Let's make Merton greener together!
Merton Garden Streets is a volunteer-led initiative by local residents and businesses in the borough of Merton to make our streets greener.
The project began in 2021 and was inspired by Wandsworth’s Green the Grid project and run by volunteers from Merton's Climate Action Group. Merton Garden Streets is now delivered by Sustainable Merton, with some support from Merton Council, and led by local volunteers.
Through encouraging street and front garden planting, together we are improving community well-being and delivering important environmental benefits, such as increasing wildlife, improving air quality, and helping to prevent flooding.
15 GoodGymers have supported Merton Garden Streets and Community Growing Projects with 6 tasks.
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Previous sessions
Weed it and reap
Monday 8th June
Written by Caroline Helder
With so many Goodgymers signed up for the main task at Raynes Park Station, it made sense for some of us to branch out and do an alternative job at one of Merton's nearby garden streets. So after our run up from the Leather Bottle, Adrian, James, Louise and I jogged from the station to Laurel Road to join Emily tackling the kerbside weeds. The residents have decided they'd rather keep the street free of weedkiller chemicals and do things the natural way, so we donned our gloves and got stuck in. Luckily the rain held off but we were still treated to a lovely rainbow. Our efforts certainly made a difference and after an hour we were able to uproot ourselves and head off to our pub social feeling satisfaction at a job well done. It was great to welcome James to his first Merton session and to see Louise again.
Potting up appearances
Friday 17th April
Written by Jade
We joined the Merton Garden Streets team and a wonderful group of local volunteers for a high-production potting session.
Establishing several production lines of marigolds, cosmos, and other vibrant seedlings. Pot by pot, we filled each with soil and re-homed numerous seedlingd ready for watering.
There were hands from all across the borough pitching in, so the workload felt light and the atmosphere was incredibly relaxing and sociable. The perfect way to spend a morning - getting stuck into the dirt and helping Merton get ready to bloom.
Sorting the bulbs and roots
Friday 3rd October 2025
Written by Jade
Headed out to collect a huge batch of bulb packages for Merton Garden Streets, and then returned to base to tackle the essential job of organising the deliveries.
After meticulous sorting and preparation if maps for four distinct areas across Merton, everything is ready to deliver the final flourish.
Three roots delivering spring across Merton
Monday 13th October 2025
Written by Jade
A fantastic effort by the team on our mission tonight, helping the Merton Garden Streets project get their flowers in order - literally! We successfully delivered packages of bulbs to addresses across three different areas (Raynes Park, South Wimbledon and Colliers Wood) showing splitting up can lead to a lot of blooming good.
Prioritizing safety, each team either walked, ran or cycled ensuring an energized evening of community effort, sowing the seeds for a brighter, more colorful spring for residents in Merton!