As members and followers may know, Lambeth council has been reassessing rents for its voluntary and community sector tenants, including our Trading Hut. Lambeth’s first proposals would have quickly put the Hut out of business. Rent would have far outstripped its income. We’re pleased that Lambeth has revised its proposals, but the rent increase would…Continue Reading “The Hut: Use it or Lose it”
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Update Thank you very much to everyone who responded to our request for help. We were so glad to hear from so many with helpful suggestions. We are delighted that Clyde & Co got in touch to offer their services. We are most grateful for their support. 30 November 2022 Our landlord is seeking to impose…Continue Reading “Rent rise threatens Hut”
Our final Talk of 2022 is by Colin Jones. Colin says: My talk follows a trip we did in 2019 before Covid had been invented. Victoria Falls, then down to South Africa. We followed the Garden Route to Cape Town, visiting some great gardens en route. The second part of the talk is our return journey…Continue Reading “November Talk: In and Out of Africa”
A member’s recommendation I would like to recommend a plant for which I have a very soft spot. I’ve never heard mentioned on any TV gardening programme. It is Hypericum aka St John’s Wort. The birds seed it around my garden now and again. It grows easily from seed,. It’s hardy as they come –…Continue Reading “Celebrating St John’s Wort”
I had a spare trough last September and some old carrot seed. I thoughtI would try the seed for the flowers and foliage rather than the crop. I am delighted with the results, still in flower now and with a crop ofradish sized roots which are excellent in a salad. Audrey Luff