A fabulous LHS supporter, who is a gardener at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, has donated plants which were used to decorate the tournament. Eight Wimbledon hydrangeas and three hebes will be on sale at the Hut on Saturday 29 July – don’t miss out.
Or, “It’s peat free compost. But not as we (at the Hut) know it.” The LHS Publicity Officer believes that every time a member buys a horticultural something from the supermarket that could have been bought at the Hut, the Hut Fairy dies a little. I’d been unable to get to the Hut for the…Continue Reading “Don’t mess with the Hut Fairy”
Summary The survey offers a snapshot of some people’s views of LHS. Nevertheless, it is very useful information as we go forward. In particular, as a newly registered charity, we will take note of the opportunities and feedback flagged up. On the whole, people are very pleased with what we do and want us to…Continue Reading “LHS 2023 Survey – the results”
“It can be a hard life being a planter plant, surviving on the streets of Lambeth with minimal care and supervision.” Here are some tips for neighbourhoods on setting up and maintaining street planters. Watering When adding planters to the street, try to put them outside homes of people willing to water. Sadly, experience shows…Continue Reading “Successful Street Planters”
At our AGM in March, we explained that for our new lease with Lambeth for the Hut, we have to reorganise the Society. The new entity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) also called Lambeth Horticultural Society, registered charity 1203470. We need to ‘merge’ the old Society into the new CIO. At the EGM of the (old) Society, members will…Continue Reading “Formal Notice of EGM & Agenda”