wardendallotments.org

”Getting an allotment has definitely had a positive impact on my life. Yes, it’s been hard work, but ultimately worth it” – Alloment Holder

Welcome to the new website of the Ward End Gardeners Association – an allotment association which manages 5 sites in Ward End, Birmingham 8. The first aim of this website is to tell newcomers all about our beautiful sites, where they are, what they have to offer, how much they cost and how to rent one. You can explore the menu on the left hand side to view the comprehensive information that we have provided. We invite you to do so.

The second aim is to serve as a community hub, as a repository for the sharing of information and for plot holders to raise issues, to contribute ideas or to help with the overall management of our facilities. There is also a “members only” forum where you can raise your issues . If you are a plot holder, we encourage you to join the forum and contribute!

The association is voluntarily and democratically run entirely by the plot holders themselves. Everyone is welcome to contribute ideas and help if you feel inclined to do so. There are many things to get involved with from helping with site maintenance, administration or contributing for fundraisers and events

Featured Articles

St Margarets Rd Allotment Site revival

A year ago the smallest of our five sites only had 6 plotholders and just over a third of its 22 plots occupied. The site has no signboard and is near enough invisible as it’s accessed by an unsightly track between a garage and a grocery-cum-late-night-off-licence, so even people who ...
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The Coronavirus Lockdown – gardening opportunities at home with WhatsApp

our Grow Your Own at Home Lockdown kit Daily life has changed for all of us, some more than most, and being in social isolation can be grim if you can’t do all the things you’re used to. For people with allotments who are used to the outdoors and the ...
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Coronavirus crisis: Going to your plot – yes or no?

You can’t move for information, advice and instructions at the moment, but a lot of them are general and it’s hard to take in when you’re thinking – Does this really apply to me? Quite a few of us plotholders are over 70, or have health problems of one sort ...
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International Womens Day

Sunday 8th March 2020 is International Womens Day! And why is that worth noting on a website for allotments? Perhaps because allotments have been a mainly male preserve until recently but we women are now waking up to what we’re missing and doing a positive ‘Me Too’ out there on ...
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Growing potatoes

Lifting Desiree potatoes at the end of August If you’re new to gardening vegetables, potatoes are a good one to get you going. Just about everyone likes to eat them - boiled, mashed, baked or as chips. They are inexpensive to buy, but growing your own means you can try ...
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Dealing with slugs

One of the main things you have to deal with as a gardener is the plant-eating competition! It’s not just you that wants to eat your lettuces and strawberries – there’s birds and insects and mammals who have a taste for them too, and they generally help themselves when you’re ...
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Slug pellets – To use or not use?

In December 2018, the government decided to prohibit the outdoor use of metaldehyde, a pesticide used to control slugs in a range of crops and in gardens, as from Spring 2020. Why? Because the experts said that it poses an “unacceptable risk to birds and mammals”. Slug damage - What ...
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Welcome to New Plotholders!

The longer days and sight of green shoots appearing in January have prompted an influx of new people to join our ranks! Over the past month or so, 5 new local people have signed on the dotted line to take on a plot at two of the Ward End Gardeners ...
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Community News and Bulletins

The Coronavirus Lockdown – gardening opportunities at home with WhatsApp

our Grow Your Own at Home Lockdown kit Daily life has changed for all of us, some more than most, ...
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One down, 91 up?

It takes many years, sometime centuries for a tree to reach maturity. Yet someone with a chain saw can fell ...
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Since the Government imposed further restrictions to prevent Coronavirus from spreading so rapidly, we've been advised to close and limit ...
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