by Janine Winlaw | May 31, 2018 | Home and Garden, News
Gardens can often lack colour in late spring/early summer when there’s lots of foliage but not enough flowers. Here’s my pick of plants to fill the gap. 1. Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata ‘Black Barlow’ With delicate flowers on long stems, this dark plum...
by Janine Winlaw | Apr 28, 2018 | Home and Garden, News
Now is the time to give your grass a bit of spring TLC if you want a lawn to be proud of this summer. Here are eight jobs to give it a lift – even just a few of these will be a step in the right direction. Rake leaves. Rake off any leaves and other garden debris...
by Around Dulwich | Apr 5, 2018 | Events, Home and Garden
Want to get down to earth? Then get to Emmanuel wildlife garden, off Chalford Road, West Dulwich on the last Wednesday afternoon (2-4pm) of every month. Norwood Wildlife team created a garden on a patch between Emmanuel, a Parish Church, and their neighbours 12yrs...
by Janine Winlaw | Mar 22, 2018 | Home and Garden, News
There’s nothing prettier than pink cherry blossom against a clear blue sky – a sign winter is behind us and spring is here. Most cherries flower from March to May and there’s a type of blossom to suit all tastes from delicate, single blooms to blousy doubles, in...
by Around Dulwich | Mar 12, 2018 | Events, Home and Garden
The Dulwich Society Garden Group’s spring talk on 22nd March will be given by Troy Scott Smith, the Head Gardener at Sissinghurst Castle Garden since 2013. Before his move to Sissinghurst, Troy was Head Gardener at Bodnant in North Wales, another celebrated...