JeanieB

Phew! Been reunited with owner. It was a metre long corn snake been missing since Christmas from next door.

Found one upstairs in our spare room. Eeeek! Crystal Palace Road

1 place available on each night - Tuesday 7, Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 December 7-9 pm. Held in East Dulwich, small friendly groups. Costs ?40 and includes all materials to make a beautiful wreath from fresh winter foliage and assorted berries. Please pm me for more details.

Gardening course for beginners held in a lovely East Dulwich garden starting on Saturday 14 March. Monthly sessions, saturday mornings 10.30-12.30. 6 x 2hour sessions take you right through your first growing season. Learn how to achieve colour and interest all year round, rules for pruning, how to renovate mature plants and which new ones are best value. Also learn how to grow flowers and vegetables from seed. Costs ?195 for 6 sessions, includes free seeds, small plants, refreshments and homemade cake. The class is small - 6 - so plenty of time to ask questions about your own garden, balcony or window sill. It's a great way meet other local gardeners. Email [email protected] for more details and to reserve your place, starts 14 March. Time to get gardening!

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These are some of the wreaths made in previous workshops. The robins aren't obligatory!

1 place left for beginners' wreath making workshop on Monday 2 December 7-9 pm. Make a beautiful traditional mossed wreath from natural materials with step by step tuition. Cost ?37, all materials and refreshments provided. Small friendly group of 6. Session held in Crystal Palace Road, SE22. PM for more details.

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All natural materials. ?35. Made in East Dulwich. No robins were hurt in the process! When you've finished with it leave it outside for the birds to use as nesting material.

All fresh materials, made in East Dulwich. ?35. No robins were hurt in the process!

Always a great plant stall, looking forward to this!

Last minute vacancy for one-off How to Grow Veg session held in an East Dulwich garden ( or partially inside if we really do have snow tomorrow....) 10-1 pm. What and where to grow it, growing in containers, how to improve your soil, feeding watering and cropping. Get ahead for a tasty and productive garden this summer. ?65 includes free seeds, other useful stuff and tea and cake. Brave the cold and get gardening! Contact Jane on 07952 898925 for more info.

Morning places all filled so putting on extra afternoon sessions, all Saturdays 2-4 pm, beginning 24 March. Please contact [email protected] for more details and to reserve your place.

2 places left

The owner of the car put an apologetic note through our door yesterday. Car booked in for further diagnostic tests ...but not until 19 February!

Gardening course for beginners held in an east dulwich garden starting March 2018, monthly sessions, saturday mornings. 6 x 2hour sessions take you right through your first growing season. Learn how to achieve colour and interest all year round, rules for pruning, how to renovate mature plants and which new ones are best value. Also learn how to grow flowers and vegetables from seed. Costs ?195 for 6 sessions, includes free seeds, small plants, refreshments and homemade cake. The class is small - 6 - so plenty of time to ask questions about your own garden, balcony or window sill. It's a great way meet other local gardeners. Feel free to ring Jane on 07952 898025 for further info. Email [email protected] to reserve your place, starts 24 March. Time to get gardening!

sorry, double posted by mistake!

1 place left, starts Saturday 4 March.

Starts next week .... time to get gardening!

It's warming up! 3 places left. Ring 07952 898025 for more info or to book a place.

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you, Strawbs. The beginners' session runs from 10.30-12.30 on Saturdays. I'll be running one in the afternoon 2-4 for people who already know a bit about gardening and want to extend their knowledge. Jane

Determined to get to grips with your garden this year - prune those shrubs - have colour all year round - grow enough flowers so you have enough to cut and bring inside, maybe grow a few veg? Sign up for a beginners gardening course held in a lovely East Dulwich garden. Saturday morning sessions beginning in March. Groups are small - max of 6 - giving you the opportunity to learn in an informal, relaxed setting. Learn how to make the best of the plants you have and which ones to buy to give you long lasting colour and form; how to look after and feed your soil; how to make your own compost; what to grow to encourage wildlife into your garden; which vegetables are easiest to grow and give the tastiest crop. Cost includes all materials, free seeds, small plants, cuttings and tea and homemade cake. It's a great way to meet other local gardeners. Monthly starting March through to September, taking you right through your first growing season. Call Jane on 07952 898025 or email [email protected] for more info. Facebook page: Jane's garden school

I took this in 2000, I think. I'll email it to them. I took a lot at the time of traders standing outside their shops around Lordship Lane. Virtually all of them have changed hands now.