Join the Avant-Gardeners using recycled materials to make habitats for our urban wildlife and explore ways of making our homes and gardens more wildlife friendly.       

Bring your plastic bottles and transform them into bird feeders or bug hotels. 

Make your own biodegradable wild flower gnomes

Explore and invent with the Avant-Gardeners.

Sunday 2nd October, 11am - 3pm,

Hounslow High Street 

 Last October hundreds of people came together at Little Marton Mill in Mereside to be a part of the creation of a living artwork with artist Rebecca Chesney and Avant-Gardening as part of LeftCoast’s Growing People programme.  

The goal was to plant 100,000 Crocus bulbs with local residents, businesses, organisations and schools to create a stunning gateway to Blackpool and a new habitat for bees and wildlife.

A public launch to celebrate the planting and flowering will take place at the Windmill on Sunday 8 March at 12pm and includes a local bee walk hosted by Alan Hulme and some delicious homemade soup.  All welcome.

Sunday 8 March 12-3pm

Little Marton Windmill, Blackpool, FY4 4XQ

Avant Gardening in partnership with LeftCoast and artist Rebecca Chesney are set to create a giant living artwork in the green space around Little Marton Windmill, Blackpool, this month and you can be part of making it happen.

Residents and businesses are invited to roll up their sleeves and get involved with planting the 100,000 crocuses needed to create the ambitious installation over four days from 30 October to 2 November. Everything you’ll need to take part will be provided so this is the perfect chance to let your green fingers get creative.

Not only will the planting create a stunning living artwork that can be enjoyed by local residents but it will also brighten the Preston New Road route into Blackpool for visitors. The crocus field will flower in spring 2015 and will create the perfect habitat for wildlife and bees as well as a torrent of colour around the mill.

Everything you need to get involved will be provided including planting tools, equipment and refreshments.

Planting takes place from Thursday 30 October to Sunday 2 November at Little Marton Windmill between 10am and 3pm daily.

To book your time to come along and plant click here to complete our short booking form or call 01253 477973 and speak to Jade.

Or feel free to drop by and help with the planting.

The Avant-Gardeners are delighted to be collaborating with Rosie Oliver of Tickertape Productions to create these short podcasts that take you behind the scenes of Operation Deep Freeze. https://soundcloud.com/tickertapeproductions/operationdeepfreezefeb2014

"Tickertape produce spoken audio podcasts and features about inspiring people and projects. www.tickertapeproductions.co.uk "

Artist Polly Brannan, of London based Artist Collective Avant Gardening, will be resident in the Project Space at MK Gallery throughout October, developing an on-going research and action based project.  Using the Project Space as base camp, Polly will be working offsite for the majority of her time leading up to a programme of screenings, live- events, workshops, walks and explorations. She will also be working towards a series of events offsite exploring both the urban and more rural surroundings of Milton Keynes.

For more information visit http://www.mkgallery.org/education/projectspace/avant_gardening/