Planet South Bank

We aimed to make local people take notice of the Nose – the community garden where Planet South Bank members grow fruit and veg for all to share. On Monday 30th March, the weather was fine, and we got all twelve decorated frames up on the railings.

Some frames were at the right height for kids to look through, some seemed to pick up the colours of the sky and the grass, and some seemed to recognise the church nearby.

Sonny could see Ian the Gnome and the Big Green Snail through three frames: the flower-shaped frame, the cobweb and the binoculars.

People passing by could look into the garden through the frames, or around the side of the frames – it certainly made them look at the gardening space differently!

Nicola made a Palm Sunday themed frame, including lots of seasonal messages.

The frames were made and put up by: Bron, Cath, Jo, John G, John S, Joy, Madelaine, Meg, Nicola, Niki, Pie, Rosie, Sara, Shirley and Susan – thanks, everyone! And thanks to St. Clement’s Church for letting us do this art project at the garden.

The community garden has a great location in many ways; the pavements on its two long sides allow us to chat to passersby as we garden, it’s convenient for residents to drop off compost, the railings make it safe for children to wander around, it’s close to great shops (and cafes), and the fact that it is church property makes it seem more open to all.

However, many locals still don’t know about the garden, and the work of Planet South Bank as a whole – and we could certainly do with more gardeners! So this March, we are working on a project to make a series of weird and wonderful frames which will be installed around the railings – for one day only! – through which passersby can look. We’ll be there all afternoon to answer questions.

Originally planned for Sunday 29th, the poor weather forecast means that we have postponed it to Monday 30th – other details are all the same.

Come to meet us and find out more about the garden, and the work of Planet South Bank, on Monday 30th March, between 12 and 4: all welcome!

The garden is at St Clements Church, Scarcroft Road. We garden regularly during the growing season (alternate Sundays, 2-3pm).

The 2026 gardening dates are up! Check out the signs on the fences at the garden; they’re also available on this blog (here on the Community Garden page). The first gardening date is March 15th (2pm – 3pm) … we’ll be there, whatever the weather, and if it’s sunny, we’ll be having a cuppa too.

Other events this year include:

Looking through the garden (art installation): 29th March, 12-4

Spring Fayre: 19th April (stalls etc.)

Foraging walks with Carl Wain: 3rd May and 9th August

Festival of Ideas ‘thrutopia’ event with Rupert Read: 11th June, 6-7pm (online)

Street Recycle: 4th October