gardening

3 May 2022

Get composting to feed your garden

To celebrate International Compost Awareness Week (1-7 May) and to encourage more residents to try home composting, we are giving away ten compost bins …

1 Feb 2022

Foraging field means fruit for all – and new wildlife habitats

School children have helped plant more than 100 fruit bushes and a micro-orchard of fruit trees in North Acton Playing Fields. This new foraging …

23 Nov 2021

Growing, cooking and going green

“It is overwhelming to think that we are helping to make a difference to the world,” said Dina Tsuro, who has been running projects …

13 May 2021

Pitching in to help with garden project

Greener Ealing grounds maintenance staff taking part in community project …

23 Apr 2020

Time to be good neighbours

With everyone social distancing and being home for the majority of the day, it is time to think of others and be thoughtful, good …

27 Feb 2020

A growing garden waste service

Thousands of budding gardeners across the borough are reaping the benefits of the council’s garden waste collections. It offers homegrown horticulturalists a handy way …

4 Feb 2020

Planting the seed of an idea or two for your garden

Do you ever plant seeds in your garden or in flower pots at home? Or would you like to know how to, and perhaps …

5 Feb 2018

A gardener’s best friend?

With the end of winter on the horizon (however distant it feels) many gardeners will be itching to get back outside. Signing up for …

13 Sep 2017

Thyme saver for your garden – at a pruned price

Around 14,000 households in the borough use the council’s garden waste collection service to get rid of their cuttings, leaves, twigs and old plants, …

31 Mar 2017

Garden waste bonfires: A burning issue

There are three main ways to get rid of garden waste: Composting it, taking it away to one of the borough’s recycling centres or …

31 May 2016

Empty plot to tranquil spot

Allotment gardening can offer an escape from city life, in a quiet spot in your local area. A year-round activity, allotments bring great rewards …

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Plans for more genuinely affordable homes agreed

Ealing Council’s cabinet has approved plans to help tackle the borough’s affordable housing crisis by building hundreds more homes to let. In total, the …

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