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Organisations
- Community Land Advisory Service (CLAS) aims to combat the lack of available land for community gardening and green space activities, with guidance on technical lease agreements and related issues.
- Federation of City Farms & Community Gardens supports community-managed farms and gardens across the UK.
- Feed Leeds is a network working to promote food growing in Leeds.
- Garden Organic Formerly the Henry Doubleday Research Association, Garden Organic is the UK’s main charity for organic growing.
- The Headingley website is a forum for the Headingley community, run by and for Headingley residents. There is a useful list of nearby allotment sites and contact details there.
- Leeds Allotments Federation. LAF (formerly LDAGF) is a voice for allotment gardeners in Leeds. Everyone at Hollin Lane is a member of LAF, and your membership card gets you discounts at some garden centres.
- Leeds City Council Parks and Countryside department has information about Council run allotment sites.
- The National Allotment Society (formerly NSALG) We are all members through L&DGF. The NAS member’s area has lots of useful information and bargains from a range of suppliers. Ask a Committee member for our ID and password.
- NAS Yorkshire, formerly ‘Yorkshire Allotment Gardeners Federation’, protects, promotes and preserves allotments in Yorkshire and Humberside.
- The National Vegetable Society is a UK charity dedicated to growing, study and improvement of vegetables.
- The Northern Fruit Group. Promoting fruit growing in the North of England.
- Office International du Coin de Terre et des Jardins Familiaux is a union of European national allotment and leisure garden federations. In English, too.
- The Permaculture Association (UK)
- Leeds Permaculture Network
- The Royal Horticultural Society is a UK charity dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening.
- The Conservation Volunteers – The community volunteering charity.
- TRANS-Disciplinary Research: Urbal Group (TRUG), Leeds-based Holistic Sustainability Think Tank.
- West Yorkshire Organic Group is a local group allied to Garden Organic.
Information Resources
Suppliers
- Hollin Lane Allotments hut sales price list.
- Agroforestry Research Trust for fruit and nut trees, and information on agroforestry.
- The Arium is the Leeds Council Parks & Countryside nursery and shop.
- Atkinsons Fencing for sheds manufactured in Leeds.
- D T Brown Seeds
- Chillington Tools Traditional garden tools including heavy duty hoes.
- Chiltern Seeds
- Compost Direct Garden compost delivered in bags.
- Dobies’ Seeds
- Mr. Fothergills (Seeds)
- Franchi seeds, in UK from Seeds of Italy.
- Frank P Matthews Ltd Trees for Life. Lots of information about trees.
- Fruitworks. Fruit trees and bushes. Leeds social enterprise for fruit growing.
- The Isle of Wight Garlic Farm has seed garlic and advice about growing.
- Gardening-Naturally has useful equipment, including ultra-fine mesh against allium leaf miner fly.
- Garth Cottage Herbs (Facebook) herbs and gourmet garlic from North Yorks.
- Great Green Systems Leeds City Council offers composters and water butts at good prices.
- gro-well direct Codnor Horticultural (Wholesale) Ltd. Big discounts for allotment associations.
- Harrod Horticultural Garden equipment.
- The Jam Jar Shop Jam jars and preserving jars of all sizes and shapes, lids, labels, etc.
- Kings Seeds We put in a bulk order with Kings every autumn.
- Ladybird Plant Care sells biological pest controls.
- LBS Garden Warehouse Netting, weed suppressing fabrics and lots more.
- Leeds Coppice Workers Forest products: bean poles, firewood, biochar, etc. Locally grown.
- LS6 Library of Things in Headingley lends tools and useful stuff instead of books. They are also on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
- Mantis Tillers and power garden tools.
- Marshalls Seeds
- The Organic Gardening Catalogue
- Plate 2 Plate Compost collects food waste and produces high quality compost
- Pomona Fruits: fruit trees + bushes, asparagus crowns, veg plants
- The Real Seed Catalogue non-hybird seeds you can save yourself, and information on how to do it.
- R V Roger Ltd Fruit trees from North Yorkshire.
- The Scythe Shop Everything to do with scythes
- Thompson & Morgan Seeds
- Tooled Up Huge range of garden hand tools
- Unwins Seeds
- Vital Seeds for Pentland Brig kale seeds
- Walton Garden sheds and greenhouses.
- WhatShed? A big collection of reviews of garden buildings and structures.
- Yorkshire Mushroom Emporium Leeds based suppliers of mushrooms and growing kits.
Pests and Diseases
- Alliums: onions, leeks, garlic, shallots, etc.
- Brassicas: cabbage, cauli, kale, broccoli, etc.
- Potatoes and Tomatoes:
- Apples:
- Other Crops:
- Weeds:
- Other Problems: