In September, volunteers Laura and Alice gave us a guided tour of Brockwell Park’s walled garden, which has a fascinating array of plants and attracts a wide variety of pollinators. As Alice and Laura emphasised, the garden is an ornamental one, designed to have year-round interest. It has been replanted in stages over the past…Continue Reading “WGG Update: Brockwell Park Walled Garden”
An example of what Effra Green Streets has achieved on a local estate On Bank Holiday Monday, we visited the Effra Green Streets project, part of Lambeth Living Streets. The project is a community initiative to improve the streets just south of Brixton town centre. Effra Green Streets works with volunteers, residents and funders to…Continue Reading “WGG Update: Effra Green Streets”
Moths Project The Moths Projct entered the home straight in July with the fourth and final round of trapping. So far, we have found 84 different moth species in four Lambeth gardens! The final results will be published later this year and shared with the Lambeth Biodiversity Forum. One member reported: “I planted quite a…Continue Reading “WGG Update”
Help us grow! You don’t have to be a member to take part in the survey – we are interested in everyone’s views. After last year’s survey, we increased emphasis on sustainable gardening and biodiversity, including a new Wildlife Gardening Group. We’ve also partnered with more community organisations and inaugurated a Lambeth Gardeners Quesiton Time….Continue Reading “Annual Survey 1 – 31 July”
We are delighted to announce that Jackie Meldum has kindly agreed to become the new Chair of Lambeth Horitcultural Society. She was unanimously elected at our committee meeting 2 June. Jackie is a longstanding member and supporter of LHS and was for many years a local councillor for the Knight’s Hill ward, where the Hut…Continue Reading “New Chair: Jackie Meldrum”