Raised garden bed plot of a community garden. Copyright: Petra Richli | iStock

Good to Grow Week

Saturday 18 April 2026 • 12:0019:00

From 18 - 26 April Capital Growth members are hosting events, volunteer sessions and bug hunts all over London.

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Raised garden bed plot of a community garden. Copyright: Petra Richli | iStockRaised garden bed plot of a community garden. Copyright: Petra Richli | iStock

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Want to feel more connected to nature, learn to grow your own food and meet your neighbours?

Explore our calendar of over 90 events for aspiring plant parents, homestead dreamers and the critter curious. Discover community gardens all over London growing food, building community and cultivating kindness in unexpected places.  From plant sales, bug hunts and mass plant outs, to still life drawing, there’s something for everyone.

Explore the map and events calendar and discover some of London’s hidden gems this spring.

 

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Capital Growth: Connecting a network of London growers.

Raised garden bed plot of a community garden. Copyright: Petra Richli | iStock

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Right to Grow campaigners at Whitechapel Town Hall. Credit: Lula Wattam

Tower Hamlets campaigners deliver petition to unlock more land for cultivation
Solomon Kawall of May project Gardens giving a talk at SEWN East. Credit: Rachel Dring

SEWN East: growing connections and dreams in East London

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