Across the capital, Londoners are
waiting years for the opportunity
to hire allotments in which to grow
their own fruit and vegetables.
Imperial College London reports
that the average wait for an
allotment in the capital is now four
to five years, with an estimated
30,000 people on waiting lists.
At Quintain Living, residents have the chance to hire one
of 16 allotment planters in Canada Gardens, with access to
a greenhouse and a shed for storing tools, pots, seeds and
the like. There’s information available on planting seasons,
whilst Wembley Park’s Estate Landscape Manager and a local
community garden manager are on hand to share advice on
what to grow, when to do it and how to help it thrive.
“I try to go to the allotments as much as I can with my boys. Since we started gardening in the allotments, we’ve joined a Quintain Living residents allotment WhatsApp group. We let other members of the group know when we are coming down to the allotments in case they might like to join, and we can help each other take care of the plants. When the vegetables are ready, we’ll be able to enjoy the food we’ve planted with our own hands, and that’s really the greatest part of it.” Reschma, Quintain Living Resident
