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36 Alma Grove

A secluded cottage garden right in the heart of London mixing edibles, pollinator friendly planting, annuals and perennials in flower and raised beds. Space saving options for composting, a pond, potting shed and greenhouse, and multiple water containers allowing this small garden (10 x 10 metres) to do much more than its size suggests.

Owner Info

  • Alice Jeffries
36 Alma Grove
36 Alma Grove
36 Alma Grove
36 Alma Grove
36 Alma Grove
36 Alma Grove

About 36 Alma Grove

This is a young garden all landscaped and planted within the last three years. Hopefully, it shows how much can be done in such a short time (and by those with little or no prior gardening experience, with a little help from Gardeners’ World).

This garden aims to feed people and pollinators. We use the raised beds to grow vegetables and we try to make the most of every other space too – from edible borders filled with chives, sage and thyme, to benches underplanted with strawberries.

The design combines a formal layout, with symmetrical raised beds and brick paths around a central pond, with sinuous curved borders and cottage planting made up mainly of easy-to-grow annuals and native perennials and shrubs. The space saving potting shed provides another angle from which to view the garden when rain stops play.

The central London location and sheltered spot means the garden tends to stay warm over winter and flowers early.

Featured on BBC Gardeners’ World 2022, Episode 12.

Location details

36 Alma Grove,
Bermondsey,
London,
SE1 5PY

Directions to 36 Alma Grove
Nr Bermondsey Tube (10 min walk). Train: South Bermondsey (15 mins) & London Bridge (20 mins). Buses: 1 (2 mins) & 78 (5 mins).

36 Alma Grove openings

This garden has now completed its National Garden Scheme openings for this year.

Accessibility

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FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at 36 Alma Grove at this time.

Sorry, no dogs are allowed in the garden at this time.

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at 36 Alma Grove, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Sorry, 36 Alma Grove does not yet accommodate wheelchair users.

Yes. 36 Alma Grove seeks to offer a sustainable refuge for nearby fauna and wildlife. These sanctuaries host diverse habitats supporting indigenous flora and fauna and nurturing local biodiversity.