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Details of these gardens and their openings are set out in this booklet, listed in date order. Please note, NGS is National Garden Scheme. The booklet is compiled by Ann Rutherford and published by The Dulwich Society. 5,500 copies are distributed each year. New entries are welcome. Please send details to: Ann Rutherford (email: [email protected] or Tel: 020 8693 3740). Advertising enquiries should be addressed to Jayne Barnett ([email protected] Tel: 07881 783682). The Dulwich Society actively promotes the local environment, protecting and enhancing the amenities of Dulwich, and has over 1,200 households as members. Members receive an excellent quarterly Journal and monthly eNewsletter, all for an annual subscription of just £10 per household. To join us, see www.dulwichsociety.com/membership. This year, we have had to make this brochure half the size we do normally and for this reason, Harry Rutherford has set up an accompanying website which has lots of photos of the gardens, information about local allotments, volunteering and other related matters. See: dulwichopengardens.org dulwichopengardens.org dulwichopengardens.org | 3 Gardens All Year – Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday BROCKWELL PARK COMMUNITY GREENHOUSES LONDON SE24 OPA 07834 343664 [email protected] Open 10am to 5pm Entry free Our community garden is an attractive and welcoming space, which provides a haven for local people and urban wildlife in the UK’s fifth most densely populated borough, Lambeth. We build community and improve lives by encouraging people to take part in gardening, outdoor learning, play and other creative activities. Registered Charity 1140590. Dogs on leads. Most of site is wheelchair accessible. Children welcome. Plants and produce, please bring your own bags. Sunday 11 April, Wed 14 April 39 WOOD VALE, SE23 3DS. Nigel Crawley. Open 1-5 for NGS. Entry £4.50, children free. Entrance through Thistle Gates 48 Melford Rd. Train and Overground stns: Forest Hill and Honor Oak. Victoria stn to W. Dulwich, then P4 or 363 to Wood Vale/Melford Rd. Bus: Elephant and Castle 176, 185 and 197 to Wood Vale/Lordship La. Diverse garden dominated by a gigantic perry pear forming part of one of the East Dulwich orchards. The emphasis in the garden is on its inhabitants; white comfrey and pear blossom keep the bees busy in the spring. Home to a variety of birds incl. green woodpecker, dunnock and redwing. The clumps of narcissi around the old apple tree are a sight to see. Surprising green oasis in Forest Hill, close to Sydenham Woods, Horniman Gardens and Camberwell Old Cemetery. Level but rough terrain in the lane. Plants, please bring your own bags. Teas. Wed 14 April, 39 WOOD VALE, SE23 3DS Open 6-8 for NGS, (description, see above) Entry £6, children free. Wheelchair access. Plants, please bring your own bags. Wine. 4 | dulwichopengardens.org Garden Opening and Event Calendar Online Spring gardens talk - Nick Bailey: “Revive your garden in 2021: breathing life, style and good-health into your garden” 7.30pm, Thursday 15th April 2021 The Dulwich Society’s Spring garden talk this year will be by Nick Bailey, freelance horticulturalist, best-selling author and regular presenter on BBC Gardeners’ World, garden designer and speaker. His illustrated online talk will provide a fresh approach to designing and planting gardens along with a host of tips on rejuvenating tired plants, lawns and patios. This coupled with a wide range of recommended plants for difficult situations will ensure that there is ample advice for all participants. The talk will last for 45 minutes with additional time for questions. The talk is being given in association with Bell House Dulwich, with any surplus going towards Bell House’s wildlife pond. Tickets are £10 – book through www.bellhouse.co.uk/ events . Sunday 25 April SOUTH LONDON BOTANICAL INSTITUTE, 323 Norwood Road, SE24 9AQ. www.slbi.org.uk. Open 2-5 for NGS. Entry £3.50, includes donation to South London Botanical Institute. Children free. www.slbi.org. uk. Mainline stn: Tulse Hill. Buses: 68, 196, 322 and 468 stop at junction of Norwood and Romola Roads. London’s smallest botanical garden, densely planted with 500 labelled species grown in themed borders. Wildflowers flourish beside medicinal herbs. Carnivorous, scented, native and woodland plants are featured, growing among rare trees and shrubs. Spring highlights including mosses, unusual bulbs and flowering trees. The fascinating SLBI building is also open. Our small café serves homemade teas. Sunday 9 May 86 UNDERHILL ROAD, East Dulwich, SE22 0QU Claire and Rob Goldie. Between Langton Rise and Melford Road. Stn: Forest Hill. Buses: P13, 363, 63, 176, 185, P4. Open 2-6 for NGS. Entry £3.50, children free. A generous family space bursting with tulips and spring colour. Step down from the elegant slate terrace to the bustling gravel garden and then wind your way through to a green embrace. Feast on delicious cake and relax in secluded seating areas. Teas. Plants. Please bring your own bags. Sunday 16 May 5 BURBAGE ROAD, Herne Hill, SE24 9HJ. Crawford and Rosemary Lindsay, 020 7274 5610, [email protected], www.rosemarylindsay.com. Nr junction with Half Moon Lane. Herne Hill and N Dulwich mainline stns, 5 mins walk. Buses: 3, 37, 68, 196, 468. Street parking. Open 11-5 for NGS. Entry £4, children free. Visits also by arrangement March to June. The garden of a member of The Society of Botanical Artists and regular writer for Hortus magazine. 150ft x 40ft with large and varied range of plants – many unusual. Herb garden, packed herbaceous borders for sun and shade, climbing plants, pots, terraces, lawns. Immaculate topiary. Gravel areas to reduce watering. All the box has been removed because of attack by blight and moth, and replaced with suitable alternatives to give a similar look. A garden that delights from spring through summer. See our website for what the papers say. Included in The London Garden Book A-Z. Plants, please bring your own bags. Teas. dulwichopengardens.org | 5 MAY Sunday 16 May STONEY HILL HOUSE, Rock Hill, SE26 6SW. Cinzia and Adam Greaves. Open 2-6 for NGS. Entry £6, children free. Off Sydenham Hill. Train: Sydenham, Gipsy Hill or Sydenham Hill (closest) stations. Buses: To Crystal Palace, 202 or 363 along Sydenham Hill. House at end of cul-de-sac on left coming from Sydenham Hill. Garden and woodland of approx 1 acre, providing a secluded, secret, green oasis in the city. Paths meander through mature rhododendron, oak, yew and holly trees, offset by pieces of contemporary sculpture. The garden is on a slope and a number of viewpoints set at different heights provide varied perspectives. The planting in the top part of the garden is fluid and flows seamlessly into the woodland. A wonderful saxophone quartet, Fresalca, will be playing for the afternoon. Swings and woodland tree-house. Access to the main part of the garden is via shallow steps or a grassy slope so assistance will be required. Wheelchair accessible. Teas. Prosecco will also be available to enjoy whilst listening to the music. Thursday 20 May SOUTH LONDON BOTANICAL INSTITUTE Open 6-8. Entry by donation. See: Sunday April 25 for details. Refreshments. Plants, please bring your own bags Sunday 23 May 115 DULWICH VILLAGE, SE21 7BJ. Bridget Furst 020 8693 5649, [email protected] Open 6.30–8.30pm for Link Age Southwark. Entry £6.50, children under 16 free - includes a glass of wine or soft drink on arrival (refills by donation). Rail: N Dulwich or W Dulwich then 10 -15 mins walk. Tube: Brixton then P4 bus, alight Dulwich Picture Gallery stop. Street parking. Large garden with mixed herbaceous borders, yew and box topiary, pond and small gravel garden. Created to enjoy leisure, relaxing and sitting in scented areas, following the sun. Sorry, no wheelchair access. Dogs on leads. Wine. 6 | dulwichopengardens.org MAY Sunday 23 May 2 SHARDCROFT AVENUE, Herne Hill, SE24 0DT. Catriona Andrews. Open 2-6 for NGS. Entry £4.50, children free. Short walk from Herne Hill rail station and bus stops. Buses: 3, 68, 196, 201, 468 to Herne Hill. Closest tube Brixton. Parking in local streets. Naturalistic planting of grasses and perennials in drifts, a pond, nesting boxes and log piles. A designer’s garden with a loose, naturalistic feel, planted ecologically to benefit wildlife. Gardenista: ‘Lessons learned from a neglected slope to a charming garden in South London.’ Good Housekeeping: ‘Where the Wild Things Are.’ Plants, please bring your own bags. Teas. Sunday 23 May FOREST HILL GARDEN GROUP, SE23 3BJ. Open 1-6. for NGS. Combined Entry £8, includes donations to St Christopher’s Hospice and Marsha Phoenix Trust. Off S Circular (A205) behind Horniman Museum and Gardens. Station: Forest Hill, 10 mins walk.