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Arundel Castle Gardens & Landscape - talk by Head Gardener Martin Duncan

The Dulwich Society’s Spring gardens talk will be given by Martin Duncan, Head Gardener and Landscape Designer at Arundel Castle. Martin’s career as a celebrated professional gardener has taken him across the world, including Africa, […]

Gardening in a Changing Climate – online talk by Sue Fisher

This talk offers a wealth of tips and practical advice for mitigating the effects of the changing weather patterns on our gardens. The weather here in 2022 – a warmer wetter winter, a hot dry […]

Fergus Garrett online talk - “Succession planting for a long season”

The Dulwich Society’s Spring garden talk this year will be by Fergus Garrett, head gardener at Great Dixter and one of the UK’s most influential gardeners. In his illustrated talk, Fergus will use the magnificent […]

Check out Marvellous Greens & Beans

A family-owned greengrocer, Marvellous Greens & Beans recently opened in Grove Vale. The shop sells an excellent range of fresh organic fruit and veg, fresh bread, eggs, milk, and takeaway coffee! They also offer a […]

Inside Dulwich Pot and Plant Garden Centre

A couple of weeks back, I visited Dulwich Pot and Plant Garden - a full service garden centre in North Dulwich offering quality seeds, plants, gardening products, tools and accessories as well as compost, logs and bird care […]

The new public benches on Elsie Road

We’re loving the new public planter box arrangements with integrated benches on Elsie Road. The benches come complete with a cup holder, so it’s ideal for people who want to grab a coffee from the […]

An orangutan mural in Lewisham

Louis Masai is an environmentalist and artist who has painted an orangutan mural in Lewisham to highlight the ‘devastating effects’ palm oil is having on the species. The mural was painted by activist Louis Masai, and is part […]

Christmas Tree Recycling in Southwark

If you have a food and garden waste collection, real Christmas trees can be collected as part of your normal household collection service. Simply remove any decorations and its pot or stand and place your […]