The Growth Project Rochdale

09/10/2025

Answers on a postcard

26/09/2025

Cut flowers anyone

26/09/2025

Harvesting, Clearing and planning for next year. The arches by the train station are so rotten that one fell down so we have taken down the rest, and cut it up for firewood. In the meantime, https://www.hbells.co.uk/ have given us lots of lovely timber and bricks, so we can start thinking about new projects for next year.😊

18/09/2025

Just a sample of our bumper crop

03/09/2025

Aubergines

03/09/2025

We have a new video made by Rochdale and District Mind so see what you think

Discover the Growth Project at Rochdale and District Mind.The Growth Project community programme in Rochdale that brings people together through gardening, n...

21/08/2025

Apple shortage at the Allotment

28/07/2025

We also made a video of the Open Garden. So here it is.

28/07/2025

The NGS Open Garden was brilliant yesterday with our MP Paul Waugh https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1169405981659837&id=100057713396984&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=Oa6Ia3EAILXxkPfu and our lovely Mayor attending, along with lots of visitors who had a great time.

25/07/2025

Jams made today ready for the Open Day on Sunday

24/07/2025

The first 'Few' plums

22/07/2025

We are now preparing for our National Garden Scheme open garden on Sunday, with us at the project for the rest of the week to ensure everything is perfect for our visitors. So please do come; you will have a lovely time with guided walks, homemade teas, home-grown fruit and vegetables for sale, plus new this year: some indoor plants and macrame hangers handmade by Tress.

The project covers over an acre inc a huge variety of organic veg, wildlife pond, insect hotels, formal flower and Japanese garden, potager, cut fl...