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Pavement Plants ready for People!
By Caroline Pankhurst
- The SLBI has completed its 'Pavement Plants for People' project.
Botanical Books: 'Light rains sometimes fall'
By Caroline Pankhurst
- Thanks to Craig Swick for this book review. If you would like to write a review of a botanical book for our blog, please get in touch.Lev Parikian, Light Rains Sometimes Fall: A British …
Botanical Books: 'A Tree A Day'
By Caroline Pankhurst
- Our thanks to Craig Swick for another great botanical book review to kick off 2022.Amy-Jane Beer, A Tree A Day (B T Batsford 2021)This is a book I have strongly mixed feelings about. Initially …

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Take a closer look, the mistletoe seeds have started germinating! Some have fallen off, so it was a good idea to stick about 5-6 seeds on the branch. We started the process in mid-March.Fingers crossed they’ll continue to grow. Mistletoe Matters#mistletoe #viscumalbum #germination #lookwhatscoming #slbi #tulsehill #brockwellpark #hernehill #brixton #westnorwood #lambeth #lovelambeth #eastdulwich #westdulwich #botanicgarden #botanicalgarden #hiddengem #citygarden #greenhouse #pond #plantsplantsplants #learnaboutplants #everyonesinvited #workshops #events #talks #guidedwalks ... See MoreSee Less

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Join us for a FREE creative, cultural, community event to celebrate plants, the Platinum Jubilee and World Environment Day!Led by four local artists offering a wide range of plant-related creative activities.Thanks to National Lottery players, this event has received funding from the Arts Council England Let’s Create Jubilee Fund.#worldenvironmentday #queensjubilee #platinumjubilee #herbariumspecimen #teaandcake #creativewriting #storytelling #textileart #slbi #tulsehill #brockwellpark #hernehill #brixton #westnorwood #lambeth #lovelambeth #eastdulwich #westdulwich #botanicgarden #botanicalgarden #citygarden #greenhouse #pond #plantsplantsplants #learnaboutplants #everyonesinvited #workshops #events #talks #guidedwalks @aceagrams @tnluk @lovetulsehill @24hoursfromtulsehill @wn_feast @incredibleedible@brockwell_greenhouses @stationtostationbid @the_norwood_forum @hernehillforumofficial @brixtonblog @lovewestdulwich @se23.life @lambeth_council @bsbibotany ... See MoreSee Less

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SL.Botanic Institute @SLBotanicalInst·

Thursday, 26th May 2022

Take a closer look, the mistletoe seeds have started germinating! Some have fallen off so it was a good idea to stick 5-6 seeds on the branch. We started the process in mid-March.
Fingers crossed they’ll continue to grow! @Viscumalbum
#mistletoe #viscumalbum #germination #slbi

SL.Botanic Institute @SLBotanicalInst·

Wednesday, 25th May 2022

Join us for a creative, cultural, community event to celebrate plants, the Platinum Jubilee & World Environment Day!
Sun 5 June 2-5pm
Led by 4 artists + there’ll be Jubilee cakes!
https://t.co/0umd1AZFmg

#WorldEnvironmentDay #PlatinumJubileeCelebration #slbi @ace_national

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Claire Read 💉💉💉😷@readthewriter·

Saturday, 14th May 2022

After a mere 22 years living in #TulseHill, I finally visited the @SLBotanicalInst. Its Victorian house is just as grand inside as out and, despite the name, you’d swear its garden was located somewhere other than South London.