17th Mar 21
The garden at the Welcome Centre in Walthamstow has had a new lease fo life since Extinction Rebellion took over the care of the space. Tim Hewitt from Forest Flora meets the people who are waling the walk to rescue this patch land.
22nd Sep 20
In the third article about how Covid 19 has impacted the gardeners of Waltham Forest, Local garden designer and gardener Mark Cummings reminisces about a garden visited before we had to book well in advance and leave a number for contact tracing...
22nd Sep 20
In our second article looking at how Covid 19 has impacted the life of gardeners in Waltham Forest Kala Paul-Worika writes about how lock down sparked a new passion for gardening and opened a whole new world of plant swaps and socials.
30th Jul 20
We all Know that our wildlife is in trouble. It is all too easy to feel a little overwhelmed by the environmental doom and gloom that bombards us daily. Mark from Forest Flora advocates an alternative view by reformed garden designer Mary Reynolds that shows us how to (mis)manage our gardens with nature in mind.
21st Jul 20
There is no doubt that Covid 19 had drastically altered how we engage with the world about us. While we have had an enforced disconnect from many of our friends family and neighbours, many of us have reconnected with nature in a big way. In the first of a series of articles looking at how Lockdown has changed the way we interact with the great outdoors, Tim Hewitt gives us insight into how graves in a local churchyard have offered a life line to many would-be gardeners...
22nd Jun 20
Forest Flora has a socially distant chat with Celia James who leads band of volunteers that keep Richmond Road Pocket Park looking show garden worthy.
23rd May 20
Concluding our celebration of World Bee Day, Mark Cummings from Forest Flora pays homage to many of our other pollinators.
21st May 20
In out third article inspired by World Bee DayWaltham Forest Bee Keeper Salma Attan explains her reasons for taking up beekeeping.
20th May 20
In our continuing series of articles celebrating World Bee Day garden designer clive Merideen identifies plants that are easier on the eyes and nose for those of us with allergies. But that still support our pollinators. Bless you Clive!
19th May 20
May 20th is international Bee Day and we start a series of articles dedicated to all of our pollinators with Susanna Grant. Susanna is co founder of Linda, the shady courtyard nursery in Hackney, and sheds some light on the best plants for a shady spot that provide a feast for our pollinators.
11th May 20
On May 7th 1945 the war with Germany ended. On May 8th at 3pm it was official and that nightblack out curtains were torn down and turned into skirts and dresses. Bonfires were lit across the nation. That night, for the first time in years there was light.
Street parties, despite rationing were held but rationing continued and our population needed to be fed. We had to continue to dig despite victory and while the men had waged war abroad, the battle on the land here was by womankind. Forest Flora Pays tribute to the heroes of the Women’s Land Army
28th Apr 20
It is National Gardening Week here in the Uk and though these are unusual times Tim Hewitt from Forest Flora argues don't throw in the towel but pick up the trowel!
6th Mar 20
Tim Hewitt from Forest Flora caught up with Helen Lerner from Walthamstow Village in Bloom to discuss her journey into community gardening...
6th Mar 20
Tim Hewitt went to visit the community gardens Shangri-La that is Greenway Avenue and meet two of the committee members Tony and Karen (pronounced care un). Greenway Avenue is a community garden and play space available to local residents charging a modest £12 a year or £20 for two years. It is part allotment, part wildlife haven, part herbal garden, part flower garden, part upcycling hub and all for the local community. It is also used as a venue for Forest School classes, with two nursery and one Reception class using the space.
Visit their website here:
https://greenwaycommunitygarden.weebly.com
or Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/GreenwayAvenueCommunityGarden/
30th Jan 20
Forest Flora is getting to know the local people in Waltham Forest who are carving a career in horticulture or striving to create wonderful outdoor spaces for everyone to enjoy. Rasheeqa Ahmad is a qualified medical herbalist who trained at the Scottish School of Herbal Medicine, Glasgow and at Middlesex University in London gaining a 1st class Honours degree and the Ellis Snitcher Memorial Prize for Integrative Medicine. We recently had chance to catch up and wax lyrical.
14th Jan 20
This is our first interview with an individual who has carved a (very) successful career out of horticulture. Andrew Fisher Tomlin is a Chartered Horticulturalist with the Chartered Institute of Horticulture, as well as being registered member, former chair and Fellow of the Society of Garden Designers.He has also served as an ambassador to Streetscape, Bowel Disease UK, The Landscape Show and the Australian Garden Show, Sydney and is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Gardeners. Andrew is also Director of the London College of Garden Design and takes a moment to chew the fat with Forest Flora.
17th Oct 19
A few weeks ago Forest Flora launched a small range of fresh seeds, all locally harvested in collaboration with And-Sow-On. The seeds are suitable for sowing directly where you wish them to flower- easy peasy! But they are also suitable for starting life in pots if your ideal space isn’t quite ready yet.
Tim Hewitt one of the Forest Florals and gardener extraordinaire has some advice on how to sprinkle a little bit of magic into your garden…
16th Sep 19
Forest Flora’s first foray into plant sales was a resounding success proving that plants really are a growth industry.
6th Aug 19
In our first article we read how Ready Steady Grow encouraged planting the seeds for the garden. Here, Culinary Wizard Henrietta Inman takes this a step further and tells us how flowers can be taken from plot to plate. Yum!
11th Jul 19
Karen Esson and the residents of Greenway Avenue have truly bought the inside out and created a touch of domestic bliss to their Community Garden.
22nd May 19
For its inaugural journal entry Forest Flora caught up with Tim Hewitt, one half of a dynamic duo of horticultural heroes, to bring us up to speed on their latest project. Get Ready, Steady, Grow!