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Thinking with compost and mycelium: a talk and workshop with @fungi.futures

Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, London, United Kingdom

Join us for an introductory session on the fascinating world of fungi, mycelium networks and the ‘wood wide web’ with community organiser, fungi enthusiast and writer, Maymana Arefin, aka @fungi.futures. All levels of knowledge and none are very welcome! Maymana will summarise her research about mycorrhizal fungi and what we can learn from their networks as humans. We will then explore the compost, meet and connect with the vibrant, interconnected web of non-human life at Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses. Come along for an evening of conversation, community and nature connection, deep diving into themes of social justice and mutual aid. Tickets are Pay What You Can from £5  |  Book here

£5 – £15

Our Garden In The City: Sunday Morning Creative Writing

Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, London, United Kingdom

Join local writer, poet and experienced creative writing tutor, Tracey Hammett, to explore your writing, generate new ideas, find inspiration and meet new people in this two hour Creative Writing workshop for adults. During the session we will be using the Community Greenhouses as a backdrop to explore connections between people, landscapes and stories – real and imagined. There will be short exercises and prompts to help you generate ideas, keep your writing flowing and add some new tools to your writer’s tool kit. There’ll be opportunities to share your writing too! The emphasis is on creativity, and fun in a beautiful environment. Book here

£25 – £35

Talk at BPCG | Fiona Davison: An Almost Impossible Thing

Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, London, United Kingdom

Join us to celebrate Fiona Davison’s aclaimed book An Almost Impossible Thing. The book follows six convention-busting women gardeners in the years before the First World War, examining their lives in the context of suffragism, collectivism and Empire. ‘Gardening, taken up as a hobby when all the laborious work can be done by a man, is delightful, but as a life’s work for a woman, it is almost an impossible thing.’ Sir Joseph Hooker, 1817-1911. While working at the Royal Horticultural Society, Fiona Davison came across a cache of letters from a young gardener who was denied a fellowship because she was a woman. Appalled, and intrigued to discover what became of Olive, Fiona began researching the wider story of early female professional gardeners whose struggles changed forever the rights and opportunities for women gardeners. Tickets are Pay What You Can from £7 | Find out more and book here

£7 – £14

Talk at BPCG | Kate Bradbury: One Garden Against the World

Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, London, United Kingdom

Kate Bradbury is an award-winning garden writer, broadcaster and TV presenter based in Hove, specialising in wildlife gardening. Her new book, One Garden Against the World is a beautiful, uplifting story chronicling the joys and challenges of nurturing biodiversity in urban spaces. Despite the beauty of her own garden oasis, Bradbury grapples with climate change anxiety and the urgent need for collective action to address habitat loss and rising temperatures. Part call to arms, part intimate nature diary interwoven with personal anecdotes about her family, relationships and beloved rescue dog, Kate’s book rallies us all in the fight against climate change and habitat loss by urging us to connect to the natural world via our outdoor spaces. In conversation, Kate will give us ideas about what we can all do, no matter how small our space, to encourage wildlife and make a positive impact on the planet. Tickets are Pay What You Can from £7 | Find out more and book here

£7 – £14

Art in the Park at Brixton Windmill

Brixton Windmill 100 Blenheim Gardens, London, United Kingdom

Free Art Workshops for Adults & Children Sunday 11 August, 1pm to 5pm  Get inspired by the natural beauty of Windmill Gardens at our annual Art in the Park event at Brixton Windmill. This year’s theme is “growth”. We have a range of free drop in workshops on offer throughout the afternoon suitable for adults, children and families working together. Workshops include pop up cards, t-shirt painting, "drawing diversity", junk plants and natural cord jewellery making. Most activities are free, but donations for materials are always welcome. It is also possible to take a guided tour of Brixton Windmill during the afternoon, 1-5pm – last tour at 4.40pm. Book a tour here. A variety of delicious home made cakes and hot and cold drinks will be on sale as well as our colourful range of windmill merchandise, including T-shirts, mugs, tea towels and freshly milled wholemeal flour.

Talk at Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses | Sarah Rigby and Sui Searle: This Allotment, Stories of Growing, Eating and Nurturing

Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, London, United Kingdom

Join us at Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses to celebrate the release of This Allotment: Stories of Growing, Eating and Nurturing, a collection of 12 vibrant pieces celebrating of allotment life, from gardeners, food writers, novelists, horticulturalists, and historians. Editor and publisher Sarah Rigby will be in conversation with gardener, writer and print maker Sui Searle.  An allotment. ‘A ‘10 pole’ space for the growing of fruit and vegetables. A health-giving, heart-filling miniature kingdom of carrots, courgettes and callaloo. A microcosm for our societies at large as people claim their ‘patch’ and guard it fiercely, but also of welcoming arms, gifted gluts and new recipes from across the seas. They are places of resilience, resistance and freedom. They are blowsy dahlias, cricket on the radio, buzzing bees and the wisdom of weeds and seeds. This Allotment brings together thirteen brilliant writers in a glorious celebration of these entirely unique spaces: plots that mean so much more than the soil upon which they sit.   Sarah Rigby is an editor, publisher and book coach, and publishing director at the vibrant independent Elliott & Thompson. She has published some of the country’s best-loved and award-winning writers of nature and place, including Nancy Campbell, Rob...

£7 – £14
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Are You Ready For A Flood?

Half Moon Pub 10 Half Moon Lane, Herne Hil, London, United Kingdom

Flood resilience workshop by UK flood experts from Blue Patch

£20

Springtime Embroidery Workshop: Stitching Folklore & Nature

Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, London, United Kingdom

Come stitch your own piece of springtime magic! Relax on a Sunday afternoon, learn simple sewing techniques and connect with the healing plants and rich botanical folklore of Britain! In this relaxing and creative workshop, we will explore the symbolism and historical uses of four British springtime plants: daffodil, snake’s head fritillary, bluebell, and yarrow. These plants are celebrated for their connections to healing and protection, perfect for the changing of the seasons! Using simple embroidery techniques, participants will stitch a spring meadow illustration, learning a variety of embroidery stitches such as backstitch, whipped stitch and French knots. The design will be framed within the hoop, allowing you to take home a beautiful, nature-inspired ornament that can be displayed as a decorative piece. This workshop is suitable for beginners and those with some embroidery experience. All materials will be provided. BOOK HERE

£24 – £30

Kids’ Easter Workshops

Join us at Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses over the Easter holidays for some brilliant workshops for kids. From sewing and baking to nest making, there's plenty of activities to keep kids busy and connecting to nature during the holidays! Build a Nest | for 4-6 year olds | Mon 7 Apr Lavender Chickens | for 7-10 year olds | Tue 8 Apr Easter Carrot Cupcakes | for 4-6 year olds | Mon 14 Apr Flower Weaving | for 7-10 year olds | Tue 15 Apr The Magic of Spring | for 4-6 year olds | Tue 16 Apr FIND OUT MORE AND BOOK HERE

£6 – £8

Spring Celebration! at Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses

Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, London, United Kingdom

As the garden bursts into life, join us at the Greenhouses to get outside and celebrate spring! Bring your friends and family to enjoy spring inspired food and drink, have a dance, and enjoy music from the wonderful South East London Folk Orchestra, Raise the Roof Choir and more. There will also be craft activities, plant trails, and more ways to celebrate nature during this wonderful season! We’ll have a hot lunch, tea and cakes, botanical cocktails, local craft beer and organic wine available in the barn. Book a hot lunch with your ticket to avoid disappointment – a delicious homemade wild garlic and creamy cashew pasta, with fresh herbs. Times: Food available from 1pm – 2.30pm Crafts, teas, cakes and refreshments – all afternoon Music and folk dancing times TBC FIND OUT MORE AND BOOK HERE

£5

Willow Weaving Workshop: Make Your Own Hanging Basket

Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, London, United Kingdom

Come along and enjoy a day of creativity, learning the traditional craft of willow weaving! In this 5 hour workshop you will master weaving techniques and make your very own hanging basket which you can take home at the end of the day.  Willow weaving is a traditional method for making all kinds of beautiful baskets and containers using natural materials. There are many varieties of willow and many different coloured stems or ‘rods’. The different coloured rods add an extra layer of decoration to your willow weaving allowing you to weave different coloured patterns into your baskets. In this workshop you will learn the traditional method of willow basket weaving but with a twist. The basket will have a pointy base to transform it into a beautiful hanging basket. Hanging baskets can make an attractive addition to any garden, entranceway, front door or courtyard space, and can be planted up with edible or ornamental plants including our trailing bush tomatoes, Tumbling tom yellow and Tumbling tom red which will be on sale at our shop. All material and tools provided. BOOK HERE

£50 – £65

Botanical Books at BPCG | Merlin Hanbury-Tenison: Our Oaken Bones

Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, London, United Kingdom

Merlin Hanbury-Tenison (conservationist, veteran and founder of The Thousand Year Trust, Britain’s rainforest charity) joins us at Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses to discuss his new book 'Our Oaken Bones', an honest and intimate true story about the astonishing healing power of nature, and our duty to heal it in return. Tickets are Pay What You Can from £5! FIND OUT MORE AND BOOK HERE

£5 – £12
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