Rutland residents have been finding out more about a community gardening scheme at an open day today.

Today, Wednesday 26 July, the team at Growers Row have welcomed amateur gardeners and green-fingered residents keen to find out more about the opportunities on offer at the community garden.

Growers Row, located at Rutland Showground, is a community gardening space hosted by Root-and-Branch-Out, a local organisation that champions food, nature and the environment.

All are welcome at Growers Row, an Oakham-based community gardening space. Image credit: Nub News.

The established gardening scheme sees local people come together to cultivate a thriving and productive space open to the whole community, and is open every Wednesday from 10am until 3pm, 46 weeks a year.

While all of the work is done on a volunteer basis, for the love of gardening and collaboration, gardeners share the produce that comes from the garden when it is ready to harvest.

Fruit, veg and flowers harvested are shared by the team. Image credit: Nub News.

Today, residents from the age of 6 to 76 listed the gardens to spread the word about this labour of love and to find out more about how new users can get involved.

The team said: "Two years ago, Growers Row was just an empty field - now it is a thriving and productive garden for the whole community!

"We grow food and hold workshops in the winter and have the accessible raised gardens, polytunnels, rescue flower bed, wildflower meadow, key-hole gardens, and children's play area for local people to enjoy.

"There is something for everyone."

A range of native fruit and veg is grown at the gardens, with the help of polytunnels. Image credit: Nub News.

The garden is also a great space to bring your children throughout the summer holidays to teach them about gardening, community and sustainability.

The open day is going on until 3pm today, 26 July 2023.

Due to the upcoming dog show at the Showground, the next time the gardens will be open will be Wednesday 16 August 2023.

Alternatively, they offer Therapeutic Gardening Courses for those hoping to reap the mental heath and social benefits of joining the scheme.

These run for 6 weeks at a time and teach skills such as how to prepare the soil, sow seeds, identify weeds and perform garden maintenance.

Growers Row is a free community space in beautiful surroundings to the north of Oakham. Image credit: Nub News.

Find Growers Row at:

Rutland Showground

Oakham

LE15 7TW