transforming meanwhile sites to promote positive mental health for all
Core Landscapes
Community Garden and Plant Nursery
A Core Arts project
Creating a green haven for the community. By the Community
Core Landscapes transforms vacant land in deprived urban areas into hubs for community engagement through horticulture, design, workshops, training and events – improving physical health, mental health, wellbeing and community cohesion.
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.
New Location
New Hub Site
Homerton E9
Core Landscapes’ now has a new hub site roof garden at Core Arts’ in Homerton E9. The roof garden site includes a teaching and workshop space, micro plant nursery, greenhouse, water-harvesting and demonstration roof top garden plants that can withstand heat, exposure and drought. This will be open to the public by appointment later in the season. Core Landscapes will also be developing new meanwhile sites and supporting others later in the year and also overhauling Core Arts’ existing garden on St Barnabas Terrace E9.
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Latest News
Drab roof transformed into community garden
Two hundred volunteers grafted for five months to transform a bland [...]
London: Gardening to fight depression
Core Landscapes featured on National Slovakian TV (RTVS)
A growing movement is promoting the role gardening can play in patient recovery and rehabilitation
Core landscapes featured in The Guardian, read more...
Publicity
Awards
OVERALL WINNER “Our Community Award” – London in Bloom Award 2018
GOLD “London in Bloom” 2018
OUTSTANDING “It’s Your Neighbourhood Award” 2018
- BEST CONTRIBUTION TO HEALTH AND WELLBEING Groundwork Award finalist 2017
Finalist in the Groundwork Community Awards ‘Best Community Contribution to Health and Wellbeing’ 2017
‘It’s Your Neighbourhood Award’ Thriving 2016
‘London in Bloom’ The Greener Streets Awards 2016
‘It’s Your Neighbourhood Award’ Thriving 2015
Core Arts are Shortlisted for the City of London’s ‘Sustainable City Awards: Greening the Third Sector’ 2013 / 14
Core Arts win The Mayor of Hackney’s ‘Best Sustainable Business Award’ 2014
City Bridge Trust ‘Growing Localities Award’ 2013 Winner: reclaiming and developing wasteland category
‘Capital Growth’ 2nd Prize for Best Food Growing 2012
‘London in Bloom’ Certificate of Excellence 2012
Hackney in Bloom’ Certificate of Excellence and a Green Penant Award for Best Community Garden, 2012 – relating to Core Arts Garden in Hackney
“I have poor mental health normally so this really impacted on me and gave me an anchor, a sense of belonging and of the opportunities to reach out and find work or leisure possibilities.”
“I’ve learnt a lot about sowing, time length, watering and soil depth etc. I’ve seen that there are so many people who want a bit of green and cleaner cheaper healthier living despite being constrained by low incomes.”
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