State visit
The President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, and Mrs Brigitte Macron will visit Windsor, under invite from the King, from Tuesday 8 July to Thursday 10 July 2025. Find out more.
Cultivation and maintenance of plots, time commitment and do's and don't's.
Keeping an allotment is a leisure activity. However we do expect a reasonable standard of cultivation and therefore our allotment sites have regular inspections.
If a plot holder fails to cultivate their plot, they will be contacted and asked to improve the standard within 30 days. Failing to do so will result in a 'Failure to Cultivate Notice' being issued and the plot is offered to the next person on the waiting list.
Allotments can be enormously satisfying but please be aware that keeping one is a major time commitment.
Allotment holders spend from 10-15 hours a week during the summer, to two/three hours a week during winter, regularly tending their plots. The rewards are fresh vegetables, fruit, flowers and good social contacts with other gardeners however an overgrown wilderness due to lack of maintenance can cause mutterings from your neighbours.
The allotments service will require a good level of cultivation on all plots.
Do's
Don't
Allotment Team
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Town Hall
St Ives Road
Maidenhead
SL6 1RF
United Kingdom