One of the benefits of joining De Beauvoir Gardeners is the chance to explore gardens that aren’t always available to the general public. And so it was that a group of us recently enjoyed a private tour of the remarkable London garden belonging to the inspirational Mona Abboud. Set between Highgate and Muswell Hill, this …
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A festive wreath workshop
There wasn’t a spare seat in the house for our wreath making workshop on 6th December 2022. Issy Crossman from The Flower Appreciation Society led proceedings with a wreath demonstration and then it was down to everyone to have a go at making their own. Irene Slegt brought a huge pile of willow to weave …
A pocket sized prairie garden
If you missed our June meeting you are in for a treat. Our speaker, Johnny Le Huquet, has kindly shared some pictures of his garden on Southgate Road. There were some technical issues with viewing his images large on the evening so this helps to give some detail to what was a fascinating and inspirational …
De Beauvoir – a new gardening year
If you missed our March meeting it was a corker! It was so well attended that we almost ran out of space. The appeal of a poster about otters in Haggerston obviously worked magic, even when the speaker had to share the floor with our AGM. This is my resume of the event with a …
Wonderful wildflowers! Jennifer Benyon shows us how to grow and care for them
If you missed this really practical and inspiring talk by Jennifer Benyon don’t despair. We’ve put links here to her well researched suppliers of wildflower seed mixes – Pictorial Meadows and Meadow Mania. If you want inspiration both the websites mentioned have lots of images and you can see wildflower planting in London Fields, the Olympic Park …
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Planting for Butterflies and Bees
A big thank you to Jan Miller Klein for her talk on February 4th based on her book: Gardening for Butterflies and Bees and other Beneficial Insects. Jan pointed out that as the countryside and hedgerows become more cultivated it is wild spaces, such as neglected brownfield sites which now provide the safest and most …
Gardeners Question time
Miranda Janatka has kindly sent us her notes (and images) from our Gardeners Question Time meeting on Tuesday 12th June. The panel consisted of Louise, Paul and Joel from the N1 Garden Centre and Chris Preston, our own club expert. The meeting was chaired by Nancy Turnbull. Q1. How can I get rid of Rosemary …
Gardening tips from Westminster Abbey
Our speaker in May was Chris Collins whose career in horticulture has been incredibly varied and includes many TV appearances as well as being the resident the Blue Peter gardener. His presentations to us included his first year as head gardener at Westminster Abbey and his first gardening experience in Japan. Luckily Miranda Janatka has …
Bees in the City
Our speakers in November 2011 were Brian McCallum and Alison Benjamin, co-authors of ‘A World without Bees’ and ‘Bees in the City’. They recently moved locally, backing on to De Beauvoir and gave us a wonderful insight into urban beekeeping as well as sharing some of their knowledge of the light of bees worldwide. You …
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