In May, the Friends of West Norwood Cemetery kindly invited me to join them on a guided tour of Highate Cemetery. Like West Norwood, Highate is one of London’s seven great Victorian cemeteries. In just under 200 years, as well as places of burial and cremation, they have become sizeable and important natural habitats in…Continue Reading “London’s cemeteries – nature’s oases”
Full details of our Spring Show which takes place on Saturday 5 April at St Luke’s are now available. Everyone is welcome to enter and there are lots of cash prizes to be won! Classes See the Show Schedule for full details. Timetable STAGING OF ENTRIES 9am to 12.15pm on Saturday EXHIBITORS TO VACATE HALL…Continue Reading “Spring Show 2025 – everyone welcome!”
This Autumn’s Bring & Buy is on 19 and 20 October at the Hut. It’s a great chance to fill your pots and beds with old favourites and maybe some zany newcomers. It’s a fun event (sharp elbows advisable), where you can find lots of bargains. Don’t forget to BRING please – otherwise there will…Continue Reading “Bring & Buy 19 & 20 October”
If you have limited or no access to outside space for gardening, there are many community groups in Lambeth managing green spaces who welcome volunteers. From beautifying a flower bed to growing your own veg, you may find something locally to suit. We’ve listed a few groups but there are many more. Keep an eye…Continue Reading “Gardening when you don’t have a garden”
As Autumn approaches, fungi appear. Like seaweeds, they belong to that great division of thevegetable kingdom whose members do not produce flowers or seeds. The fungi have no true root, stem or leaf, and the spores from which they grow are essentially different from the seeds of other plants. Since too they are without the…Continue Reading “Fungi – the Safe and the Poisonous”