Volunteer and visit us

NOTE: Our Open Garden and volunteer gardening will be taking a break during December and January, resuming on Tuesday 4 February.

Come to our Open Garden, or volunteer with us, 10am – 4pm, every Tuesday, and on the third Saturday every month.  Walk in our woodland and enjoy tea and biscuits in the garden. Families welcome. Just drop in. 

Tuesday 4 February – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm

Tuesday 11 February – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm

Saturday 15 February – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm

Tuesday 18 February – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm

The garden house is available to book for parties and meetings

New memberships are available for the year ending 31st August 2025

 

A two-acre oasis of greenery in Islington, north London.

Over time, a herbaceous garden, an orchard, a pond, a series of vegetable terraces, a small meadow and an acre of woodland have all emerged from a railway embankment.

Under an agreement with Islington Council which owns the land, the volunteer-run Charity – Olden Community Garden – maintains the garden area, with the object to promote a community garden for the benefit of people living or working in the London Borough of Islington. Olden Garden gives local people opportunities for education and recreation, with the aim of increasing involvement in the community and reducing isolation.

A self-sustaining garden

We use harvested water, we compost all the green waste and create wildlife habitats from woody debris.  There is a fruitful orchard and a flourishing vegetable garden.

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Border ready for new planting

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Come and volunteer here on Tuesday! This lovely space is ready for new planting. Volunteers have dug out the self-seeded saplings, weeded the border, and prepared the ground with our own leaf compost. With a bench, and shaded from the sun in the summer, this refurbished area will be beautiful. Thank you to Islington Giving’s Make It Happen Fund for our grant.

Ready for planting flowers and spring bulbs in the shade

Open Day with spring Bulb Planting

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On Saturday 19 October, come along any time between 10am – 4pm, for our Open Day. Visit the Garden. Plant spring bulbs. Children’s activities will be available. A great opportunity to make new friends and learn more about Olden Garden. Coffee and cake provided.

Water butt repaired!

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Thank you to the volunteers who repositioned and raised the water butt beside the greenhouse, building a new platform from sleepers. It is working again!

With thanks for our grants from

Islington Council’s Community Chest

Awarded National Lottery Funding

Developed in 1986 by Patricia
Tawn and supported by Islington Council