard, Foster Lane and St Botolph, Aldersgate, and the graveyard of Christ Church, Newgate Street. The park derived its name from its popularity as a lunchtime garden with workers from the nearby Old Post Office. The park was laid out as a public garden in 1880. The Watts Memorial, a touching wall of tablets by the artist GF Watts, records the heroic deeds of ordinary men, women and children who lost their lives to save others. It was erected to mark Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1887. The hand-lettered tiles are by Doulton, the ceramic makers. Open: Saturday 8am-7pm, Sunday 8am-7pm Entrance: St Martin’s Le Grand, Aldersgate Street, King Edward Street Access: Level access via King Edward Street only Nearest stations: St Paul’s Buses: 4, 8, 25, 56, 100, 172, 242 Activities: One of our pre-bookable walks will include a guided visit to this garden – details at www. opensquares.org/2018/activities Website: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/postmanspark

N24. Red Cross Garden SE1 1HA Octavia Hill, social reformer and co-founder of the National Trust, created this garden in 1887. Octavia’s cottages and hall overlook the garden, all integral to her vision for better housing, connection to nature and arts for the working poor. Bankside Open Spaces Trust (BOST) worked with supporters to restore the garden, after its degradation following the war. The project included recreating the pond with bridge, bandstand, flowerbeds, lawns and benches. Red Cross Garden is a community garden managed by BOST, with volunteers helping to maintain it. The garden has received the Gold RHS Small Park award (2017) and Green Flag Award. Open: Saturday 8am-8pm, Sunday 8am-8pm Entrance: From Redcross Way Nearest stations: London Bridge, Borough Buses: 21, 35, 40, 133, 343, 344, C10 Activities: Meet the gardener and learn about the history. Refreshments (tea and cake) – Saturday 2-4.30pm. Garden tour led by Garden Manager, 3-3.15pm Website: www.bost.org.uk

N25. St Dunstan’s in the East Church Garden EC3R 5DD Opened by the City of London in 1971, St Dunstan in the East is claimed to be the most beautiful public garden in the City. An imaginative planting scheme of unusual trees, wall shrubs and flowers grows among the ruined arches, with climbers covering the tracery. Set within a Grade II listed ruined Victorian wall, the site now forms part of the parish of nearby All Hallows by the Tower. Most of the church was destroyed in WW2, although the Wren tower and steeple survived. Open: Saturday 8am-7pm, Sunday 8am-7pm Entrance: St Dunstan’s Hill, off Lower Thames Street Access: Steps, uneven surfaces, narrow paths Nearest stations: Bank, Tower Hill Buses: 15, 42, 78, 100, RV1, N15 Activities: One of our pre-bookable walks will include a guided visit to this garden – details at www. opensquares.org/2018/activities Website: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/dunstaneast

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N26. Museum of the Order of St John EC1V 4JJ As a part of the 2010 redevelopment of the Museum of the Order of St John, the Cloister Garden was relandscaped and planted with medicinal plants and herbs to reflect the work of the Knights Hospitaller and to call to mind the former gardens of the medieval Clerkenwell Priory. This garden offers a contemplative green oasis of calm in central London with both horticultural and historical interest. Garden highlights include towering cardoons, beautiful scents, ancient and modern architecture and fascinating connections to the past. Open: Saturday 5-9pm Entrance: St John’s Gate, St John’s Lane (museum), St John’s Square (church and garden) Access: Narrow paths among low flowerbeds. Steponly access (7 steps without handrails) Nearest station: Farringdon Buses: 63, 55, 243 Activities: Live jazz music and Mediterranean cocktails, inspired by the Order’s Maltese history Website: www.museumstjohn.org.uk

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N27. St Joseph’s Garden E9 6PX This small garden provides an extension into the neighbourhood of the almost invisible basement Church of St Joseph, a patch of vegetation in a built-up environment, a haven for birds and a space where people can pause and refresh. The garden is a tribute to the late Cardinal Basil Hume (1923-99), Archbishop of Westminster, monk and shepherd, whose life and ministry were an inspiration to many. Designed by landscaper Simon-Peter Stobart, garden influences include Japanese design and a theme from the biblical ‘Song of Songs’ – a garden in which the Beloved might be encountered and experienced. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Lamb’s Buildings, Lamb’s Passage, off Bunhill Row, EC1Y 8LE (next to the Cass Business School of City University, Bunhill Row) Access: Fully accessible Nearest stations: Old Street, Moorgate Buses: 55, 243, 43, 205 Activities: Strawberries and cream. Church open to view icons of Mary, Mother of the City and Joseph of the House of David, in contemporary Ethiopian-style by Stéphane René Website: www.stjosephsbunhillrow.co.uk

N28. St Luke’s Community Centre EC1V 8AJ St Luke’s Community Centre is a vibrant community centre in South Islington, which is much loved by local residents. Hidden around the centre are three different, intriguing gardens – the result of volunteers’ hard work – which serve as examples of what can be achieved in challenging urban conditions. Discover St Luke’s Terrace, with its creative and colourful display of potted plants, climbers and small trees. Explore the Edible Yard, the ultimate example of urban horticulture, where a car park has been transformed into a productive community food-growing space. Enjoy the new Courtyard Woodland Garden, where a shady corner has been turned into an oasis for biodiversity. Open: Saturday 12-4pm, Sunday 12-4pm Entrance: Via St Luke’s Community Centre at 90 Central Street. Terrace will be clearly signposted Access: Lift to first floor. Door and a small step to access the terrace Nearest stations: Old Street Buses: 243, 55 (Old Street) 4, 56 (Goswell Road) 43, 205, 214, 394 (City Road) Activities: Gardening group volunteers on hand to answer questions. Food and drink available at the Central Street Café. Plants and home-made products on sale. St Luke’s plans to host a Great Get Together on Saturday with BBQ lunch, live music and various arts and crafts activities Conditions: First floor terrace is very small so visitor numbers limited at any one time. Visitors can wait in the adjoining terrace, café or community centre Website: www.slpt.org.uk

WC N29. St Olave Hart Street Churchyard EC3R 7NB St Olave, Hart Street, is a medieval church in the City of London dedicated to the patron saint of Norway, St Olaf. It is best known as the resting place of 17th century diarist Samuel Pepys, who was buried in the church nave in 1703, next to his wife Elizabeth. The church was one of several in the east spared by the Great Fire of London, but was heavily damaged during the Blitz in 1941 before being restored in the mid-1950s. The churchyard is the final resting place of 16th century botanist William Turner, known as ‘the father of English botany’ and the garden includes plants associated with him. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Seething Lane Access: Single step to access garden Nearest stations: Tower Hill, Tower Gateway, Fenchurch Street, Aldgate Buses: 15, 40, RV1 Activities: One of our pre-bookable walks will include a guided visit to this garden – details at www. opensquares.org/2018/activities Website: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/citygardens

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Southwark Cathedral Churchyard and Herb Garden © LPGT

N30. Southwark Cathedral Churchyard and Herb Garden SE1 9DA Southwark Cathedral is London’s oldest Gothic church, dating from 1106, when it was the Priory of St Mary Overie. Plants with Shakespearean and biblical connections feature in the design. Shakespeare worshipped here when the Cathedral was known as the Parish Church of St Saviour’s, from 1540. His brother Edmund is buried within the grounds. Restored in both 2001 and 2015, Nelson Mandela opened the South Churchyard with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who was a curate in the Southwark diocese. Constructed around the ruins of the medieval Lady Chapel, the East Churchyard herb garden echoes herbs originally grown in the Apothecaries’ Garden of St Thomas’ Hospital, established by the Canons of the original Priory. There is also a memorial to Mahomet Weyonomon, the 18th century leader of the American Mohegan tribe. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-4pm Entrance: Via the West Doors entrance to the Cathedral from Cathedral Street (Saturday) and via the main West Gates (Sunday) Access: Accessible entrance to churchyard via courtyard on north side of cathedral Nearest station: London Bridge Buses: 17, 21, 35, 40, 43, 45, 47, 48, 133, 141, 149, 381, 521, RV1 Activities: Shakespearean botanical trail. Herbal workshops in monastic-themed Herb Garden. Giant chess. Special Choral Evensong at 4pm on Saturday. All welcome Website: www.southwarkcathedral.org.uk

N31. Salters’ Garden EC2Y 5DE Salters’ Garden is sunk below street level in a formal style of box hedging, lawn, pergolas, gravel pathways and paving and is framed by Roman House, part of the Roman Wall and Salters’ Hall. After major building redevelopment in 2017, the garden joins the neighbouring sites of St Alphage Garden and the Brookfield/Schroder space to form the largest public space created in the City since WW1. The garden also now features accessible routes, better lighting of the Roman Wall, additional hornbeam hedging and a new decorative water feature at the east end. Stonemason Lida Lopes Cardozo Kindersley carved the inscription on the water feature. Open: Saturday 10am-4pm Entrance: Either from London Wall Place or at rear of Salters’ Hall, from St Alphage Garden, off Wood Street (Roman House on corner). Garden is reached through a gate from lower level of public garden Access: Access via steps and ramp. No toilets or bins available Nearest stations: Moorgate, St Paul’s Buses: 100 + 76, 133, 141 Conditions: Children must be accompanied at all times Website: www.salters.co.uk

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Your ticket gives special access to the following gardens (normally closed, limited opening or charging) O1. Bramham Gardens SW5 0HF Bramham Gardens is a large, tranquil one-acre lawned garden established in the late 1800s. It boasts some of the tallest plane trees in any London square and is flanked by pink red-brick Victorian houses and terracotta houses in DutchGothic style by architect Harold Peto. Like many of the surrounding streets, Bramham Gardens derives its name from the Yorkshire connections of the local landowners, the Gunter family. In recent years there has been much new planting. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: West side Access: One step up into garden Nearest station: Earl’s Court Buses: C1, 430 + C3, 74, 328 southbound

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O2. Cadogan Place North Garden SW1X 9SR Henry Holland laid out the buildings and gardens of Cadogan Place from 1777 and Humphry Repton formed the ‘north’ garden in 1806 featuring hollows, hillocks and gently winding paths. Railings were removed to contribute to the WW2 war effort, with part of the garden requisitioned to host a barrage balloon in 1939. In May 1942 the War Office took over the entire garden to station tanks, anti-aircraft guns and troops. In the 1970s the garden was relandscaped when an underground car park was built beneath it. The now shallow soil presents interesting horticultural challenges and opportunities. The garden features some unusual trees, including a Brazilian pepper tree (Schinus molle) and a chinaberry tree (Melia azedarach). Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Opposite 55 Sloane Street Access: Good access from Sloane Street Nearest station: Knightsbridge Buses: C1, 19, 22, 137, 452 Activities: Sculpture by David Wynn. Music and refreshments in adjacent Cadogan Place South Garden

O3. Cadogan Place South Garden SW1X 9RX Henry Holland laid out and developed the buildings and gardens of Cadogan Place from 1777 and this ‘south’ garden was known as the London Botanic Garden. The mulberry trees on the lawn are thought to be around 300 years old and grown originally for the silk trade. On the east side, a walk running the length of the garden is under development for spring interest, along with a fern garden and ministumpery. Near the tennis courts, black bamboo and willows screen a water garden. To the centre of the garden is the award-winning Hans Sloane Garden,

adapted from a design for the 2003 Chelsea Flower Show to celebrate the life of physician and collector Sir Hans Sloane. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Opposite 91 Sloane Street Access: Ramps Nearest stations: Sloane Square, Knightsbridge Buses: C1, 19, 22, 137, 452 Activities: Live music and refreshments available. Sculpture by David Wynn

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O4. Carlyle’s House SW3 5HL This is a peaceful walled garden in the heart of Old Chelsea, which opened as a museum in 1895 and is now owned by the National Trust. Laid out when Chelsea was still a riverside village, the garden at Cheyne Row was a typical town garden, with an oblong patch surrounded by high brick walls to the east of the house. From the back door, three steps led to a yard paved with flagstones, from which one step led up to a gravel path, bordered with box. The path branched to the left between the flowerbeds, and led to the earth closet, a square brick building almost hidden in summer by lilac bushes and fruit trees. Open: Saturday 10am-4pm Entrance: 24 Cheyne Row, through house Access: Too narrow for wheelchairs Nearest stations: Sloane Square, South Kensington Buses: 11, 19, 22, 49, 170 Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/carlyleshouse

O5. Collingham Gardens SW5 0HW These award-winning gardens display Harold Peto’s naturalistic style, featuring tall plane trees placed on lawns as if survivors from an ancient local woodland. Exceptionally, the gardens’ original layout remains intact: a simple and symmetrical plan, with wide lawns and curving gravel paths. The open central circular lawn is framed by shrub beds, each with its own Japanese cherry tree, producing magnificent springtime blossom displays. Ernest George and Harold Peto, both notable late Victorian architects, designed the Grade II* listed terraces bordering the gardens in the 1880s. Remarkably, individual front and rear elevations were conceived for each house, creating an organic village atmosphere. After Collingham Gardens, Peto moved on to become arguably the greatest Edwardian landscape designer. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Collingham Gardens gate Nearest stations: Gloucester Road, Earl’s Court Buses: C1, 430 + 74, 328, C3 (southbound) Activities: Children selling cakes and lemonade for charity

O6. Cornwall Gardens SW7 4AW What links some of London’s tallest plane trees, planted in 1870, a company that made pianos for Mozart and Beethoven, a secret passage that led to a Victorian market garden and a church that was sacrificed for the extension of the London Underground? The answer is Cornwall Gardens. The Broadwood family sold their market garden for development from 1866 to 1879. Known as Little India due to its colonial links, it became home to writers, painters, financiers and other fine Victorian minds. The trees, lawns and shrubs provide the tranquil and inspirational atmosphere of a woodland garden. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm Entrance: Central section (west of Grenville Place) Access: One step down at gate to garden level Nearest station: Gloucester Road Buses: 49, 74 Activities: Central garden walk. Jazz music. Wine and food supplied by neighbourhood Website: www.cornwallgardens.org

O7. Courtfield Gardens (East) SW5 0NQ In the mid-19th century most of the area between Earl’s Court Road and Gloucester Road was part of the Gunter estate. When plans were being made to develop the area around Earl’s Court Manor House (next to the present Earl’s Court Station), the Gunter family gave some of the fields as a site for a new church. St Jude’s opened on Christmas Eve 1870 and closed as a parish church in 2004. Today the building houses St Mellitus Theological College. The surrounding deeply sunken garden has ornamental flowerbeds and a bank of azaleas and rhododendrons with an abundance of self-seeded violets.

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Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Opposite 62 Courtfield Gardens Access: Sloping gravel path leading down to main garden Nearest stations: Gloucester Road, Earl’s Court Buses: 49, 74 + 430, C1 Activities: Children’s playground

O8. Courtfield Gardens (West) SW5 0PD This is a mid-Victorian garden, dominated by a spectacular London plane tree. It contains a wide variety of shrubs and rare ornamental trees, including a wedding cake tree, handkerchief tree, tobacco tree and giant sequoias. The Square dates from 1873 and takes its name from ‘Court Fields’, a meadow in the estate of the Earl’s Court Manor House. This was demolished when the Underground was constructed. Recent improvements include the reinstatement of perimeter railings, which were sacrificed for the WWII war effort, a wildlife haven with pond, several tropical beds, an orchard of native fruit trees, a play area and a Victorian gazebo and arbour. Courtfield Gardens West has received many London Garden Competition Awards over the years. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: West side of the garden opposite 19 Courtfield Gardens Access: Mostly flat gravel paths, lawn and some woodchip paths Nearest stations: Gloucester Road, Earl’s Court Buses: C1, 430 + C3, 74, 328 southbound Website: www.courtfieldgardens.net

O9. Earl’s Court Square SW5 9DG This garden was laid out as part of the Edwardes Estate in the 1870s. In the early 1970s the square became a conservation area and the garden was part of the 1851 Kensington Improvement Act. Christopher Fair designed the present layout, with a children’s play area added in 1980. Anna Surdacka

from Charles Wood Landscape Design has cared for the garden since 2012. The stucco-fronted terraces are complemented by the Grade II listed Flemish-style red-brick houses. Dame Ninette de Valois, the Royal Ballet founder, lived at No 23 and ran dancing classes in the ballroom. Choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton, actor Sir John Gielgud and members of Pink Floyd also lived in the square. No 21 was the home of the National Poetry Society. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: South side of square; wheelchairs via north gate Nearest station: Earl’s Court Buses: C1, C3, 74, 328, 430 Activities: Live music both days. Home-made tea and cakes Website: www.ecsgarden.org.uk

O10. Edwardes Square W8 6HL This three-acre garden features meandering paths through shrubberies, lawns, flowerbeds, a rose pergola, croquet lawn, grass tennis court and a children’s play area. The square was built between 1811 and 1819, and by 1820 the garden was laid out much as we see it today. Italian artist Signor Agostino Aglio designed the garden with guidance from the Royal Horticultural Society. The plantings and winding walks are different to those seen in most other squares. A Grecian-style lodge with Doric columns was built for the gardener – known as ‘The Temple’, it is still the residence of the square’s head gardener. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: South side, next to The Temple Access: Good wheelchair access and pathways Nearest stations: High Street Kensington, Earl’s Court, Kensington (Olympia) Buses: C1, 9, 10, 27, 28, 49, 328 Activities: Refreshments (cakes, sandwiches and Pimm’s) Conditions: No picnics

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O11. Ennismore Gardens SW7 1AA This award-winning Victorian garden, named after Viscount Ennismore, formed part of the gardens and paddocks of Kingston House, which stretched the length of Prince’s Gate. Following the development of the Kingston House estate (1840-70), the halfacre garden was laid out around the London plane trees. The present layout of grass, beds and borders has largely been in place since WWII. An urn – a smaller replica of one designed by William Kent for Alexander Pope – was erected in memory of Ava Gardner, who lived at No 34 for many years. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: On west side – opposite No 18 Nearest station: Knightsbridge, South Kensington Buses: C1, 9, 10, 14, 52, 74, 414, 452 Car parking: Residents’ parking in operation. Visitors’ parking available on pay-by-phone spaces and single yellow lines (check at the time) Conditions: Dogs, excluding working assistance dogs, must remain at the gate. Water provided

O12. Gledhow Gardens SW5 0AY Gledhow Gardens are named after the family home of Miss Jane Benyon of Gledhow Hall in Yorkshire, who married landowner Captain Robert Gunter in the 19th century. The area used to have market gardens and a thriving village between Gledhow and Bina Gardens. James Gunter, who founded a property empire on the proceeds of his celebrated bakery business, later developed the site. The clean microclimate has nourished some of London’s oldest and healthiest trees and encouraged a range of interesting wildlife, including a variety of rare bird species. Thanks to the generosity of Dr Robert Ker, the gardens now belong to the residents. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: East side of garden Access: Access via the single gate on the red-brick house side of Gledhow Gardens, off the Old Brompton Road up to Wetherby Gardens Nearest stations: Gloucester Road, Earl’s Court Buses: C1, 430 Website: www.gledhowgardens.org.uk

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O13. Hereford Square SW7 4TS Architect Thomas Holmes built Hereford Square between 1845 and 1850 and the garden, with its iron railings, was completed in 1848 at a cost of £1,300. The square has retained its charm and the garden is full of trees and flowering shrubs, with very pleasant walks. Sir James Barrie, author of Peter Pan, lived at 133 Gloucester Road on the east side of the square. Rumour has it that Peter flew in through the firstfloor window to take the children to Never-Never Land. While the houses on the north side remain intact, those on the west have been restored. Bombs destroyed the south side in WW2, when US soldiers used the garden as a baseball ground. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: West side of square Nearest stations: Gloucester Road, South Kensington Buses: C1, 49, 430 Activities: Historical introduction and garden notes provided to visitors

O14. The Ismaili Centre Roof Garden SW7 2SL The Ismaili Centre Roof Garden sits in a serene setting, with the garden reflecting motifs from Islamic architectural heritage. It also draws on the traditions of Muslim civilisations that have inspired outstanding buildings for many centuries throughout the world. The chahar-bagh (four-part garden), delineated by a central fountain, draws inspiration from the Qur’anic imagery of the Garden of Paradise. Sheltered yet open, it combines granite and greenery with geometry, symbolism and the sound and flow of water. Visitors will enjoy the sanctuary of calm against the backdrop of the city bustle below. Open: Sunday 10am-3pm Entrance: Thurloe Place Access: Lifts to all floors Nearest station: South Kensington Buses: C1, 14, 49, 74, 345, 360, 414, 430 Activities: Garden tours 10am-3pm (last tour 2pm) Conditions: No photography

WC O15. Kensington Square W8 5HD Kensington Square is one of the earliest garden squares in London, dating from the 17th century and built as part of the Thomas Young Estate. Originally called King’s Square, fields surrounded it until 1840. Today, it provides a quiet, leafy haven just yards from Kensington High Street. The first buildings date from 1682 and the west side was completed in the 1730s. Artist Sir Edward Burne-Jones (1833-98) lived at No 41, philosopher John Stuart Mill (180673) at No 18, musician Sir Charles Hubert Parry (1848-1918) at No 17 and pioneer of public health Sir John Simon (1816-1904) at No 40. Open: Sunday 10am-4pm Entrance: North side

Nearest station: High Street Kensington Buses: 9, 10, 28, 49, 52, 328, 452 Activities: The London-based Treblemakers all-female a cappella group will perform from 12-12.45pm. Their repertoire includes Mozart, barbershop in the 1950s, the Beatles, Queen and Coldplay

O16. Lexham Gardens W8 5JA This small one-acre square, refurbished in 1990, has won the All London Garden Square Best Garden award three times and the Brighter Kensington and Chelsea Prize nine times. Among the facilities are a children’s play area and ponds with fountains. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm Entrance: East and west ends Access: Kerb and small step at gate Nearest stations: Earl’s Court, Gloucester Road Bus: 74 Activities: Garden party 3-5pm, including children’s entertainment. Special guest: The Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Conditions: No ball games

O17. Markham Square SW3 4UY The building of the original square began in 1836 on the site of the old Box Farm orchard – owned by the Markham family – which had had common rights since the ‘29th year of Elizabeth’. In 1935 the garden was laid out as a cherry orchard, in celebration of the Silver Jubilee of George V. After WW2, the square was redesigned by the Royal Hospital Chelsea’s head gardener to resemble a private country garden. The garden is notable for its light, open aspect and rare shrubs and trees, none of which have been allowed to obscure the colourful borders. Open: Sunday 2-5pm Entrance: North side of square Nearest station: Sloane Square Buses: 11, 19, 22, 211, 319

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O18. The Mosaic Rooms SW5 0SW This three-year-old garden has been replenished and replanted as an urban green space, forming a quiet oasis just off the Cromwell Road, behind The Mosaic Rooms Gallery. The Mosaic Rooms is London’s free space for contemporary culture from the Arab World. It had originally been conceived in 2015 as a pop-up garden by SmallWorld Urbanism, a collective of award-winning designers, architects and permaculturists. It features a layered modular garden, including flowers, vegetables and herbs. Visitors can enjoy the current exhibition and fresh food from the café. Open: Saturday 11am-6pm, Sunday 11am-6pm Entrance: 226 Cromwell Road Nearest station: Earl’s Court (Earl’s Court Road exit) Buses: 74, 328, C1, C3 Activities: Free exhibition and accompanying talks/ events. Bookshop. Café Website: www.mosaicrooms.org

O20. Queen’s Gate Gardens SW7 5LY Queen’s Gate Gardens were created in the 1860s when a residential square was built on the site of former market gardens. Today it brings joy and a sense of community to its members. The landscaping largely retains the original Victorian layout and the old mulberry and Catalpa trees must be at least 150 years old. The circles, which are visible in the lawn, mark WW2 underground bomb shelters. In spring this garden wows with its carpet of bluebells and blossom. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Opposite 45 Queen’s Gate Gardens, south side Access: Uneven surface and small step at south gate. Gravel paths Nearest station: Gloucester Road Buses: 49, 74, 70 Website: www.qgg.org.uk

WC O19. Paultons Square SW3 5DP Paultons Square is a pleasant Georgian square built in the 1830s on the site of an old market garden. The land was previously owned by Sir Thomas More and Sir John Danvers and this represents the furthest west of the squares leading off the King’s Road. This interesting lawned garden, enclosed by railings, features unusual plants, mature plane trees and a central play area. It was redesigned to celebrate the millennium. The square was named after Paultons in Hampshire, the country seat of George Stanley, the son-in-law of Sir Hans Sloane. Sir Hans was Lord of the Manor of Chelsea in the 18th century and gave his name to Sloane Square, Sloane Street, Sloane Avenue and various places starting with ‘Hans’. Open: Saturday 12-5pm Entrance: East side only (East North East) Nearest stations: South Kensington, Gloucester Road, Earl’s Court Buses: 11, 19, 22, 49, 211

O21. Rutland Gate South Garden SW7 1PL This shady garden has nine scheduled plane trees, interesting evergreens, variegated foliage and shrubs. It dates from part of a development of brickand-stucco houses in the 1860s. Rutland Gate South Garden can easily be twinned with a visit to the adjacent Ennismore Gardens. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Opposite 54 Rutland Gate Access: Level access but gravel paths and uneven surfaces Nearest stations: South Kensington, Knightsbridge Buses: 9, 10, 14, 74, 52, 414, 452, C1 Conditions: Dogs on leads allowed only on paths Paultons Square © LPGT

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O22. Thurloe Square SW7 2SX Thurloe Square is a typical Victorian garden, with mature trees, winding paths, lawns, borders, flowerbeds and a children’s play area. The square was developed in the 1840s to designs by George Basevi and ushered in a new era of Italianate town house design in London. The square takes its name from John Thurloe, Oliver Cromwell’s Secretary of State. In the 18th century the land passed from Anne Browne to her second husband, Thurloe’s grandson. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Gate on south side of square Nearest station: South Kensington Buses: C1, 14, 49, 74, 345, 360, 414, 430 Activities: 2pm – Treblemakers singing group Website: www.thurloesquaregardens.com

Entrance: Old Brompton Road or Fulham Road Access: Reasonably level paths. Wheelchair ramp to chapel Nearest station: West Brompton Buses: 74 (Old Brompton Road), 14, 211, 414 (Fulham Road), 190, 328, 430, C1, C3 (nearby) Activities: Tours (see below) start at North Lodge rooms, off the Old Brompton Road (no bookings, donations welcome). Chapel with exhibition, new visitors’ centre and café. Saturday: 11am – ‘Exploring the Horticulture and Landscape Management of Brompton Garden Cemetery’, led by cemetery manager Andy Williams; 2.30pm – ‘The Trees in Brompton Cemetery’, led by Greg Packman. Sunday: 2pm – Guided tour led by John White (a Friends guide). Tours are first come, first served. Website: www.brompton-cemetery.org

NEW O23. Westbridge Road Garden SW11 3NP The main feature of the Westbridge Road Garden is a very long ornamental pond which extends the full length of the block. Its southern end looks towards an elegant 19th century Grade II listed villa, while the northerly vista looks across the river towards Chelsea. As well as the pond, the garden incorporates a rose garden, shrubbery, large grassy hillock, beds of perennials and three raised herb planters by a small lawn. The clock face on the steeple of the Grade I listed, 18th century St Mary’s Church dominates the garden’s northern skyline. Open: Saturday 10am-4pm Entrance: Between apartment buildings towards the south end of Sunbury Lane Access: West side is unpaved and uneven. Garden can be viewed from tarmac paths Nearest station: Clapham Junction Buses: 170 (19, 49, 319, 345)

Gardens offering extra weekend activities O24. Brompton Cemetery SW10 9UG Brompton Cemetery is the most central of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ cemeteries created in the countryside outside London between 1830 and 1841. Thanks to a £6m restoration project, this garden cemetery now provides a wonderful recreational ‘lung’ in this part of London. The Grade I listed site contains a chapel, colonnades and thousands of memorials. There are many species of trees, flora and fauna and opportunities for pursuing a wide range of cultural interests, as well as exercise and quiet recreation. Many world-famous people are among the 206,000 buried here. Burials still take place most weeks in this working cemetery. Open: Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 10am-5pm

Other gardens worth visiting O25. The Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum SW7 5BD Opened in 1995 as the Natural History Museum’s first living and working exhibition, the Wildlife Garden reveals a range of British lowland habitats, including deciduous woodland, chalk meadow, heathland, reed bed and ponds. An educational resource for visitors of all ages, the garden demonstrates the potential for wildlife conservation in the inner city. To date, around 3,000 species of plant and animal have been recorded by museum scientists and volunteers. The garden holds Green Flag status and is a winner of the London in Bloom Meadows Award (2016) and the Brighter Kensington and Chelsea Award (Educational Gardens). Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Via Queen’s Gate or Exhibition Road – pass through the museum to the garden Access: Disabled access from Exhibition Road – pass through the museum Nearest station: South Kensington Buses: 14, 70, 74, 345, 360, 414, 430, C1 Website: www.nhm.ac.uk/wildlife-garden

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Belgravia and Pimlico are characterised by stucco-fronted terraces developed by Thomas Cubitt in the first half of the 19th century. Set among these are a number of garden squares within the Grosvenor Estate. Belgrave Square is deceptively large, with gardens within gardens, whereas Chester Square is more intimate. Wilton Crescent has a white theme, while Eaton Square is... Eaton Square. Over in Pimlico, the similarly dimensioned Eccleston Square and Warwick Square reflect the differing passions of their gardeners and residents. These squares followed the lead of John Nash, who included Waterloo Place East Garden in his development of Carlton House Terrace earlier in the 19th century. The basement garden of Marococo and the roof garden of the Ham Yard Hotel are smaller and more recent examples to explore. The gardens of Cadogan Place (in Area O), are also within walking distance of Belgravia. Area Coordinator: Andrea Charman

Your ticket gives special access to the following gardens (normally closed, limited opening or charging) P1. 10 Downing Street SW1A 2AA The garden at 10 Downing Street has been enjoyed by Prime Ministers and their families for over 285 years. The terrace and garden were constructed in 1736, shortly after Sir Robert Walpole moved into No 10. The garden is dominated by an open lawn of half an acre that wraps around the building in an L-shape. There is a central flowerbed with flower urns, tubs of flowers line the terrace and roses line the main pathway through the garden. The garden also features an attractive bronze sculpture by Barbara Hepworth, a pond and some lovely trees. Ducks have often nested there before mum and ducklings are escorted back to St James’s Park. A vegetable garden produces radishes, spring onions, tomatoes and lettuce. There are bird-feeding tables where birds as exotic as a parakeet have been seen feeding.

Entrance: 10 Downing Street Access: Steps Nearest station: Westminster Buses: 3, 11, 12, 24, 53, 87, 88, 159, 453 Activities: Guided tour for ballot winners Conditions: Visits only via a tour. All places allocated by public ballot

P2. Belgrave Square SW1X 8QB George Basevi designed this green and leafy Belgravia centrepiece and Thomas Cubitt first planted the 4.5-acre private garden in 1826, to act as a landscape to the square’s grand new houses. Influenced by a design of John Claudius Loudon, the square’s layout remains faithful to its original network of paths and retains some of the original planting in the form of mature planes. A central path curves through pergolas overhung with wisteria and roses. Four summer houses with covered seating – ‘the temples’ – have been added around the inner path. Other additions include the tennis court, children’s playground and outdoor gym. The garden’s statuary reflects the square’s international nature and offers a rare chance to see a collection of modern figurative work. The Belgrave Square garden committee seeks to balance the maintenance of the garden’s historic character with modern users’ needs and expectations. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: South gate, opposite No 30 Nearest stations: Hyde Park Corner, Victoria Buses: C2, 2, 9, 10, 14, 16, 38, 52, 73, 74, 82, 414, 436 Activities: Live music, home-made cakes and a bar selling drinks and bar snacks. Tea and coffee. Giant Jenga and other outdoor games. Garden guide available Website: www.grosvenorlondon.com/our-customers/ gardens

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P3. Chester Square SW1W 9HS The 1st Duke of Westminster, together with his surveyor and architect Thomas Cundy II, laid out Chester Square between 1828 and 1840 as part of the Grosvenor Estate. Thomas Cundy also designed St Michael’s Church on the west side, which still provides a backdrop to the garden today. The 1.5acre garden is planted with shrubs and herbaceous borders and contains a central rose garden. It was restored in 1997 to the layout that appears in the 1867 Ordnance Survey map. Rope-edged tiles and some original trees have survived. Past residents of this peaceful and tranquil spot include the poet Matthew Arnold (1822-88) at No 2 and Mary Shelley (1797-1851), author of Frankenstein, at No 24. Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Opposite 20 Chester Square Nearest stations: Sloane Square, Victoria Buses: C1, C2, 2, 16, 38, 52, 73, 82, 436 Activities: Garden information guide Website: www.grosvenorlondon.com/our-customers/ gardens/chester-square-garden

P4. The Coutts Skyline Garden WC2R 0QS The garden court in the large central atrium of the Coutts building has been recently redesigned and refurbished. It features a range of contemporary planters and retains its fish pool with mature koi carp. Coutts Skyline Garden, the brainchild of executive chef Peter Fiori, was created in 2012. The garden, installed by the late Richard Vine with help from the Clink charity (HMP High Down), lies on each side of a narrow walkway around the roof, lined with troughs and tubs in the bays between windows. There are four areas: the south-facing fruit garden; Vine Lane – in tribute to Richard Vine; a kitchen garden; and a cottage garden. There are excellent views over the Strand, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Nelson’s Column and Zimbabwe House. Entrance: 440 Strand Access: Both gardens accessible by lift/elevator, but rooftop walkway has a doorstep and is very narrow – not suitable for wheelchairs Nearest station: Charing Cross Buses: 9, 11, 15, 23, 139, 176 Activities: Pre-booked guided tours only. Places allocated by ballot Conditions: Visits via pre-booked tours only – see above

P5. Eaton Square SW1W 9BD Eaton Square takes its name from Eaton Hall in Cheshire, home of the Duke of Westminster. Thomas Cubitt, the Grosvenor estate’s master builder, started laying out Eaton Square and Belgrave Square in 1826. Today the garden remains a tranquil retreat of formal lawns, shady pathways and quiet seating areas divided between six main enclosures. The central garden on the south side is open for OGSW. In 2015 these manicured gardens received London in Bloom’s ‘Small Park of the Year’ award. Mixed borders around two formal lawns are divided by a path and seating through a shaded enclave. There is also a tennis court with a planted walking area around the outside and formal raised beds. Sundials, water features and David Harber garden sculptures are on display too. Famous past residents include Neville Chamberlain (No 37) and Vivien Leigh (No 54). Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Opposite No 42 (South Side) Nearest stations: Sloane Square, Victoria Buses: C1, C2, 2, 16, 38, 52, 73, 82, 436 Activities: Cream teas and traditional entertainment. David Harber sculptures on display. Garden guide available Website: www.grosvenorlondon.com/our-customers/ gardens/eaton-square-garden

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P6. Eccleston Square SW1V 1NP The square takes its name from Eccleston in Cheshire, part of the estates owned by the Duke of Westminster. Originally a low-lying swamp which was drained in the early 17th century, it was planned as a three-acre square in 1828 by Thomas Cubitt (1788– 1855). Over the past 30 years, the whole garden has been replanted to give year-round interest. There are many specialist collections, including camellias, climbing and shrub roses, and a National Collection of ceanothus. In 2006, a Wollemi pine – thought to have been extinct until found recently in Australia – was donated to the square. Other unusual tender plants in the garden include specimens of the giant Mexican dahlia, Dahlia imperialis, and the white sunflower tree, Rojasianthe superba, from Guatemala. Open: Sunday 2-5pm Entrance: Opposite No 15 (NW side) Nearest station: Victoria Buses: 11, 24, 44, 211, C10 Car parking: No parking restrictions over the weekend around the square Website: www.ecclestonsquaregardens.com

P7. Ham Yard Hotel Roof Garden W1D 7DT This leafy rooftop garden is set on the fourth floor of Ham Yard Hotel, with sweeping views over the London skyline. Designed to satisfy the senses, the garden is watched over by two ancient olive trees and surrounded by apple and pear espaliers. Now over two years old, the garden blooms all year round with seasonal flowers, from poppies and lemon verbena to jasmine, creating a wild meadow. Raised beds made of railway sleepers and picket-fencing form salad, herb and vegetable gardens. There is a lounge area scattered with Whitman benches and a settle with upholstered seats. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Ham Yard, off Great Windmill Street Access: Small ramp available for wheelchair access Nearest station: Piccadilly Circus Buses: 14, 19, 38 Website: www.firmdalehotels.com/hotels/london/ ham-yard-hotel

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P8. Warwick Square SW1V 2AL This award-winning Grade II listed historic garden square was laid out in the early 1840s as part of Thomas Cubitt’s Pimlico development plan. Warwick Square won Gold in the London in Bloom Competition 2015, 2016 and 2017, with judges describing it as a “gardeners’ delight – a structured hotchpotch from the everyday to the unusual and exotic”. It also received the Silver Gilt in The London Squares Garden Competition 2017. The all-season garden features a rose garden, formal bedding and a relaxing lawn area. Mixed planting of shrubs, herbaceous and annuals ensures year-round colour and fragrance. New railings matching those donated to the WW2 war effort have been installed and the original hoggin paths and rope-edge tiles reinstated. Two original Victorian mounds have been relandscaped with timber forts, concealed paths and hiding places to encourage children’s play. Open: Sunday 11am-5pm Entrance: Opposite 12 Warwick Square Nearest stations: Pimlico, Victoria Buses: 24 + C10, 2, 36, 185, 360, 436 Website: www.warwicksquarepimlico.co.uk

NEW P9. Waterloo Place East Garden SW1Y 5AJ This garden was created on part of the former royal garden of St James’s Palace, when John Nash built the surrounding Carlton House Terrace. It retains much of its 19th century character, with serpentine paths, trees and shrubs. Statues define the garden perimeters, including the memorial to the polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott. The garden has been managed continuously since 1832 by the Crown Estate Paving Commission and underwent restoration in 2011. The original path network has been reinstated and the garden has been replanted with shrubs and ground cover more suited to the shadier environment. Open: Saturday 10am-4pm Entrance: Gate on SE side of Waterloo Place Access: Raised stone threshold at gate. Firm paths Nearest station: Piccadilly Circus Buses: 3, 6, 9, 12, 13, 15, 23, 88, 94, 139, 159, 453 Website: www.cepc.org.uk

P10. Wilton Crescent Garden SW1X 8RX Thomas Cundy, the Grosvenor Estate surveyor, added Wilton Crescent to the original 1821 Wyatt plan for Belgravia. Modern sculpture mixes with imposing London plane trees and a white planting theme in this tranquil, crescent-shaped garden. It is a stone’s throw from Belgrave Square and was highly commended in the 2011 London Gardens Society Competition.

Open: Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Opposite 38 Wilton Crescent Nearest stations: Hyde Park Corner, Knightsbridge Buses: C2, 2, 9, 10, 14, 16, 38, 52, 73, 74, 82, 414, 436 Activities: Garden information leaflet available Website: www.grosvenorlondon.com/our-customers/ gardens/wilton-crescent-garden

Gardens offering extra weekend activities P11. MaRoCoCo Garden at Rococo Chocolates SW1X 8JU This is a small courtyard garden behind Rococo Chocolates. Chantal Coady, the shop’s founder, created the garden based on a layout by Dræyk van der Hørn of Bonnington Square Pleasure Garden. Chantal has also been closely involved with the Bonnington Square gardens. This spot used to be a neglected city space, with a lone acacia tree, but now the garden is a stunning asymmetric mirrored courtyard in the middle of Belgravia. It features a Moroccan tile mosaic and is filled with fragrant plants, all used in the Rococo repertoire: rose, lavender, geranium, mint, jasmine and a kaffir lime. Recycling is a feature of the garden too, with old mirrors coming from the late Lady Rusheen WynnJones’ house in Sprimont Place and tiles from Dar Interiors. Open: Saturday 11am-5pm, Sunday 12-5pm Entrance: Through 5 Motcomb St – Rococo Chocolates Access: One step into the shop and stairs down to the garden Nearest station: Knightsbridge Buses: C1, 19, 22, 137, 452 Activities: Freshly baked cakes and pastries. Coffee, tea and hot chocolate Conditions: Maximum of 12 people at a time due to space Website: www.rococochocolates.com

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The residents of this area have created an extraordinary range of community gardens: from the garden of Bonnington Square, where a giant hand balanced over the entrance beckons you into the garden to embark on a journey of dreams; to the Kath Gilmore Community Garden, where a place of beauty has been conjured on what was a disused courtyard. In the Jamyang Buddhist Centre you can see a garden created for meditation and reflection, visited by the Dalai Lama. At the other extreme, the gardens of the South London Gallery are a gorgeous sculptural work created along the lines of geometry. Other gardens in the area celebrate sustainability, wildlife and plant diversity. Bees and chickens can be found at Glengall Wharf and Bee Urban is famous across London. Walworth Garden, a disused piece of ground reclaimed by local residents, is now a QCF-accredited Horticultural Learning Centre. Area Coordinator: Jock Blakey

Your ticket gives special access to the following gardens (normally closed, limited opening or charging) Q1. Bee Urban SE11 4BE Bee Urban is a beekeeping and environmental education community project, based on a new site at ‘the Hive’ in Kennington Park since March 2015. The garden has raised growing beds, fruit trees, soft fruit, nectar-rich plants, herbs and flowers, with a strong focus on biodiversity. Nectar-rich planting reflects Royal Horticultural Society and British Beekeepers’ Association guidance. Features include a natural observation hive, cob oven, apiary, indoor observation hive, raised beds and planted beds and borders. Project leaders work with Hiver Beers to host the ‘Hiver experience’, involving a beekeeping session and honey and honey beer tastings. Local volunteers maintain the site and help with tasks such as beekeeping, construction and carpentry, cob-oven construction, bread and pizza-making and candle-making. Open days take place on the second Sunday of each month. Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Behind the café in Kennington Park Access: Mainly level access but some steps, uneven surfaces and gravel paths Nearest stations: Kennington, Oval Buses: 3, 36, 133, 159, 185, 344 Activities: Beekeeping, crafts and candle-making. Honey and honey beer tasting (Hiver Experience) Website: www.beeurban.org.uk

Q2. Glengall Wharf Garden SE15 6NF This large community space has been developing since 2012. Local people manage the garden using a wide variety of different sustainable gardening methods. A wide range of fruit and vegetables grow here, with permaculture techniques used to create an edible forest garden. Other features include a pond, pergola, hot composting, natural beekeeping, hügelkultur and a polytunnel. There are also bees and chickens on the site, which used to be part of the old wharf of the Surrey Canal. You can still see the old cobbles. A lively, diverse and busy project, this is an ‘ideas hub’ for alternative gardening, ecological design and sustainability. The garden is a Permaculture Association Land Centre. Open: Sunday 11.30am-4.30pm Entrance: On the Surrey Canal Walk Access: Very irregular surfaces Nearest stations: Peckham Rye (1.5km by bus) Buses: 63, 363 to Waite Street Activities: Self-guided tours, home-made cakes, teas and seasonal produce. Plants to buy or swap Website: www.burgessparkfoodproject.org.uk

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Q3. Jamyang Buddhist Centre SE11 4NA This garden is located in the original exercise yard for prisoners of the Old Kennington Courthouse, the last surviving Victorian courthouse in London and a Grade II listed building. The gated courtyard garden features a golden Buddha statue, a meditative garden space and a mini-meadow. Designed and maintained by volunteers, the garden has been planted entirely in raised beds and pots with a mixture of shrubs, climbers, perennials, herbs, fruit, vegetables, annuals and wildflowers. His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited in 1999 and planted a 10ft magnolia tree. Bringing the courthouse back into community use was a key commitment made during the purchase campaign, and now the centre is working with local health, non-profit and community groups to ensure the facility is shared. Open: Saturday 10am-4pm Entrance: 43 Renfrew Road Access: Building and garden fully accessible. Uneven courtyard cobblestones but still quite accessible Nearest stations: Kennington, Elephant and Castle Buses: 196 (Kennington Lane), 133, 155, 333 (Kennington Park Road), 3, 59, 109, 159 (Kennington Road) Activities: Café offering vegetarian and vegan food, all produced on site. Seasonal lunches, cakes and freshly baked breads. Coffee. Small shop. Guided building tours, including meditation sessions Website: www.jamyang.co.uk

WC Q4. Kath Gillmore Community Garden SE1 8HT The Peabody housing estate, built in 1871, is listed Grade II. The community garden was imaginatively designed in 2013 to make use of a disused tarmac courtyard. It comprises 14 raised beds, which residents use for growing food and nectar-rich plants. The garden is entered by an enchanting planted courtyard, with fruiting hedge and herb plants. It has played host to gardening clubs, theatre performances and bike workshops and is run by a local beekeeping resident (children’s bee suits will be available to try on), with the support of residents on the Peabody Blackfriars and surrounding estates and housing lands. Open: Saturday 12-5pm Entrance: Between Blocks S and T, Peabody Blackfriars Estate, Blackfriars Road Access: Level access Nearest stations: Southwark, Waterloo, Elephant and Castle Buses: 45, 63, 100 Activities: Pollinator guides on sale. T-shirt printing. Tarot card reading. Crafts from the bees. Face and henna hand painting. Plant sale. Selfguided estate tours. Acoustic music. Refreshments Website: www.peabody.org.uk/about-us/our-mission/ our-history/history-of-our-estates#blackfriars

Q5. Merrick Square SE1 4JB Merrick Square is a small, quiet and well-maintained garden square. It was originally laid out in 1853 and 1856 as part of the development of land belonging to the Corporation of Trinity House. It still consists of 32 single houses, owned by Trinity House. Holy Trinity Rectory, between No 16 and No 17, was built in 1872. Open: Sunday 11am-6pm Entrance: West side of Merrick Square Access: Kerb at entrance. Outer parts of garden are reached across lawns Nearest stations: Borough, Elephant and Castle, London Bridge Buses: 21, 35, 40, 133, 343, C10 Activities: Music and refreshments, organised by Trinity Newington Residents’ Association, by kind permission of the Corporation of Trinity House Website: www.tnra.net

Q6. Trinity Church Square SE1 4HT This is a formal garden square built between 1824 and 1832 on land belonging to the Corporation of Trinity House. Most of the houses, still owned by Trinity House, have been converted into flats. The church is now the Henry Wood Hall, used for orchestral rehearsals. The garden, maintained by Trinity House and Trinity Newington Residents Association (TNRA), contains one of the oldest outside statues in London, probably of Alfred the Great and possibly originally sited in Westminster Hall. The garden has been open to residents only since 1997 and has been well used since the closure of Trinity Street to through traffic in 2002. Open: Sunday 11am-6pm Access: Level entrance. Garden is mostly lawn Nearest stations: Borough, Elephant and Castle, London Bridge Buses: 21, 35, 40, 133, 343, C10 Activities: Music and refreshments organised by TNRA, by kind permission of the Corporation of Trinity House Website: www.tnra.net

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Q7. Walworth Allotment Association SE17 3EQ A passionate local Southwark community founded the Walworth Allotment Association in the 1970s, driven by a desire to grow their own fruit and vegetables as close to home as possible. This site, which includes a wildlife area, pond and thriving beehives, has developed over the years through various planting and community initiatives. The current twice-yearly working party has reclaimed industrial and garage space to create a pleasant, intimate, communal urban green space. There are 16 plots, some of which are shared, and a diverse group of keen gardeners grow a variety of fruit, herbs and vegetables organically. Open: Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 10am-6pm Entrance: Fielding Street, off Walworth Road, just west of railway bridge Access: Ground uneven in parts, but still wheelchair accessible Nearest stations: Kennington, Elephant and Castle Buses: 12, 68, 171, 176, 468 from E+C Activities: Tea and home-made cakes

Gardens offering extra weekend activities Q8. Bonnington Square SW8 1TQ The pleasure garden at Bonnington Square was once a bombsite and then a derelict playground, before it was imaginatively re-designed by the Bonnington Square Garden Association. This association consists of a group of local residents, led by Evan English, who have backgrounds in film, art, design and horticulture. The garden has been funded by grants and local sponsorship and includes a nine-metrehigh Industrial Revolution iron waterwheel, a huge Helping Hand sculpture and evocative sub-tropical planting. Further planting has taken place under the umbrella of the Paradise Project, and includes trees, ground cover planting, vines and endless street gardens. A secret passage links the Square with Harleyford Road Community Garden (see next page). Open: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Entrance: Via South Lambeth Road through Vauxhall Grove or Langley Lane Nearest station: Vauxhall Buses: 2, 36, 88, 185, 436 also 44, 77, 77A, 156, 322, 344 Activities: Two open-air performances, Saturday at 5pm and 8pm, of Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare (adapted by Kelly Hunter and Tom Chapman). This Flute Theatre production is staged with six young actors in Bonnington Square gardens and merges acoustic music with Shakespeare’s verse. Tickets £15, available via www.opensquares. org nearer the time. Performance lasts just under 2 hours. Tickets restricted to 45 people per performance. Food and drink available from Italo Deli, opposite the garden Website: www.bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk

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Q9. Harleyford Road Community Garden SW8 1TF In 1984, local residents started to grow vegetables on a 1.5-acre plot of wasteland. This signalled the beginning of the Harleyford Road Community Garden. Apart from a few existing trees, the whole garden has been created. The plot is divided into several areas, including a wildlife area, pond and a playground and is maintained by residents. Recent additions include a mosaic wall, extended mosaic paths and new benches. A secret passage links the Garden with Bonnington Square Community Garden (see previous page). Open: Sunday 2-5pm Entrance: From 37 Bonnington Square or Harleyford Road Access: Most parts wheelchair-accessible, including WC Nearest stations: Vauxhall, Oval Buses: 36, 185, 436 + 2, 88 Activities: Tea and cakes. Music. Jumble and other stalls Conditions: Garden open daily until sunset all year

NEW Q10. South London Gallery SE5 8UH The Orozco Garden at the South London Gallery (SLG) was created by internationally acclaimed Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco. The project had the support of 6a architects and of horticulturists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Orozco had never designed a garden before but successfully transformed an inaccessible paved area into a unique sculptural work. A geometry of intertwining circles, intricately outlined in brick-dimensioned York stone, subtly maps a series of discreet spaces or notional rooms. An important feature is a planted walkway providing direct access for residents of Sceaux Gardens housing estate, where the SLG has run art programmes for many years. Open: Saturday 11am-6pm, Sunday 11am-6pm Entrance: 65 Peckham Road, SLG main entrance Access: Level access to the Orozco Garden through the gallery and around the garden itself. Accessible toilet with baby-changing facilities close to garden. Large print information available Nearest station: Peckham Rye Overground Buses: 12, 36, 171, 343, 345 and 436 Activities: Onsite café, The Habit, serves hot and cold drinks, brunch, lunch and cakes. See website for menu and prices. Picnics permitted. Sunday Spot, 2-4pm – free weekly family drop-in art workshop for children and families in the SLG Clore Studio and Orozco Garden. Free exhibition in the gallery. Gifts, books and souvenirs on sale in the gallery bookshop Website: www.southlondongallery.org/orozco-garden

Q11. Walworth Garden SE17 3BN Walworth Garden was first established in 1987 when local residents set about reclaiming a derelict plot of land in a heavily built-up inner-city corner of Walworth in Southwark. Thirty years on, the garden is a hub of the community. It boasts a learning centre, wildlife pond, food-growing, orchard, apiary, QCF-accredited Horticultural Training Centre and the Garden Services Division, which employs locals to create and maintain gardens. A registered charity and social enterprise, in 2017 the garden gained its sixth consecutive Community Green Flag Award and won an ‘Outstanding’ certificate in the RHS/Britain in Bloom ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood’ award scheme. Open: Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 10am-4pm Entrance: 206 Manor Place Access: Accessible toilet. Hoggin paths. Wheelchair access Nearest station: Kennington Buses: 133, 155, 333 + 12, 35, 40, 45, 68, 148, 171, 176, 468 Activities: Vast plant selection of public and horticultural merit and interest. Workshops including gardening, herbal medicine, natural perfumery and cosmetics, and beekeeping. Products for sale – terracotta pots, peat-free compost, honey, home-made chutneys, jams and plants Website: www.walworthgarden.org.uk

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Index of Gardens Garden name and postal district 10 Downing Street SW1A NEW 49 Bankside SE1

Abney Park N16 Alara Permaculture Forest Garden N1C Alexandra Road Park NW8 All Saints Vicarage Garden, Fulham SW6 Approach Gardens E2 Arnold Circus E2 Arvon Road Allotment Group N5 Ashworth Mansions Garden W9

Ballast Quay Garden SE10 Barbican Station Pop-up Garden EC1A Barbican Wildlife Garden, Fann Street EC2Y Barnard Park N1 Barnsbury Square N1 Barnsbury Wood N1 Bedford Square WC1B Bee Urban SE11 Beech Gardens, the Barbican Estate EC2Y Belgrave Square SW1X Bonnington Square SW8 Bowes Park Community Garden N22 Bramham Gardens SW5 Branch Hill Allotments NW3 British Medical Association Council Garden WC1H Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses SE24 Brompton Cemetery SW10 Brunswick Square WC1N Bryanston Square W1H

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Cable Street Community Gardens E1 56 Cadogan Place North Garden SW1X 107 Cadogan Place South Garden SW1X 107 Calthorpe Community Garden WC1X 89 95 NEW Cannon Bridge Roof Gardens EC4R Canons Park – George V Memorial Garden HA8 14 Carlyle’s House SW3 108 Carshalton House Landscape Garden SM5 24 Centre for Wildlife Gardening SE15 22 Charlton Manor Primary School Secret Garden SE7 20 Chester Square SW1W 117 Christchurch Greyfriars Church Garden EC1A 100 Cleveland Gardens W2 77 Cleveland Square W2 77 Clissold Community Garden N16 16 58 NEW Cody Dock E16 Collingham Gardens Nursery WC1N 86 Collingham Gardens SW5 108 Community Garden at Tate Modern SE1 99 Compound, Stave Hill Ecological Park, The SE16 59 Core Landscapes Community Plant Nursery and 56 Garden E1 Cornwall Gardens SW7 108 Courtfield Gardens (East) SW5 108 Courtfield Gardens (West) SW5 109 Coutts Skyline Garden, The WC2R 117

Cranbrook Community Food Garden E2 Crescent Garden W9 Crossbones Memorial Garden SE1 Crossrail Place Roof Garden E14 Culpeper Community Garden N1 Culverley Green SE6

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Dalston Eastern Curve Garden E8 Deanery, The SE1 Dorset Square NW1 Drapers’ Hall Garden EC2N

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E Earl’s Court Square SW5 Eastbury Manor House Walled Gardens and Herb Garden IG11 Eaton Square SW1W Eccleston Square SW1V Eden Community Garden SW4 Edwardes Square W8 Emery Walker’s House W6 Ennismore Gardens SW7 Eversheds Sutherland Vegetable Garden EC2V

Fassett Square E8 Fitzroy Square W1T Formosa Garden W9 Fulham Palace Meadows Allotments SW6 Fulham Palace SW6

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G Gainsborough Gardens NW3 Garden Barge Square at Downings Roads Moorings SE1 Gledhow Gardens SW5 Glengall Wharf Garden SE15 Gloucester Square Residents’ Gardens E2 Golden Baggers, The EC1Y Goodenough College - London House Quadrangle WC1N Gordon Square Garden WC1H Gray’s Inn WC1R Grove House Estate And Downshire House (Roehampton University) SW15 Growing Kitchen, The N1

Ham Yard Hotel Roof Garden W1D Hampstead Parish Church Burial Grounds NW3 Hanover Gardens W11 Harleyford Road Community Garden SW8 Hereford Square SW7

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K Kath Gillmore Community Garden SE1 Keats House NW3 Kensington Gardens Square W2 Kensington Nursing Home (Bupa) W11 Kensington Square W8 King Henry’s Walk Garden N1 Kingston University – Dorich House SW15

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L Ladbroke Square Garden W11 Lavender Pond and Nature Park SE16 Leinster Square Gardens W2 Lever Street Community Garden EC1V Lexham Gardens W8 Lloyd Square WC1X

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M MaRoCoCo Garden at Rococo Chocolates SW1X Manchester Square Gardens W1U Markham Square SW3 Master’s Garden, The EC4Y Mecklenburgh Square WC1N Melissa Garden Bee Sanctuary N1 Merrick Square SE1 Middle Temple EC4Y Mosaic Rooms, The SW5 Museum of Methodism, John Wesley’s House and Wesley’s Chapel EC1Y Museum of the Order of St John EC1V Myddelton House Gardens EN2

Nightingale Square SW12 Nomura International plc EC4R Norland Square W11

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P Park Square and Park Crescent Gardens NW1 Paultons Square SW3 Pembridge Square W2 Phoenix Farm and Learning Zone W12 Phoenix Garden, The WC2H Portman Square W1H Postman’s Park EC1A Providence Row Rooftop Garden E1

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R Rainham Hall RM13 Ravenscourt Park Glasshouses W6 Red Cross Garden SE1 Red House DA6 Regent’s Park Allotment Garden, The NW1 Regent’s University London NW1 Ridgmount Gardens WC1E Roe Green Walled Garden NW9 Roehampton Club SW15 Rosmead Garden W11

Salters’ Garden EC2Y Sir John Cass’s Foundation Primary School EC3A Skip Garden, Global Generation, The N1C South London Botanical Institute SE24 NEW South London Gallery SE5 Southside House SW19 Southwark Cathedral Churchyard and Herb Garden SE1 St Dunstan’s in the East Church Garden EC3R St Georges Gardens WC1N St James Close N1 St James’s Gardens W11 St Joseph’s Garden E9 St Joseph’s Hospice Garden E8 St Luke’s Community Centre EC1V St Mary’s Secret Garden E2 St Olave Hart Street Churchyard EC3R St Peter’s Bethnal Green Church and Vicarage E2 St Quintin Community Kitchen Garden W10 Stanley Crescent Garden W11 Strawberry Hill House TW1 Sycamore House W6

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O October Gallery WC1N Olden Community Garden, The N5 Osterley Park and House TW7

Royal College of Physicians’ Medicinal Garden NW1 81 Royal Crescent Gardens W11 71 Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability SW15 26 Royal Trinity Hospice SW4 63 Russell Square Gardens WC1B 91 Rutland Gate South Garden SW7 112

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Walworth Allotment Association SE17 Walworth Garden SE17 Warwick Square SW1V NEW Waterloo Place East Garden SW1Y Wesley Square W11 West London Bowling Club W10 NEW Westbridge Road Garden SW11 Whitgift School CR2 NEW Wildcat Wilderness SE6 Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, The SW7 William Morris Society W6 Wilton Crescent Garden SW1X Winchmore Hill Friends Meeting House and Burial Ground N21 Winsford Gardens SE20 Winterton House Organic Garden E1 Woodcroft Wildspace N21 Woodville Day Centre TW10 World Peace Garden Camden NW3 NEW Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers, The EC4M

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Tell us your thoughts… We really hope you enjoyed Open Garden Squares Weekend 2018. To help us improve the event further, we would love to hear your thoughts. Visit www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/OGSW18 to give us your feedback.

…and get involved for 2019! Save the date for next year’s Open Garden Squares Weekend: 8 and 9 June 2019.

Volunteering We rely on our dedicated team of weekend volunteers for the smooth running of Open Garden Squares Weekend. Their main duties are to welcome visitors, check and sell tickets, and ensure that all gardens are treated with respect. No one has to be on duty for more than half a day and every volunteer receives a free ticket to the whole two-day event. If you are able to help, please email ogswvols@londongardenstrust.org

Opening a garden To apply to open a garden next year, please visit www.opensquares.org/2018/about to find out more and apply online.

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Organising the weekend Open Garden Squares Weekend is organised by the London Parks and Gardens Trust. Our parttime office staff are supported by a volunteer organising team, without whom the event would not be possible.

Organising Team volunteers Marion Blair – Guided walks and logistics Janne Watson – Secretary of the Organising Team Colin Wing – IT Manager and cycle rides

London Parks and Gardens Trust staff Sarah Duffin – Events Manager Polly Freeman – Operations Manager Sarah Harrison – PR Manager Rachel Huckvale – Digital Communications and Marketing Coordinator Helen Monger – Director Hannah Shimko – Events Coordinator The Brown Studio – Design and Copyediting

Garden representatives and weekend volunteers It takes over 1,000 dedicated volunteers to make Open Garden Squares Weekend happen. We would like to say a huge thank you to all the garden representatives and committees who prepare and open the gardens, to all those who help to organise and run activities over the weekend, and to the huge army of volunteers who so enthusiastically welcome visitors to the gardens, sell tickets and much more. The London Parks and Gardens Trust is grateful to everyone who contributes to making the weekend a success, year on year. We look forward to seeing you again in 2019!

Area Coordinators Our dedicated team of Area Coordinators work year round to find exciting new gardens across 27 of London’s boroughs. We would like to say a huge thank you to our wonderful team for everything they do. Marion Blair Candy Blackham Jock Blakey Duncan Catterall Andrea Charman Daniel Cutter Lynne Eva Anne Greig Marlene Johnson Adeline Schlumberger If you are interested in joining our fantastic team of Area Coordinators, we would love to hear from you! Please email office@londongardenstrust.org

President: Todd Longstaffe-Gowan Chair of Trustees: Ruth Holmes Vice Chair of Trustees: Verena McCaig Treasurer: Lisa Watson Secretary: Maureen Nolan

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We hope you enjoy Open Garden Squares Weekend, organised by the London Parks and Gardens Trust.

Join us or make a donation online

The London Parks and Gardens Trust aims to cultivate knowledge and appreciation of London’s rich green infrastructure, and the people who care for it. Through our activities and events, including our flagship Open Garden Squares Weekend, we celebrate the beauty, ecology and value of London’s parks, squares and gardens, and help protect them from threats and decline.

for full details of our work and information about our membership package. You can also make a donation online. All donations will be gratefully received, and will be dedicated to fulfilling the Trust’s aims and objectives.

We share some of the additional funds generated during Open Garden Squares Weekend directly with participating gardens: in 2017, we were able to give over £5,500 to local groups across London.

Write to us at: Duck Island Cottage, St James’s Park, London SW1A 2BJ

Throughout the year we champion the need for urban green space across London. To do this, we rely on the support of active volunteers and members as well as grants, donations, sponsorship, subscriptions and bequests.

Please see our website www.londongardenstrust.org/join

We also welcome volunteers and can offer a wide range of roles depending on your interests.

Phone: 0207 839 3969 Email: office@londongardenstrust.org

London Historic Parks and Gardens Trust is a registered charity no 1042337 and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales no 2935176