Are you interested in joining a new wildlife gardening group within LHS to share and support your activities? Czech Conroy talked to us in May about the importance of biodiversity and the vital role gardeners can play, especially in urban areas. He has now volunteered to set up a members’ wildlife gardening group with us….Continue Reading “New LHS Wildlife Gardening Group”
“The BGD is when we celebrate local action on climate change protecting nature and the environment and being more sustainable in our everyday lives.” Come and visit us at this free annual community event. We will have a stall where you can ask us about gardening and horticulture, including houseplants. The BGD will be celebrating…Continue Reading “Big Green Day”
Wednesday 23 July 8pm The Old Library Speaker: Alice McCabe Join us for our July talk with Alice McCabe as she introduces us to Japanese Bamboo fence making. Including its potential for structural application in large scale floral design. Alice trained in Japan, sponsored by an RHS travel bursary, the Japanese Garden Society and the Daiwa…Continue Reading “WEDNESDAY 23 JULY: FREE TALK ON JAPANESE BAMBOO FENCE MAKING”
At our June talk, Eleanor Bracken, area demonstrator for the London & Overseas branch of the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies, gave a masterclass in floral art. She used a variety of foliage, flowers, floral art techniques and used different props to create five stunning designs in the space of an hour. The arrangements…Continue Reading “Floral Art Masterclass”
LHS Member Robert Jackman reports Well, first of all it has been renamed as the “Yellow Legged Asian Hornet”. That’s for clarity as there are seven hornets in Asia. Fortunately only that one has arrived in Europe. In 2023 you may remember a lot of fuss about it arriving in the UK in numbers. The…Continue Reading “WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE ASIAN HORNET?”