Useful Links

Useful links This page has a growing number of links of useful sites, ranging from other Allotment sites (so you can check out the competition) to useful informative sites about gardening and growing, to sites where you can buy seeds and other allotment necessities, and also a few links to local sites which might have some interest for you (or have given us a link and so we need to return the favour). If you know of other sites you think would be suitable drop me a line and I'll add them or if you spot any broken unworking links please email me at Secretary HCWAA so that I can fix the problem.

Other Allotment sites

Allotments UK

The National Society of Allotment and Leisure Society

QED Allotments Information on Dartford Councils' Agenda 21 plans and their local allotments.

Kingston Beekeepers share our allotment site, and they can be visited here.

Knowledge Links

Garden guides offers seasonal tips to allotment gardeners.

The Vegetable Patch is a site dedicated to vegetable growing in Australia. It has lots of pages about all the usual crops, but you do have to remember their seasons are a little out of step with ours!

Garden Web Europe is a huge area of information. It has a dictionary of gardening terms and names (do you know what an epiphyte is?), gardening tips and links to many other horticultural sites.

Kew Gardens have a site with a "search" feature which allows you to go straight to the topic you want. It has a huge amount of information.

The BBC's Gardener's World page has hints and tips by Charlie Dimmock.

The Henry Doubleday Trust is a well known research centre with help for the small gardener.

Organic - UK can help if you are not keen on chemicals

The Royal Horticultural Society has a particularly useful site for all garderners.

Weather forecast. If you want to know if it's worth spending time at the allotment today, why don't you get the weather forecast before you go?

National Vegetable Society


Local Links

Thames Ditton's own local page.

The Surrey Web

Elmbridge Borough Council has much leisure information in their website, including lists of allotment sites in the area.

Seed Suppliers & Horticultural products

Suttons seeds

Thompson & Morgan

Mr Fothergills

LBS Horticultural Products

Crocus