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This was one of my tree projects when I was a councillor.

We did an experiment with two Yoshino trees at the corner of Melbourne and Lytcott (in front of the Urban Orchard), then a Yoshino avenue along Winterbrook (and half of Stradella) in Herne Hill, then Milo Road off Lordship Lane.

I meant to do more along Melbourne, but there were complex residential issues.

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12 hours ago, rch said:

This was one of my tree projects when I was a councillor.

We did an experiment with two Yoshino trees at the corner of Melbourne and Lytcott (in front of the Urban Orchard), then a Yoshino avenue along Winterbrook (and half of Stradella) in Herne Hill, then Milo Road off Lordship Lane.

I meant to do more along Melbourne, but there were complex residential issues.

Well many thanks are due to you then! I live right here and watching nearly every passersby stop in awe and smile bring almost as much joy as the blossom itself 

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Yes, sunbob, it’s been an Urban Orchard for years… you can read the background on the notice board there. It was basically designed to stop the antisocial behaviour in that space while giving everyone free apples.

Over the years there’s been a neighbourhood gang that goes out and picks all the apples overnight, but I think it’s been slightly better recently, fingers crossed.

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Yes, that’s council property at the edge of a housing estate. I tried to sort out the inside garden as well, but that got vandalised.

One year I counted approx 2000 apples available, but the orchard hasn’t been maintained properly, so it’s probably diminished now.

It’s really sad raising public money to make things better for a community and then just watch it get trashed… so I’ve given up trying to improve the area now.

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3 hours ago, Angelina said:

No better way of keeping a secret than sharing it on social media.

Expect ALL apples to be stolen by everyone now, and not just the people who live there.

Well done.

Careful. You're being sarcastic there. The forum police will be upon you 🤣

1 hour ago, rch said:

Yes, that’s council property at the edge of a housing estate. I tried to sort out the inside garden as well, but that got vandalised.

One year I counted approx 2000 apples available, but the orchard hasn’t been maintained properly, so it’s probably diminished now.

It’s really sad raising public money to make things better for a community and then just watch it get trashed… so I’ve given up trying to improve the area now.

The community garden outside Dulwich Hospital, which we and others put a lot of time and effort into raising money for, building and planting,  was trashed by whoever rebuilt the hospital.

Despite their assurances that it wouldn't be. 

I'm not sure which is worse, that or theft/vandalism 😢

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Both are equally bad, the trashing of the community garden outside the old hospital was awful and loads of work was put into it. Also remember RCH raising funds for fruit trees by the Council flats on Melbourne Grove. Such a shame these things are not better appreciated.

6 hours ago, rch said:

Yes, that’s council property at the edge of a housing estate. I tried to sort out the inside garden as well, but that got vandalised.

One year I counted approx 2000 apples available, but the orchard hasn’t been maintained properly, so it’s probably diminished now.

It’s really sad raising public money to make things better for a community and then just watch it get trashed… so I’ve given up trying to improve the area now.

That's a shame, I appreciated all the works you did improving the area, especially the tree planting.

On 28/03/2025 at 09:06, rch said:

Yes, sunbob, it’s been an Urban Orchard for years… you can read the background on the notice board there. It was basically designed to stop the antisocial behaviour in that space while giving everyone free apples.

Over the years there’s been a neighbourhood gang that goes out and picks all the apples overnight, but I think it’s been slightly better recently, fingers crossed.

Robin's tree ideas in Village ward described by here inspired us East Dulwich Councillors to have the cherry trees planted on the northern section of Melbourne Grove and elsewhere in what was then called East dulwich ward and now largely Goose green ward. 

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Well done James, and Robin.

A lasting legacy that makes the area look special many years later and will do so for many years to come. 

Unlike the ridiculous rotten street furniture and planters the current lot put in.

I wish we still had sensible and forward thinking councillors like both of you.

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21 hours ago, CPR Dave said:

Well done James, and Robin.

A lasting legacy that makes the area look special many years later and will do so for many years to come. 

Unlike the ridiculous rotten street furniture and planters the current lot put in.

I wish we still had sensible and forward thinking councillors like both of you.

The planters would be lovely if only the plants had been maintained once they had been planted.

I think it would have been better not to have had them at all than to just leave them with plants in very poor condition.

Were whoever installed them hoping that  residents in the relevant streets would look after them? 

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If you're talking about the wooden planters at the end of Melbourne Grove, Elsie, Tintagel etc they were always temporary and clearly in place longer than their lifespan but the work taking place now is to put in the permanent scheme.  So the falling apart planters will be removed as part of this. 

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