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I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend. As you can see from the photograph work is progressing extremely well at the hub and each day...

This week I heard that 2 grants that I’d applied for I’d been successful in. The first grant from the wonderful CommUNITY Barnet, through...

B uilding work finally began on creating The Flower Bank Hub. Antonio, the builder is wonderful and understands my vision - which has...

It’s been quite a week - on Wednesday I was fortunate enough to pick up all the wasted food in the picture which was then collected and...

Question - how do you keep flowers alive in this heat? Answer - with great difficulty. This Thursday the hottest ever recorded July day...

Last week I received an email from Brent Cross’s environmental and community coordinator wondering if I’d like their ex display plants....

On Thursday I ran an activity at the Holocaust Survivor Centre in Hendon which young offenders were invited to attend. At the last minute...

Finally after months of camping at 45a Leicester Road the builders are starting work on Monday 15 July with a planned finish of mid...

The Flower Bank’s week has comprised of numerous trips to the re-cycling centre, activities with old people and young offenders and...

Last Sunday my trusty, long suffering and reliable car and I were involved in a crash through no fault of our own. The car, which enabled...

Thank you Helena and Sue for responding to last week’s request for guinea pigs for Friday’s fun silver week activity. Although not quite...

I really love the fact that on a Wednesday afternoon I collect wasted flowers from Tivoli’s lock up in Chingford and by Friday I’ve...

The arrangement in the photograph was made by Haringey Young Offenders on Thursday (an Arsenal and Man Utd fan) and can be seen...

The Flower Bank took part in the RHS Chelsea Fringe last Sunday special mention to Helen Tierney who serenaded “bin decorators” in East...

Thank you to everyone who participated and supported us this afternoon for our inaugural BloominBarnetbins. It was a wonderful afternoon....

Many hands make light work as we collect flowers from M&S Whetstone, Aldi’s East Barnet & Tottenham and receive wonderful donations from...

Last weekend I held a pop up shop at the Community Hub and it was lovely to meet well wishers, pledgers, new neighbours and friends old...

Yesterday, Saturday 4 May we held the first of our 2 day pop up events in our makeshift space. It was wonderful to meet neighbours,...

On Thursday I delivered my first batch of confetti to Haringey’s Registry Office - it’s really kind of them to road test it for me. This...

I’d been contacted a few weeks ago by a theatre company whose forthcoming production “Funeral Flowers” required floralising. It was...