The Plant Mart and Garden Party 2026 in Pictures
Final Reminder: The Plant Mart and Garden Party is Tomorrow – May 9th 2026
It’s at the three houses at the Burnt Ash Road end of Micheldever Road – St Monica and Numbers 2 and 4, plus the Community Garden next door.
Plants, cakes, books, cream teas and fun for children and adults alike. Plus a tombola and raffle with some brilliant prizes donated by very generous local businesses..
Here’s a list of what you could win:
Revealed: the new name for the Leegate development. Lee Green!
London Square has unveiled its new name for the Leegate Development. It’s Lee Green.
After the furore they caused when they originally called it Blackheath Gate, London Square has wisely opted for the actual name of the area, and has gone public with it on its website., The blurb says “Situated in the heart of Lee – a quietly established neighbourhood bordering Blackheath – Lee Green offers a relaxed pace of life and wide-ranging views across the capital.”
Although London Square has picked this name without consultation with local residents, it has indicated it will be keen to discuss with the community possible names for the individual buildings which are going up. However the firm stresses that Lewisham Council and the Post Office also have an important say in these decisions.
In an exclusive briefing, the Lee Manor Society has learned:
- London Square will shortly apply for planning permission to erect a marketing suite on the corner of the site by the Lee Green crossroads. The two storey building will include a moc-up example of a one-bedroom flat, complete with running water and a flushing toilet. It’s expected it will be opened in September.
- The demolition of the old shopping centre is now expected to be completed in a month’s time.
- The demolition contractors, 15 in all, have produced so much rubble that there is more than enough for the foundations of the new development. The rest, possibly as much as half the huge piles of crushed concrete and brick, will be use to build other London Square developments in London, probably in Woolwich.
- London Square is preparing to apply to the building Safety Regulator next month for permission to start building. They are optimistic this will be granted in around 20 weeks, meaning that work would get underway in the autumn.
- The firm is also preparing to apply to :Lewisham Council for planning consent to build additional houses on the site of the existing garages on the south side of the site.
The Annual Plant Mart and Garden Party is Coming Soon
Don’t miss it! The famous Lee Manor Society Plant Mart and Garden Party is only weeks away and it promises to be even bigger and better than ever.
As usual there will be an abundance of plants (including vegetables) and cakes to buy, plus cream teas, a raffle and tombola, face-painting and amazing botanical watercolour workshops for visitors of all ages.
The date is Saturday May 9th, 2026, from 2 pm to 4pm.
Location: the front gardens of 2-6 Micheldever Road AND the Community Garden at the top of Micheldever Road, on the same side.
If you have plants to donate please bring them to 2-6 Micheldever Road on the morning of the event, between 1000 and 1230. If that isn’t convenient, please drop us a line at leemanorsociety@gmail.com and we will be able to arrange an alternative with you.
If you would like to donate prizes for the tombola (wine chocolates, toiletries etc.) we will need those in advance. You can either bring them to Lee Manor Society meeting on April 29th or contact us at the same email address and we’ll sort something out.
The Plant Mart and Garden Party is the Lee Manor Society’s main annual fundraiser. The money we collect supports all our work to preserve the natural and built environment of the area. This includes planting trees and restoring the “Big Bed” in Manor House Gardens.
We are hugely grateful to the volunteers who help in many different ways. as well as the many people and businesses in the area which support the Plant Mart with raffle prizes and donations.
They include:
John Payne, The Lord Northbrook, Lords Pharmacy, Hair Deco, HomeCare DIY, Janet Daby MP, You Don’t Bring me Flowers, , Pottery Studio.