green space is good for the urban climate and helps preserve biodiversity this garden belongs to margaret ross harder dr yang and her partner they had to wait a long time to get their plot. sometimes yes 70 years altogether it took 6 years to get around to the shortlist but then within a year we got it our wonderful garden. margaret's neighbor robert either is on the management committee he says allotment plants are hard to come by. during the short coronavirus lockdown we had over 100 applications but we already have a waiting list i mean only pass on 4 or 5 cartons a year when people hand them back or move away more direct in this small communal plot people on the waiting list can see if allotment life suits them many allotment communities are opening up communal plots as a way to deepen tiny's with the surrounding neighborhood and to distribute space more equitably. i live around the corner i like coming here in the morning i'm doing a bit of weeding and hiring maybe sit down for 10 minutes before going to work it's great and try to. learn is a fast growing city and the gardens are often in