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Join us for our Autumn Plant Sale!
Where: ActivLives Chantry Walled Garden, Chantry Park, Ipswich IP2 0BS
When: Thursday 1st October 2026 from 10am to 2pm
Access: Nearest parking is in Chantry Park car park, which is near the mansion off Hadleigh Road – location details at the bottom of this webpage: https://activlives.org.uk/activgardens/chantry-walled-garden/
FOR DISABLED ACCESS, PLEASE CALL AHEAD – IAN 07599 951060
Join us for the end of season sale at ActivLives’ charity plant nursery in our community walled garden in Chantry Park.
Now the weather is cooling down and we’re able to get out and enjoy working in our gardens and green spaces again, it’s the perfect opportunity to replace plants which didn’t survive the heat and get advice on drought-tolerant varieties.
Our dedicated team of volunteers will be on hand to help you pick out plants and show you the beautiful borders they have tended throughout the hot summer.
Tea, coffee and cakes will be available at Nursery Cottage – so join us for a cuppa and a chat to find out more about what we do.
Every penny you spend with us goes to supporting our charity to reach people in Ipswich and Suffolk, bringing them together to learn skills, improve their health and well-being, and connect into their community.
If you can’t make it, don’t worry – we are open EVERY Tuesday and Thursday 10am to 2pm.
We offer volunteering opportunities for people of all ages and abilities, and run courses to support positive wellbeing, and build skills and confidence.
To find out more, please visit www.activlives.org.uk/activgardens  or contact Development Manager Susannah Robirosa 07530 407302 or email susannah@activlives.org.uk. Or call ActivLives on 01473 345350.
We do our bit for the environment too – growing varieties which are bee and butterfly-friendly to attract pollinators to your garden, and using environmentally friendly methods and peat-free compost. Customers can return pots, trays and labels to us to use again to cut down plastic wastage – please note, we only accept our pots, as other returns become a waste issue for us.
Go wild about nature on a FREE course at ActivGardens
Learn more about nature, get involved in practical activities, and find out what we can do to help the environment in a free four-week course at our inspiring community garden.
You will also develop skills and take part in activities to promote health and wellbeing as part of a welcoming group.
Location: The People’s Community Garden, Maidenhall Allotments, Halifax Road, Ipswich IP2 8RE
Dates: Mondays 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th October 2026
Time: 10am to 12 noon
- Develop new skills
- Learn about wildlife & species ID
- Maintain and build wildlife habitat
- Connect with Nature through eco-therapy
- Care for your local environment
- The session is followed by an open beekeeping session – bring a packed lunch and stay on to take part 12.30-2.30pm.
PLEASE NOTE: The course is aimed at adults 16+.
Please book your place by contacting: Project officer Phoebe Hyett phoebe@activlives.org.uk Mobile: 07756 533424 or ActivLives 01473 345350
Wild About Nature is an exciting project at Ipswich-based charity ActivLives to involve the community in caring for nature and the environment.
The project brings people together to grow and garden sustainably, maintain and develop areas for wildlife, and learn about beekeeping at our urban allotment community garden.
The project, funded for two years by the National Lottery Community Fund, offers weekly volunteering and beekeeping sessions alongside nature-based activities, events and courses both at the community garden and out in the community.
- Nature-based Volunteering – Mon, Wed & Fri 9am to 2pm
- Beekeeping – Monday 12.30am to 2.30pm
- Activity session for your group – please get in touch to arrange
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT ActivGardens Development Manager Susannah Robirosa susannah@activlives.org.uk Mobile: 07530 407302 or call ActivLives Office 01473 345350.
Wild About Nature will give local people regular contact with nature right on their doorstep to engender a sense of delight and responsibility for the natural world, foster an understanding of key issues, and develop important skills related to caring for the environment.
Designed to be diverse and inclusive, the project will involve a wide range of people and new groups in volunteering, learning and participation in practical activities, equipping them with the skills and knowledge to enhance their own gardens and green spaces in environmentally responsible ways which make space for wildlife.
By participating, people will improve their physical and mental health and wellbeing, learn skills and gain confidence, and become an active part of their community.
Together we will improve local biodiversity by investigating what we have, researching what we could do improve it, and taking positive action – building a green wave from our community garden outwards into the local community.
ActivLives would like to thank National Lottery players for making this work possible.
Chantry Walled Garden Plants for Sale
Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00am – 2:00pm
