The Garden Museum is holding its annual community day on 14 July 11 am – 4 pm. Each year the Museum opens its doors to the local Lambeth community free of charge. This is a great opportunity to get to know the museum. Whether you’ve been curious but never had the chance to visit, or…Continue Reading “Meet Up at Garden Museum 14 July”
At the Glowing Cemetery event 10 December at West Norwood Cemetery, we’ve once again been invited to run free workshops. (Thank you, Kim Hart!) You’ll create a mini Christmas wreath on a 6″ base with fresh evergreen foliage, bedecked with ribbon bows and seasonal trimmings. All materials for making the wreath will be provided. You…Continue Reading “Make a Christmas Wreath”
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”
Open Gardens is now in full swing up and down the country. See Dulwich Gardens Open for Charity for details of Dulwich events. Several LHS members will be showing. On Sunday 25 June, LHS member David Whyte is opening his garden for the National Garden Scheme. The garden focuses on structure and careful planting. The sloping garden is…Continue Reading “Open Gardens – 25 June in Herne Hill”
The Gardening Club at West Norwood’s Cheviot Extra Care Homes this afternoon planted five large pots for spring. The displays included fragrant rose bushes, rosemary, narcissi, iris reticulata and pansies. Later on, the bulbs and shrubs will be moved and replanted in the grounds where they can flourish for years to come. We’ve been helping…Continue Reading “Cheviot Gardening Club’s Clever Spring Pots”