Newark Community Gardeners - UK

25/03/2026

34 bags of rubbish, 6 large plastic drums, a scooter, a pushchair and a shopping trolley! Not bad for a couple of hours on a Saturday morning… thanks to all that took part!

18/05/2024

18/03/2024

The team from the litter pick last Saturday! Community Co-ordinator Newark & Notts

18/03/2024

Thankyou to all the volunteers that took part!

12/03/2024

Join us!

Join us for an outdoors volunteering event in Newark.

25/09/2023

Friends of Newark Castle Station and Newark community gardeners busy at the Newark Castle Station. East Midlands Railway

10/09/2023

Now is the time to sew seed for hardy biannuals which will flower next year such as cornflowers, larkspur, nigella, calendula and honesty.
These can be planted out in the gaps in spring or replaced after flowering by the tender plants like dahlias and verbena.
The other winter hardy annual to be sown now are sweet peas but they are vulnerable to wet cold so are best down as pot grown and kept in an open cold frame which is only fully closed in very cold or very wet weather.
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19/08/2023

Come and see us at Newark Royal Market. Selling raffle tickets to raise badly needed funds to support our group.

06/08/2023

Tip of the Week:
After all the recent rain make sure your pots and containers aren’t standing in water and are free draining. Most plants won’t tolerate standing in sodden soil. Slightly raise one side of the pot or container with a stone to aid free drainage. Empty any saucers or pot holders that are full of water.

30/07/2023

Tip of the Week:
Now that plants like foxgloves, honesty and aquilegia have finished flowering leave the spent flower spikes on the plant until they turn brown then pick and put upside down in a paper bag or envelope until the seeds drop out. Keep in a dry place to sow when ready. Foxgloves are biannual so sow those seeds in a bare patch now that the soil is cool and damp.