Category Archives: Gardening

Isabella Plantation in full blooming glory.

Posted on June 21, 2013 by londoninsight

Following on from last year’s secret gardens series, ( West, Central & East, North and South regions of London) I have fulfilled a promise to myself by returning to the Isabella Plantation in Richmond Park (see ‘West‘ for the previous Isabella story), … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Gardens, Parks | Tagged isabella plantation, richmond park, still pond | 4 Comments

Secret Gardens and Hideaways of South London

Posted on November 30, 2012 by londoninsight

North and South: the great divide of our ‘united kingdom’. Southerners just love to compartmentalize Northerners as uncouth hard nuts who drink too much, whereas Northerners love to pigeonhole Southerners as softies who don’t drink enough. This North & South … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Architecture, Buildings, Environmental issues, For kids, Gardening, Gardens, Markets, Organic Living, Outdoors, Parks, Walks | Tagged bonnington square gardens, borough market, eltham palace, lassco brunswick house, maltby street, red cross gardens, south london, surrey docks farm, urban physic garden | 3 Comments

Secret Gardens and Hideaways of Central & East London

Posted on October 31, 2012 by londoninsight

routing out the hidden gardens and hideaways of central and east london Continue reading →

Posted in Cemeteries, Charles Dickens, Churches, For kids, Gardening, Gardens, Historic, Memorials, Parks, Roman | Tagged barber surgeon's hall garden, camley stree natural park, gray's inn, inner temple, kensington palace orangery, lincoln's inn, middle temple, mount street garden, postman's park, st alphage garden, st dunstan in the east, the phoenix garden, victoria embankment garden | 9 Comments

Secret Gardens & Hideaways of North London

Posted on September 19, 2012 by londoninsight

secret gardens and hidden nooks of north london Continue reading →

Posted in For kids, Gardening, Gardens, Parks, Walks | Tagged culpeper community garden, fenton house, hampstead heath, pergola and hill garden, queens wood, regents park, rose garden, st johns lodge, swimming ponds london | 6 Comments

Secret Gardens & Hideaways of West London

Posted on August 27, 2012 by londoninsight

a guide through the secret gardens and hideaways of west london Continue reading →

Posted in For kids, Gardening, Gardens, Outdoors, Parks, Uncategorized, Walks | Tagged chelsea physic garden, eel pie island, isabella plantation, petersham nurseries, richmond park, secret gardens, west london, york house twickenham | 5 Comments

School Of Life: A Day Of Good Design with Ilse Crawford

Posted on October 20, 2011 by londoninsight

Highlights of The School of Life’s Day of Good Design, headed by Interior Design maestro Ilse Crawford, with guest speakers Gitta Geschwendtner and Richard Reynolds. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Living, Art, Boutiques, Design, Environmental issues, Gardening, Guerilla activity, Interesting Women, Interiors, Medicine, Philosophy | Tagged aesop, dennis paphitis, gitta geschwendtner, ilse crawford, school of life, studioilse, urban physics garden, wellcome collection | 6 Comments

London Beekeeping

Posted on August 13, 2011 by londoninsight

A detailed insight into 3 very different approaches to beekeeping in London – including enthusiast Tom Moggach, Regents Park beekeeper Toby Mason and Jonathan Miller’s hives on the roof of Fortnum & Mason. Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Environmental issues, Food and Drink, Gardening, Organic Living, Parks | Tagged Beekeeping, City Leaf, Fortnum & Mason, Honey, Jonathan Miller, london, Regents Park honey, Toby Mason, Tom Moggach | 2 Comments

The Return of the Pothole Gardener

Posted on June 24, 2011 by londoninsight

the return of steve wheen, aka the pothole gardener Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Graffiti, Guerilla activity, Landmarks of London, Music Hall, Street Art, Uncategorized | Tagged brick lane, guerilla gardening, pothole gardener, steeve wheen, tower bridge | 6 Comments

Sustainable Food in London

Posted on April 1, 2011 by londoninsight

A look into the ways how 4 different London enterprises are maintaining sustainable and carbon neutral standards and how we can all make our own small difference. Continue reading →