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Lee residents are being urged to help look after our young trees during the very hot, dry spell.

The trees we have planted in local streets and in Manor House Gardens are very vulnerable if there is no rain for several weeks.

Ideally give a young tree at least five litres of water, two or three times a week during the dry spell. Many trees have a water pipe: you should pour half the quantity (two or three litres) down the pipe and the rest on the surface around the tree.

If you see a young tree looking distressed even after you have watered it, please let us know by leaving a comment below or by emailing leemanorsociety@gmail.com

Calling all graphic designers in Lee! The Lee Manor Society is long overdue for an updated booklet, telling its story and explaining what it does for the area. To mark the Society’s Golden Jubilee we are keen to produce a new one.

As you will see from the example above, they are a bit dated. We will supply the text and the pictures but we need a professional (hopefully a volunteer) to lay it out. Ideally we are looking for a fold-out section showing the timeline of our story since 1976 to be incorporated in its pages.

If you have the skills and could help please either email leemanorsociety@gmail.com or leave a comment below.

Two amazing gardens in Lee will be open this Sunday as part of the National Gardens Scheme.

Silvia Marciante-Green, a well-known and successful local garden designer, will be opening her remarkable garden at the Basement Flat at 110 Burnt Ash Hill (SE12 0HT). She has created it over the last 10 years . It is enclosed by mature trees and features Mediterranean raised beds, a rain garden, and a cool woodland area where roses mix with hydrangeas and acers. A large collection of over sixty roses, along with specimen plants and perennials, creates a biodiverse garden teeming with life. Silvia will also be selling plants.

Developed over 25 yrs – and open for the National Garden Scheme for over 20 years – the garden at 41 Southbrook Rd (E12 8LJ) features a formal layout with wide, mixed herbaceous borders full of colour, surrounded by mature trees that frame sunny lawns, an immaculate central box parterre, and an Indian pergola. Ancient pear trees are festooned in May and June with large clouds of white Kiftsgate and Rambling Rector roses. Discover fish and damselflies in two lily ponds.

Home made teas will be available at both gardens. They will be open from 1.00 pm to 5.30 pm, and you can buy tickets on the door or in advance via the National Gardens Scheme website. map. The website has full details of the scheme.

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By Dan Griffin

There are plenty of things growing nicely in the Lee Manor Community Garden as we approach the end of May. Garlic, runner beans, cauliflower, carrots, spinach, lettuce, courgettes, potatoes, strawberries, gooseberries and rhubarb are all making an appearance. 

Saturday 9th May saw us open as part of the annual Lee Manor Society Plant Mart and it was a great success. We had various seedlings grown by LMCG volunteers and kindly donated by various other people, and we sold out in under 45 mins! Money raised will go towards maintaining the community garden, and the other LMS aims: tree-planting, graffiti removal, helping to resolve Conservation Area planning issues and more. 

The LMCG is open to all and we always welcome new recruits – no experience of gardening necessary! Whatever we harvest we share between us. 

The summer dates are below – please just turn up and introduce yourself and we can add you to the WhatsApp group if you are interested.

All Sundays, 2.30 – 4.30

May 24th

June 14th

June 28th

July 12th

July 26th

Aug 9th

Aug 23rd

Sept 6th

Find out more on the Community Garden page.