Helping people of all ages and abilities to ‘Connect, Grow, Enjoy’
This summer we held our first Summer Scheme for young people with additional needs. Branching Out ran for two half-days per week and was attended by 8 young people with a range of support needs, across the summer holidays. They had a choice of activities and spent time doing horticulture, watering and harvesting veg, planting … Read more
The above image shows our new plans for Ransoms Rec overlaid on an aerial photo of the park. Grove Road is top left and Midland Cottages are bottom right. We’re calling the proposals ‘Ransoms Meadows – for people and nature‘, and we’d really like your views on it. To that end we’re running an online … Read more
One of our gardeners, Dale (above), wrote a blog about our trip to Wimpole Hall on Thursday 26th June. He wrote this in his free time outside of sessions and his beautifully clear handwriting can be seen in the photos at the bottom of the blog: ‘Today I went to Wimpole trip, we got lunch … Read more
Many of you will know, or know of, local writer and Guardian country diarist, Nic Wilson (right), who volunteered for Triangle Garden for several years. Nic has written a memoir on nature, place and chronic illness, Land Beneath the Waves, which explores her relationship with landscape and place, including Hitchin’s chalklands which are referenced in the title. … Read more
What a celebration! Over 80 people gathered at the Triangle Community Garden on Friday 16th May 2025 for our 25th anniversary celebration of the garden. Staff, volunteers and gardeners, past and present, joined together in this special event, themed around the May festival of Beltane which celebrates the coming of spring with blossom, garlands, dancing … Read more
April 15th started with a bang! Nine fantastic young people arrived at the Triangle Garden for our three-day Branching Out Easter Scheme. Some knew each other from College, others did not. Their ages ranged from 17 to 22 and they were excited and a little bit nervous to try something new in unknown surroundings. Our … Read more
Earlier this year we were invited by Tom Hardy and Danny Pearson of Visit Hitchin to put forward a proposal to revamp the town centre beds at Moss’s Corner outside Next and WHSmith. Some money had been allocated by Councillors Ian Albert and Keith Hoskins, and the town centre rangers had plans to remove some … Read more
Last summer and autumn we asked you for your views on two topics: We have had over 100 responses for the Rec survey and 178 responses for the Cafe survey – a really fantastic result – thank you all for taking the time to complete them. Below you’ll find links to the detailed data recorded … Read more
Plenty has been happening at the Triangle Garden and our allotments since we returned from the Christmas break! Resurfacing at the allotments is complete, as can be seen from the photo above taken on 16th January and treeworks to the community nature garden were finished on 14th – see pics below. So why and how … Read more
We have a great range of spring bulbs for you to order at a fraction of garden centre prices. Perfect for naturalising in your garden or planting up in containers for a splash of spring colour! They can be planted now or most (bar the Paperwhites) can be left till January if stored in a … Read more