Call for entries! This year’s Flower Show is run, as ever, in association with Lambeth Horticultural Society. Sadly, it is again Virtual – but all the stops have been pulled out to make it the best possible celebration of fruit and veg in Lambeth. The Virtual Show takes place 17 – 18 July. The deadline for entries is 11pm Wednesday 14 July. LHS will be judging Flower and Pot Plants, Fruit and Vegetables, Children’s and Domestic Exhibits. For full details and to enter visit this…Continue Reading “Virtual Lambeth Country Show 2021”
LHS member David Whyte is opening his garden for the first time as part of the National Gardens Scheme.David’s garden at 28 Ferndene Road, Herne Hill, SE24 0AB, opens 4th July between 1 pm – 5 pm. The NGS Guide says:‘It’s all about structure and careful planting in this dramatically sloping S.S.E. facing garden, 30m long widening to 18m at the rear. A lively blend of perennials and shrubs show definite Kiwi influences. The kitchen garden with raised beds and soft fruits is wonderfully secluded….Continue Reading “Another LHS garden joins the National Garden Scheme”
Incredible Edible Lambeth and Lambeth Council are celebrating growers around the borough for the fifth Blooming Lambeth Awards. There are eight categories, and cash prizes of £150 (winner) and £75 (highly commended). To find out more and to nominate, go to this webpage The deadline is 30 June. You can nominate yourself or another garden but the amount of times you are nominated doesn’t influence the voting. Nominations must include: the name/description of the project, location (including postcode), a contact name and email, 3-5 really good photographs…Continue Reading “Blooming Lambeth Awards 2021 now open”
We’ve been enjoying the Tender Shoots Garden Network talks over the past few months. The Network was formed at the tail end of 2020. “Many independent garden clubs are going through a difficult time, so we are creating a national collective of clubs that can work together, have joint events, share resources and experience. We will be having fortnightly zoom meetings that ANYONE can participate in for FREE (individuals or clubs). All we ask is that at some point in the future, individual guests consider…Continue Reading “Tender Shoots Garden Network Talks”
A Virtual Visit 2 June We’re delighted to be invited by horticultural charity Perennial to a Virtual Talk by Gareth Manning, Senior Gardener at West Green House in Hampshire. We’ll be hearing from the expert on the history of this quintessentially English Queen Anne house, the garden and the people who created it over the last 100 years, from the hangman to the Opera Diva. The talk is on the evening of 2 June, and we can’t wait!