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Spring is trying to spring (honestly!) … and it’s time to get some seeds in the ground. Come and join us this Wednesday at 9.30. We’ll be sowing beans and peas, so suitable for small hands as well as big!

The Nose was one of the participants in Edible York’s Open Gardens event on Saturday, and the Yorkshire weather was certainly not co-operating. In the intermittent drizzle, a grand total of 5 people called by, including a baby (hello, Abigail!), … Continue reading →

The next event to be organised by Planet Southbank is the Street re-cycle event on Sunday 28th September from 11am to 4pm. Have a September Sort-out! Display your stuff outside your house, then swap it, give it away or sell … Continue reading →

Wilja being the name of the potatoes we’ve just planted … Two new Nose gardeners, Luiza and Celia, joined us yesterday to be initiated into the ‘ways of the garden’, also known as emptying a large and smelly compost bin, … Continue reading →

There is a residents’ petition to protect the trees at the Terry’s factory site. The campaign is led by South Bank resident Tina Fowler, who became concerned by after the felling of some trees by the developers. At the time … Continue reading →

We’re delighted that The Nose has just been awarded a Green Flag for the second year running. The Nose is the patch of ground outside St Clements Church, now a community garden maintained by Planet South Bank with the support of … Continue reading →

The traders at our local shops are organising the switch-on of Festive Lights from 6.30pm Thursday 22 November. Ebor Street will be closed, and there will be a band, buskers and late night shopping. There is a Christmas Card competition … Continue reading →

We’re delighted to announce we’ve been given the Green Flag Community Award, for our community gardening work at St Clement’s church! Many thanks to all those who have worked hard at the Nose, as well as to the church staff … Continue reading →

There’s lots and lots of beautiful red lettuce at the Nose – and over the next couple of weeks, they’ll need to be eaten, or else go to seed, so get some soon! Giles shows us a classic  way to … Continue reading →