Core Landscapes

Community Gardens and Plant Nursery

Creating green havens for the community. By the Community

Core Landscapes transforms underused land in deprived urban areas into hubs for community engagement through horticulture, design, workshops, training and events – improving mental and physical health and community wellbeing, increasing biodiversity and addressing climate change.

Core Landscapes began in 2009 as a “meanwhile” project and has relocated 4 times across 3 boroughs in the last 12 years using temporarily available land. Harvesting and diverting rainwater, composting, greening up organically and using solar-powered irrigation systems wherever we’ve been.
Now firmly rooted in Hackney, we care for a roof garden, garage garden and street level garden, 7 tree pits and 7 street planters along Wardle Street, a 60m long meadow strip and community orchard in nearby Homerton Grove and have created a new 1600m2 community garden behind St Barnabas church next door to Core Arts in Hackney.

Core Landscapes is a Core Arts project: a not-for-profit Social Business that promotes positive mental health and wellbeing through creative learning. Core Arts provides quality education, training, employment and social enterprise initiatives that enable people who experience mental health issues to overcome barriers, fulfil their potential and participate fully in their community.