by Around Dulwich | Mar 16, 2017 | Events, Home and Garden
Statistics from the Mental Health Foundation show that mental ill-health is a growing concern. In addition to this, a recent article in the Guardian by George Monbiot, loneliness kills just as many people as smoking 30 cigs a day. Over the last few years, cut backs...
by Around Dulwich | Mar 13, 2017 | Events, Home and Garden
The Dulwich Society’s garden group spring talk on Thursday 23rd March will be by Matt Keightley. Matt was awarded a Silver Gilt Medal at the 2014 RHS Chelsea Flower Show for his “Help for Heroes” Show Garden. Working with Prince Harry for his charity Sentabale,...
by Barbara Samitier | Feb 20, 2017 | Home and Garden, News
I particularly notice silvery foliage in the garden at this time of year. It shines out in the pale wintery light, lifting the garden. The shimmery grey tones provide an elegant accent colour, contrasting with dark, evergreen shrubs as well as rusty browns of dead...
by Barbara Samitier | Jan 30, 2017 | Home and Garden, News
Great for banishing bare winter soil, marking out the front of a border and creating a lovely carpet under trees when planted in large drifts, ground cover plants are an important part of any garden. Here’s my top 10 evergreen varieties that are best for… Shade Asarum...
by Barbara Samitier | Dec 22, 2016 | Home and Garden, News
Whether it’s attractive bark, shiny berries or a splash of colour, there are lots of plants to add winter interest to your garden…. Beautiful bark Betula utilis var. jacquemontii ‘Grayswood Ghost’ has brilliant white bark, which glows out in soft wintery light. It’s...
by Barbara Samitier | Nov 24, 2016 | Home and Garden, News
I’ve grown to appreciate euphorbias more and more. Their slightly exotic-looking foliage adds strong evergreen structure to a garden, but it’s their brilliant lime green flowers in spring and early summer that really wow and look amazing with purples and blues....
