Our Spring Show this year was held on 1 April. See a picture gallery of some of the fabulous exhibits below. Categories included spring flowers in pots of varying sizes, cut blooms (single and bunches), floral displays, house plants including cacti and succulents, children’s section, handicrafts, marmalade, jams and chutneys, cakes, biscuits and photographs. Full…Continue Reading “Spring Show 2023”
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”
Our AGM this year takes place on Wednesday 22nd March. Join us at the Old Library, West Norwood from 7.30 pm. Hear details of LHS achievements and challenges in the past year. This is your chance to get involved and have a say in how the Society is run in future. The AGM is followed by our Social…Continue Reading “AGM 2023”
The Hut will reopen to members on Saturday 11 February this year. We have everything you need to make your this your best horticultural year ever. Bargains include top quality summer flowering bulbs, seed potatoes and gardening gear from labels and twine to loppers and shears. Don’t forget our comprehensive range of compost for beds…Continue Reading “Hut reopens in 2023”
As members and followers may know, Lambeth council has been reassessing rents for its voluntary and community sector tenants, including our Trading Hut. Lambeth’s first proposals would have quickly put the Hut out of business. Rent would have far outstripped its income. We’re pleased that Lambeth has revised its proposals, but the rent increase would…Continue Reading “The Hut: Use it or Lose it”