Susan and Ashley from Nature’s Rainbow are passionate about dyeing using their own home grown plants. Susan has given talks and written articles for crafters over the country as well as delivering workshops. Ashley has been growing dye plants for 14 years and writes about them in the Nature’s Rainbow blog; he also keeps bees. … Read more

We’d like to share with you our vision, mission and values hot off the press, with input from everyone who got in touch with us to give us their views. Let us know what you think of them!

Our trustees are currently reviewing the vision, mission and values of the Triangle Garden before writing a new business plan for 2019-2025. The draft vision etc is now out for consultation until the 10th March and we’d welcome the views of all our supporters. Please have a read of the attached pdf and email us your … Read more

That day in the summer of 2018 was Sunday 29th July, our last volunteer morning before the school holidays, and after weeks of intense and unrelenting heat the weather broke and gave us wind and rain! At ten o’clock we were all ready to cancel and go home, thinking that nobody would turn up when … Read more

This week we have been mostly making use of our produce! Garden Club’s principal jam maker Chris has been busy making Apricot Jam and Spicy Apricot Chutney from the Forest Garden’s bounty. This will be available for sale every Friday morning along with Mary’s delicious Red Grapefruit Marmalade and all our other delicious jams and … Read more

This week we began to harvest our apricots, jostaberries, and redcurrants. Our apricot trees, planted in our Forest Garden, are varieties that do well in northern Europe – namely Flavourcot, Tomcot and Orange Summer. It’s the first of these that has had a bumper crop this year, also our most mature tree. These new cultivars … Read more

This month a new group of volunteers from local building company Crane gave up their morning to help us give the interior of our Pavilion meeting room/workshop a new lick of paint. A few months ago a group of them had helped us prepare the interior and repaint the doors and skirtings white, but this … Read more

We’re very grateful for all the lovely prizes donated by local businesses and individuals for our Open Day Raffle. Prizes included an enormous Castor Oil Plant donated by Bowles & Wyer, a two course meal for two at Hermitage Rd, cocktails worth £25 donated by The Snug Bar, two lovely plants donated by Hitchin florists … Read more

This year’s Open Day had even more fun stuff for kids than ever, and almost all of it aiming to reconnect kids with the natural world. Our own kid’s activities consisted of pond gazing and our beloved Hook a Newt game, reminding kids in a fun way about what lives in ponds. Plus once again … Read more

We were delighted to welcome back the Forever Hounds Trust with their fantastic Fun Dog Show again this year, as always generously sponsored by Berry House Vets, who provided the rosettes and prizes. With classes including Best Rescue, Best Child Handler, Waggiest Tail and Most Kissable Nose, the dog show was a lovely family event and … Read more