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Lakeside Garden Club
Grow, nurture, and create in our garden this Summer.
Saturday 27th September 2025 , 11:00am to 2:00pm
The Lakeside Garden Club is a free programme designed to introduce ways of growing and nourishing a garden while also connecting with creativity through making, observing, and cooking.
Sessions will be held weekly at the Lakeside Centre garden space. The activities will change weekly these are all listed below.
All are welcome to take part, but children must be supervised. Each session will have a books and crafts station, tea & coffee, and space to relax in the gardens. All materials will be provided.
Sessions will be led by knowledgeable Bow Arts artists.
Walk-in spaces are available.
Upcoming Activities
27th September – Ikebana Flower Arranging with Nancy Thornber
Join artist Nancy Thornber for an Ikebana Flower Arranging workshop. Ikebana is the Japanese art of arranging flowers. In this workshop, Nancy will share a little of the history of Ikebana and guide you to create your own Ikebana flower arrangement. Each arrangement will be photographed, and you will take home your flower arrangement and will receive the images of your flowers.
13th September- Gardening with Rebecca Erol
During this workshop we will be re-assessing the woodland edge planting we did in the autumn, which has established nicely, and carrying out some maintenance on the border. In the second half of the session, we will prepare attractive planters for year-round interest in a semi-shady spot with an eye on both colour and structure.
30th August – Foraging with Kevin Godby
Join Kevin for a guided foraging walk is a great way to learn informally about what wild and cultivated plants are edible, as well as some of the history and folklore associated with them. South East London has a fantastic array of parks and open spaces, and foraging is an exciting way to connect with nature in a social setting while treating the environment with respect.
16th August – Wildlife pond making workshop with Miyuki
Join Miyuki Kasahara, local artist to create a DIY pond at the allotment in the Lakeside Centre. We will dig and line the hole, fill the pond and finish with introducing aquatic plants. Then over time we will see what happens next, which animals will move there!rnrnPonds are a biodiversity hotspot. Whether they’re natural or man-made, they support more species, and more scarce species, than any other freshwater habitat. Incredibly, ponds support two thirds of all freshwater species.
9th August – Healing Cards with Sharon
Join Sharon and gather, get grounded and receive some reiki as you tune into your intuition and deepest creative self. No art experience necessary. You will be supported to produce a beautiful row of bunting – consisting of 5 to 7 pieces, that you can hang proudly in your home or garden. In preparation for the workshop, I invite you to think of a word or words that have meaning for you, aligns with your values or that you find inspirational and we can work that onto your bunting.
Past Activities
28th June – Making Bat Boxes with Dominic Snow
For our first workshop activity is an exciting eco-collab North West Kent Countryside Partnership, Bow Arts and Ridgeway users team up to install habitat boxes along the Ridgeway with local artist Dominic Snow and the community co-designing using reclaimed materials u0026amp; zero-waste goals.
The North West Kent Countryside Partnership (NWKCP) will being working with Bow Arts and the Ridgeway Users group to add habitat boxes along the Ridgeway as part of a the Ridgeway biodiversity enhancement. Join artist Dominic Snow to build two of the ten habitat boxes, with recycled materials like wood and other recycled materials from the Ridgeway path, which will be installed along the path later this year.
5th July – Plant Print Making with Edita Juchneviciene
Discover the beauty of nature through printmaking! Join us for a hands-on Botanical Gelli Print Workshop. Using Gelli plates and real plant materials leaves, flowers, grasses.rnrnYou’ll create stunning layered prints with bold textures and organic shapes.
12th July – Mosaics Workshop with Gary Drostle
Renowned mosaic artist will be sharing his skill, offering a chance to contribute to the making of a small-scale mosaics in the gardens. This will be the last of two sessions.
19th July – Mosaics Workshop with Gary Drostle
Renowned mosaic artist will be sharing his skill, offering a chance to contribute to the making of a small-scale mosaics in the gardens. This will be the last of two sessions.
26th July – Mosaics Workshop with Gary Drostle
Renowned mosaic artist will be sharing his skill, offering a chance to contribute to the making of a small-scale mosaics in the gardens. This will be the last of two sessions.
Upcoming Activities
9th August
Healing Cards
16th August
Wildlife pond making
30th August
Foraging
13th Sepetmber
Gardening
Please note, Programme Activities are subject to change, and updates will be available on the @lakeside_centre Instagram account and the Bow Arts website.
The artists delivering these sessions are: Anne Poole, Miyuki Kasahara, Gary Drostle, Edita Juchneviciene, Nancy Thornber.
Access Information
The nearest public transport station is Abbey Wood (National Rail, Elizabeth Line).
You can access the Lakeside Centre by bus routes 117, 229, 401, 472, 601, 301, 602, 669, N1
Please note parking is not available.
Bike shed on site.
Lakeside Centre facilities: Public toilets with wheelchair access and baby changing facilities.
For full access information and queries, please email pandp@bowarts.com.
