RHS specialists can help!

Come to our own Gardeners Question Time on Saturday 22nd June at Roehampton Cricket Club, Putney Heath. 6.45 for 7.30pm.

Discuss all areas of allotment gardening with our very knowledgeable experts:

• David Allison, National Vegetable Society: editor of  Getting started on the show bench; a beginner’s guide to growing and showing vegetables
• Jim Arbury, RHS hortcultural specialist at Wisley: Read his interesting blog here
• Nick Dunn, author of Trees for Your Garden: Discovering the Very Best of British Ornamental and Fruit Trees and managing director of his family’s fruit nursery business. Winner of the RHS Victoria Medal.
• Andy Hughes – retired from working on research and development of horticultural crops,
• Barry Newman – previously Chairman of the National Vegetable Society and one of its senior judges and lecturers.

Please email rgs.sw15@gmail.com to register interest as numbers are limited.

Plant Sale and Healthy Living Community Day at the Share garden, Springfield Hospital, 61 Glenburnie Road, Tooting, SW17 7DJ from 10am – 4pm.

• Vegetable, herb and bedding plants for sale
• Pop-Up Cafe – Street Food
• Healthy Living Stalls
• Free Cycling
• A capella singing

Find out more at www.sharecommunity.org.uk

Hedgehogs need our help. There are few left in central London, and our allotment sites could provide a safe haven.

A free talk by the London Wildlife Trust will tell you how to encourage hedgehogs in your allotment or garden.

Do come along – 22nd April, 1p.m. at the Store, Site 2. Please reserve your place by emailing brennalattimore@gmail.com or signing up in the store

Find out more about how to help London hedgehogs at http://www.wildlondon.org.uk/hedgehog-help

A free Gardening course starts in Putney this Sunday morning for 4 weeks.
To express interest or find out more email info@putneycommunitygardens.org

Further details here: Gardening Course Putney Community Gardens

Demonstration of the RGS Shredder
Sunday 18 March 11.30am at the STORE
You may know that there is a large electrical SHREDDER on site 2 (near the Store) that has been out of order for a while. However it has recently been serviced by one of our plot holders, John Ireland, and is ready for use.

John has agreed to show plot holders how to use the shredder properly to prevent the problems that plagued it in the past. Only plot holders who have had this explained to them will be allowed to use the shredder.

If you are unable to come along on Sunday 18 March there will be further opportunities available later. Please let us know if you would be interested.
Shredded waste material makes wonderful compost!

Three events to make the season brighter.

KEW GARDENS: Orchid Festival 10 February to 11 March 2018

International Garden Photographer of the Year 10 February to 11 March

Kew orchid festival – more

RHS WISLEY:     Butterflies in the Glasshouse -13 January to 4 March

RHS Butterflies – more

The newly renovated GARDEN MUSEUM next to Lambeth Palace is running a
FREE SEED SWAP event on Sat 27 Jan 1.00-3.00pm (no booking required).

What will you grow in 2018?

Start getting your ideas together and swap seeds, seedlings or small
plants with other gardeners.

You can bring seeds that you have saved from your own plants or packets
of seeds to split. We will also have some seeds to buy and Franchi Seeds
have generously supplied us with some free seeds to share too.

On the day you can also hear from a local seed saver about the best ways
to save and store seed.
The Garden Museum
5 Lambeth Palace Road
London SE1 7LB
The Garden Museum also has several interesting exhibits: find out more here

Seeds now in stock and Seed potatoes on their way….

An invitation to the Christmas events at

St. Margaret’s Church, Putney Park Lane.

Christmas trees, stalls and Santa.

Click on the poster to view full size.

Join in planting the first
Community Orchard
on the green opposite Gate to Site 3 in Dover House Road, on Saturday December 2nd.
All welcome. Planting time to be confirmed.