Newham MeadowsWe can help clean the air we breathe everyday with planting a variety of plants in our front gardens–together. My garden may have poppies and next door you may have lavender and across the way our neighbour loves yarrow and verbena. Over time our entire road becomes a garden with various plants that we enjoy growing and that together create a supportive space for all the beetles and butterflies and bees we need to pollinate our veg patches.
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This week we begin the outreach campaign to residents living in Forest Gate North–specifically those residents on the corridors–streets–that we listed in our original proposal to the Community Assembly Funding proposal team.
These roads include: Forest Lane from Magpie Close to Woodgrange Road. This stretch presents a few challenges because the residents must pave their front gardens if they want to park their vehicles close to their homes. Removing just a one metre square of pavers and adding containers will make a huge difference to bees and butterflies.
If you live on Forest Lane, please contact us for assistance with removing pavers, talking bees and butterflies or anything else about this project.
And if you know anyone who lives on Forest Lane, please let them know that this project will provide physical support in lifting those pavers–and will provide all the wildflower seeds you need to join us. Thanks!
