Saturday 26th November 2011, 16:30 – 18:00
The garden is open for visitors everyday from dawn to dusk. The Friends of Abbey Gardens meet three times a week and anyone interested in joining the team is very welcome to come along. These sessions have now ended for the 2011 season BUT Regular gardeners will continue to meet informally on Saturdays, come and get involved and help to create a new kind of garden in Newham.
Saturdays 10.00 - 15.00
Tuesdays 13.00 - 15.00
Thursdays 16.00 - 19.00
Saturday 26th November 2011, 16:30 – 18:00
Saturday 17th September 2011, 13:00 – 16:00
It's that time of year again and the Harvest Festival is looming!
This FREE EVENT is organised by the Friends of Abbey
Gardens and will be taking place on Saturday 17 September
1pm - 4pm
Abbey Gardens, Bakers Row, London E15 3NF
Saturday 11th June 2011, 10:00 – Sunday, 12th 17:00
Summer Fair FREE ENTRY Saturday 11 June 1pm - 4pm
A summer celebration for all ages: Find out about the garden’s history, cooking and produce, live jazz, garden tours and gardening tips, tea and cakes, activities for kids & creative writing workshops.
Saturday 16th April 2011, 14:00 – 16:00
Come celebrate spring with the Friends of Abbey Gardens.
Saturday 27th November 2010, 14:30 – 08:15
The Friends of Abbey Gardens are hosting this seasonal event see their Blog for full details...
Saturday 11th September 2010, 12:00 – 16:00
Come and enjoy this years Harvest Festival at the garden - anyone who came last year can tell you what a great day out it was!
Saturday 12th June 2010, 10:00 – Sunday, 13th 17:00
Abbey Gardens took part in Open Garden Squares Weekend, a London-wide event on 12 and 13 June, we were open 10 - 5 both days. Visit www.opensquares.org for more information.
Saturday 20th March 2010, 12:00 – 16:00
This event is going to be run by The Friends of Abbey Gardens to launch the 2010 growing season
Saturday 6th February 2010, 10:30 – 15:30
Now that the weather is improving we invite you to join us to plant our 80 metre long wall with new fruit trees and bushes - a mix of soft fruit, plums, pears and apples that will be wall-trained over the coming years.
Light refreshments will be available, you may want to bring a packed lunch. All tools, instruction and materials are provided.
Saturday 5th December 2009, 10:00 – 19:00
A spot of digging in the morning and a glass of mulled wine in the evening!
Saturday 10th October 2009, 12:00 – 16:00
Meeting other gardeners, eating soup and hearing about the history of the site
Saturday 12th September 2009, 12:00 – 16:00
Picking, cooking and eating straight from the Garden with Sam Clark of Moro cooking!
Saturday 22nd August 2009, 12:00 – 16:00
Flower-arranging expert Margot Cooper guided us through how to select, pick and arrange a hand-tied bunch of flowers fresh from Abbey Gardens.
Sunday 19th July 2009, 12:00 – 16:00
A communal shared lunch held at the Garden as part of this nationwide project
Saturday 27th June 2009, 12:00 – Sunday, 28th 16:00
A hands-on session to plant up the remaining raised beds
Saturday 20th June 2009, 12:00 – 16:00
Sowing 1000 square metres of seeds was easier than you'd think!
Saturday 13th June 2009, 12:00 – 16:00
A game team of locals and their tools helped us build the timber raised beds
Saturday 27th September 2008, 10:00 – 12:00
Gathering wild flower seeds to sow in 2009
Saturday 16th August 2008, 15:00 – 17:30
Event with expert botanist Roy Vickery
Saturday 12th July 2008, 15:00 – 20:30
A walk to visit our Newham allotment neighbours