Sunday 5 October Roots & Shoots Goes Wild! Visit our pop up Hut at Roots and Shoots for this wonderful annual Autumn community event. Join or reconnect. Find out more about the LHS Wildlife Gardening Group. Nestled in the heart of the city, Roots and Shoots is a flourishing oasis that has transformed a once-polluted…Continue Reading “Roots & Shoots”
This Autumn’s Bring & Buy is on 11th and 12th October at the Hut. It’s a great chance to fill your pots and beds with old favourites and maybe some zany newcomers. It’s a fun event (sharp elbows advisable), where you can find lots of bargains. Don’t forget to BRING please – otherwise there will…Continue Reading “Bring & Buy 11th & 12th October”
On Wednesday 24 October, we hold our annual prize giving for winners of the Late Summer Show. Then we have the first ever LHS GQT, with a panel of expert members to offer advice on your horticultural quandries. Everyone is welcome to this social event. Why not bring a friend or two? With free refreshments!…Continue Reading “WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER: PRIZES + GARDENERS QUESTION TIME!”
from Dr Iain Boulton, Head of the Lambeth Biodiversity Fourm The Greater London Authority (GLA) is asking Londoners for their views on the Draft London Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS). The LNRS is a new spatial tool for London’s nature and is one of 48 new strategies across England that aim to reverse biodiversity loss. The…Continue Reading “New Nature Strategy for London – give your views”
Seven of us visited the Centre for Wildlife Gardening recently. We were given a guided tour by Diana Wallace, who runs the centre for London Wildlife Trust. It was nice and sunny, so there were plenty of insects flying around, including hoverflies and the odd butterfly. Diana told us about the centre’s history and showed…Continue Reading “WGG trip to the Centre for Wildlife Gardening”
CONSERVING OUT VEGETABLE HERITAGE THE WORK OF THE HERITAGE SEED LIBRARY & HOW TO START SAVING VEGETABLE SEEDS This is our final talk of the year – do come along if you can! Speaker: Vicki Cooke Vicki is an organic gardener with a longstanding passion for edibles and garden plant conservation, which has taken her…Continue Reading “WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER: FREE TALK”