“Reconstructing Planting in C18 landscape gardens” Dr Petra Dark talks pollen, ponds and parterres. Our Talk is at West Norwood Cemetery at 8.00pm. The gates will be open to LHS visitors from 7.30 pm. Please note the change of venue. It is a 10- 15 minute walk from the gates to the hall, so please…Continue Reading “Wednesday 23 August: Free Talk”
“Urban Beekeeping & the Community Bee” Barnaby Shaw from Bee Urban, based in Kennington Park, will talk about responsible urban bee keeping. Bee Urban is a social enterprise that aims to work with communities to improve the environment for the benefit of us all. Join us for a fascinating dive into bees, horticulture and community…Continue Reading “Wednesday 26 July: Free Talk”
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”
LHS member Norkina Ford lived in Brazil for many years where she created a magnificent garden, which one year she brought to Chelsea. She will talk to us about the garden and her experience of exhibiting at Chelsea, including a video of the event. Come along on Wednesday 28 September 7.30 for 8 pm to…Continue Reading “September Talk: A Brazilian Garden at Chelsea”
“Pollen analysis has proved to be a powerful tool not only to demonstrate changes in plant communities through time but also to investigate changes in past climate and human exploitation of the landscape.” (Science Direct) Dr Petra Dark will be talking to us about this subject at this month’s free talk. Come along on Wednesday 24 August…Continue Reading “August Talk: Pollen Analysis – a window on past landscapes”