Simon Saville from Butterfly Conservation talks about the butterflies of south London. “Our butterflies and moths are disappearing. It’s time to act.” Butterflies and moths are among the most threatened groups of wildlife in the UK. Simon will talk about which species you may see in your local area, and how to save populations by…Continue Reading “Wednesday 27 September: free Talk”
“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”
September’s Heritage Festival has a terrific range of walks, talks, tours and exhibitions exploring our local history. And there’s plenty for keen gardeners to get their (gardening) forks into. Amongst the offerings are: Organisers Lambeth Local History Forum say: This is one of our most varied festivals ever, with events taking place all around the borough,…Continue Reading “Lambeth Heritage Festival 2-30 September”
“It can be a hard life being a planter plant, surviving on the streets of Lambeth with minimal care and supervision.” Here are some tips for neighbourhoods on setting up and maintaining street planters. Watering When adding planters to the street, try to put them outside homes of people willing to water. Sadly, experience shows…Continue Reading “Successful Street Planters”
“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”