The Lambeth Horticultural Society is one of three horticultural societies in London. The society’s volunteers are dedicated to planting and maintaining flower beds and boxes within the community, as well as caring for the greenhouse at Ashwood Manor, the local retirement home. Additionally, the society contributes funds for the Rotary Christmas Tree lights on Main Street and helps with the maintenance of the local historical cemetery.
All projects are self-funded, with money raised through an annual plant sale and bus trips to various exciting destinations. Each year, the society awards scholarships to schools in London that have horticultural programs, such as Fanshawe College.
Guest speakers who are experts in the field of horticulture give presentations at the monthly meetings. Workshops are also organized on topics such as pruning, flower design, and other subjects requested by members.
The Lambeth Ladies Garden Club, which operated from 1954 to 1955, was the founding organization that eventually became the Lambeth Horticultural Society in 1975. The society held its first meeting on September 15, 1975, with an attendance of 46 people.
The floral emblem of the Lambeth Horticultural Society is the Shasta Daisy. The first annual Rose and Garden Show took place in June 1976, with the theme “Beauty in Bloom.”
Past Presidents:
1975-77 Thelma Griffin
1978-79 Caroline Murray
1980-82 Doris Astbury
1983-84 Denise Jennerich
1985-86 Mary Tuckey
1987-88 Shirley Colfax
1989-91 Marian Weldon
1992-93 Helen Hann
1994-96 Rick MacKinnon & Jennifer Grant
1997-98 Jennifer Grant
1999-2005 Cheryl Burr
2005-06 Audrey Wilson
2007-09 Dale Cormier
2010-17 Jo-Anne Smith
2018 – 23 Helen Peternel
Since 2024 the Lambeth Horticultural Society is currently being Governed by Committee