Kate Poland on how developments are disrupting the important balance of natural light and darkness for community spaces, why she’s happier knitting at night, and how a group of local gardeners have put the borough on the map in Europe
Kate Poland on how to use the cold months to renew your garden, why leaves should be left alone, and how growing spaces can help tackle food poverty
Kate Poland on pesticides, the launch of a gardening union, and putting community spaces on the map
Kate Poland on green infrastructure and how we can make it work in Hackney and beyond
Kate Poland on a budding union of gardens, the joys of shinrin-yoku, and how you can help nature while getting drunk
Kate Poland on how to create a pest-resistant environment and setting the wheels in motion for a mobile shed in Hackney
Kate Poland on the Gardens Manifesto, an outdoor classroom and the benefits of hairy-leaved plants
Kate Poland on mulching, plant dyes and the tension between wildlife and tidiness
Kate Poland bids a fond farewell to Cordwainers Garden, which closes on 5 April after eight bountiful years
Award-winning community gardener Kate Poland on smashing up paving and sowing seeds
Award-winning community gardener Kate Poland has a few tips and tricks for growing in confined conditions
In the first in a new column, award-winning community gardener Kate Poland tells us the dos and do-nothings that can help our insects
