Harringay open gardens 2015?

** Edited - this event is now on Sunday June 7th. For more details see the event page here**

In 2012 we had Harringay’s first ever open gardens event, then repeated in 2013. This post is to see if there is interest in doing it again.

I've had a chat with a few people who were involved in the first two, and thought it would be good this time to focus it on how people deal with the classic problems faced in city gardens like ours - things like damp shade, dry shade, areas that are too hot, skinny gardens (like the side return areas you get in many of the ladder gardens), front gardens, gardens in pots, roof gardens, communal gardens, growing vegetables in a shady area etc etc.

Please don't feel that you can't join in just because you aren't an experienced gardener or have a 'perfect' garden. There are some amazing gardens around here, and it's really inspiring to look at what people have done. But if you are wondering what on earth to do with your own garden why not include that in the open day and get some ideas from fellow gardeners? 

If you’re interested in reading more about how it's worked in the past, have a look at this post here about the 2013 event, and these photos from 2012.

The way it will work will depend on how many people would like to open their gardens. If we get a good number I'd suggest something along the following lines:

• Anyone interested in opening their garden let me know what dates would work for them – ideally we'd be looking at June.
• I compile a list of participating gardens and gave those that are nearby each other a time slot (this means that people don't have to commit to being in for more than a few hours). 
• Everyone writes a brief description of their garden, highlighting the kinds of problems they've had to tackle. I then post the full list online with lots of notice (not with addresses) so that people can think about what they'd like to visit. 
• Anyone who wants to visit the gardens would sign up with me and I would only then let them have a list of participating addresses and time slots.  

Last time not all the gardens were in Harringay and that would be fine again this year (assuming they are local to Harringay) - but those that weren't tended to get slightly fewer visitors because of the extra distance.

Over you to you – let me know if you’re keen, either to visit or to open your garden, and which weekends in June would suit you best!