Sheila Gijsen writes, I hope to give you a few ideas for plants which can fill that difficult shady area, but are also interesting and surprisingly colourful. A bonus is that none of the plants I mention need staking! I’ve lived in my ground floor 1970 ex council flat for thirty years. The garden is…Continue Reading “Shade gardening in a tiny garden”
We took part in a Community Day at West Norwood Cemetery on 24 September to celebrate the patterns and colours of the surroundings. The free event included opportunities to sculpt clay figures, literally carve your name in stone, take a sketching class, and create beautiful postcards using ink from plants. Lambeth Horticultural Society ran a…Continue Reading “Community Day, West Norwood Cemetery”
We’re taking part in Lambeth Heritage Month and the community event at West Norwood cemetery on Sunday 24 September. Our member Helena Kowalska will be running an activity throughout the event helping members of the public to create a stylish pot of bulbs for spring. All the materials are free. We’ll also be running a…Continue Reading “Free bulb planting activity 24 September”
September’s Heritage Festival has a terrific range of walks, talks, tours and exhibitions exploring our local history. And there’s plenty for keen gardeners to get their (gardening) forks into. Amongst the offerings are: Organisers Lambeth Local History Forum say: This is one of our most varied festivals ever, with events taking place all around the borough,…Continue Reading “Lambeth Heritage Festival 2-30 September”
“Thank you so much for this contact. Just to let you know I collected a car load of lovely plants this afternoon. I’m taking then up to the allotment this evening.” Helen Mason, AFRIL Food Bank Director We were delighted to put our associate member AFRIL in touch with the Wimbledon Foundation. AFRIL is a charity…Continue Reading “Helping a local charity”