Cultivate Create: Family gardening programme in North Kensington

1 April 2025
Cultivate Create, Maxilla Walk Studios. Photo by ACAVA Shoots (Ashleigh Ramel)
Cultivate Create, Maxilla Walk Studios. Photo by ACAVA Shoots (Ashleigh Ramel)

Discover the joy of gardening, creativity, and outdoor play with your family

Cultivate Create is a fun, welcoming programme where families in North Kensington can grow food, explore nature, and enjoy free play together. Whether you are planting your first seed or already have green fingers, this is a space to learn, connect, and get creative in nature.

Families have planted everything from radishes to ginger, built a bug hotel, installed an irrigation system, and even designed their own seed packets. We have also taken trips to places like Kew Gardens, Fulham Palace Gardens, and the Nourish Hub, where families cooked with chefs using ingredients they grew themselves.

Join us

We meet twice a month for hands-on gardening, arts and crafts, and exciting trips. Sign up today to secure your place.

Upcoming sessions:
12 & 26 April, 1.30-4.30pm
10 & 24 May, 12.30-4.30pm
7 & 21 June, 12.30-4.30pm
5 & 19 July, 12.30-4.30pm
2 & 16 August, 2.30-4.30pm
6 & 20 September, 12.30-4.30pm

Join the programme

What to expect

  • Free play at Maxilla Forest School
  • Gardening from seed to harvest – get hands-on in our thriving kitchen garden
  • Creative nature-based arts and crafts
  • Relaxing time in the Maxilla Studios garden
  • Exciting off-site trips to inspiring green spaces
Four children standing on tree trunk stubs wearing handmade costumes with materials from the forest, smiling and posing for the camera, outdoors in a park.

Who can join

Spaces are limited, and priority is given to families who:

  • Have children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
  • Live in North Kensington
  • Live outside the borough but have children attending a North Kensington state primary school
Maria Cabrera announced as this year's creative gardener at Maxilla Walk Studios

Meet the team

Cultivate Create is led by gardener Maria Cabrera, with support from Dannielle Jemmott. Together, they create a vibrant and nurturing space where families can connect with nature, grow fresh produce, and take part in inspiring community experiences.

Cultivate Create is partnership with NHS North Kensington Healthier Futures, with support from Ernst & Young

Would you like to take part?

Join the programme

Where we are

Cultivate Create takes place at Maxilla Walk Studios, located in North Kensington under the Westway, close to Latimer Road Station. Maxilla Walk Studios are well connected by public transport, with easy access to local bus routes and the Tube.

Transport links
Tube: Latimer Road / Bus: 295, 316.

Address
4 Maxilla Walk, London W10 6NQ

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