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”
Thank you to everyone who helped make our September Late Summer Show such a stunning success. The Show is a massive team effort, organised by our volunteer Show Secretary Jess. As well as the Show and cafe, we had the pop-up Hut (of course), the Wildlife Gardening Group, Hillside Gardens and The Stitch. We’re so…Continue Reading “Late Summer Show – A Big Thank You!”
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”
Speaker: Claire Mitchell, The Garden Editor An inspiring and motivating look at the science of climate change and what it means for gardeners. I cover the science of climate change in accessible terms; the changing temperatures and rain patterns in the area; and what this means in practice for gardens and gardeners. The focus continues…Continue Reading “Free Talk: Climate Change & Gardening”
In August, we visited the garden of WGG Coordinator Czech Conroy. In just 12 months, he has transformed a small, ho hum south London garden into a haven for pollinators, attracting a wide range of moths, bees and other pollinators. Native planting replaced a laurel hedge and he has installed both a pond and a…Continue Reading “WGG Update – a wildlife garden one year on”