The Sensory Garden
Things have been happening at the sensory garden. There are videos giving more information HERE
The beds are prepared and ready for planting! It’s been a lot of work redesigning the beds, getting foundations removed, getting rid of deep rooted weeds, adding compost and grit, but we’re there:-) We made a list of the plants we’d like-and have put in an order with Shannons, but as we only got a small amount of the funding we were expecting, we would really welcome donations of plants, or money. Have a look at our plant list, and also you may have other plants to offer which would work really well in the sensory garden- think about scent, colour, soft to touch, height. Your contributions will make this garden even more special
| Low ground cover | Medium | Tall |
|---|---|---|
| Poached egg plant | Achillea | |
| Lungwort | Agastache | |
| Myosotis forget me not | Aster | Dogwood |
| Heuchera | Bistorta persicaria | Alcea hollyhock |
| Ajuga | Coronilla | Buddleja black night |
| Alchemilla | Erysimum wallflower | Choisya medium start |
| Artemisia tarragon | Fritillaria meleagris | Cosmos |
| Calendula | Geum x3 | |
| Campanula | Helenium morrheim | Fritillaria imperialis |
| Carex flacca | Helleborus | Hebe |
| Carex morrowii ice dance | Lavandula | Helianthus sunflower |
| Carex testscea | Lobellia | Hypericum |
| chamomile | Melissa | Iris |
| Convolvulus cneorum | Mentha | Jasminum |
| Galanthus snow drops | Molinia grass | Kniphofia red hot poker |
| Lamium | Mscanthus grass | Lathyrus odoratus |
| Vinca major stock | Nepeta | Lager terra Barnsley |
| Pieris grows medium | Panicum grass | Lonicera honeysuckle |
| Pittosporum tt mound | Salvia x3 | Myrtus |
| Thymus | Salvia sage | Osmanthus devil wood |
| Tropaeolum nasturtium | Salvia rosemary | Papaveraceae poppy |
| Verbascum mullein | Scabiosa incisa | Pennisetum x 2 grasses |
| Zinnia | Skimmia | Stipa x3 grasses |
| Stachys lambs ear | Syringa lilac | |
| Sylvestris mainacht | ||
| Verbena | ||
| Viburnum |
We have been working with Lewisham and Glendale on the installation of a sensory garden. This will be on the main field fairly close to the Longhill Road entrance.
If you are interested in volunteering in the community garden, please register your interest by contacting Steven Turner st@zbee.com providing the following information:
- Full Name
- Contact Phone Number
- Email address
- Information about potential availability.
Friends of Forster Memorial Park, (“FoFMP” for short!) is a park user group
Formed in November 2016, we’re a local group of volunteers, made-up of park-users, like you.
Our focus:
- to ensure this green space receives the TLC it deserves
- to make it even better
Improvements cost money
In the last 4 years, we’ve successfully obtained funding from:
- Phoenix Housing Association
- Whitefoot Assembly
- Lewisham Greening Fund
- Co-up Local Community Fund
Spending it wisely
Here are some of the improvements we’ve made:
- An outside classroom for Forest School
- A table tennis table and cricket surface
- Additional seating outside the park cafe
- New nature and wildlife signs throughout the park