Our ethos is Growing Connections by gardening, sharing a coffee or just engaging in community. We aim to make Gladesville, Hunters Hill, Ryde and beyond an engaging, enjoyable and sustainable place to live, especially in our beautiful outdoor public spaces.

WE LOOK FORWARD to WELCOMING YOU!!

Gardening Session Times:

Henley Green Community Garden is open to new members and visitors on:

Sundays 10am-12pm

Tuesdays 9.30am - 11.30am

Fridays 9am-11am

current and new volunteers welcome

Our dedicated volunteers are working in groups together as well as welcoming lovely new volunteers.

Please let us know if you are a new volunteer and intend to join one of the sessions by emailing us at happyhensent@gmail.com or send us a message through our Facebook or Instagram pages.

Please wear enclosed shoes, hat and gardening gloves. Bring your own water. Everything else will be provided. Visit our “Get Involved” page for more information and to access a volunteer application form with all the details.

Get Involved

OUR PROJECTS

Our shovels hit the dirt in Bedlam Bay Community Garden in 2016 thanks to Tegan Burton at NSW National Park and Wildlife Services. We built a pretty little garden and have met lovely locals there.

We held our first event "Bedlam at the Bay" for mental health awareness in October 2018. Unfortunately, we were unable to proceed with the 2019 event and our planned 2020 event at Bedlam Bay was shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We commenced building Henley Green Community Garden with the support of Hunters Hill Council for our first seasonal working bee in November 2018. It became very productive very quickly and we are excited about the increasing community engagement. We held our inaugural “Henley Growers Market” on 19th September 2020 to the delight of locals. All fresh food vendors sold out! Seasonal markets are held regularly. Visit our Events page for more details.

Recycling Project

Recycling bins for green and brown compost, bottle caps, egg cartons etc are now available at Henley Green Community Garden. Visit the Recycling Project page for more information.

Coffee Grounds Project

Local cafes can now put their spent coffee grounds to good work at Henley Green Community Garden. Visit the Coffee Grounds Project page for more details.

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Marigolds make a gorgeous pop of colour at this time of the year AND repel pests.

Rocket - some of us love it (others not so much 🤮). This is a lovely peppery one. Great in a salad or wilt in butter & serve with your favourite pasta & parmesan.

We always have great success growing leeks. What's your favourite leek recipe?

Join the knitters in the garden tomorrow (weather permitting). They also welcome crocheters.

We have a wonderful community of volunteers at the garden. We work together to grow food & share it. We also work hard to raise money to buy the things we need to keep the garden productive. One of the ways we raise money is by selling plants. Ou

If you're a resident of Huntley's Cove, pop down & join us on 5th or 7th April - we look forward to showing you the garden.