Plants for primary

Joe Swift of Gardeners’ World fame recently visited a Camberwell school.

The well-known gardener worked with local people and Mark Gregory of Landform Consultants to finish installing the Royal Horticultural Society’s Bee Garden at St George’s Church of England Primary School on Coleman Road.

The garden was viewed by thousands of people at the Chelsea Flower Show before more than 2,000 inner-London schools were invited to apply to rehome it.

St George’s was chosen after the panel of judges heard about pupils’ enthusiasm for their weekly gardening classes and desire to develop their garden to serve wildlife and the local community. The Bee Garden will take pride of place by the school entrance for everyone to see, replacing old decking and some grassy plots.

With its eye-catching design centred around the silhouette of a bee’s wing, the garden aims to inspire people to consider the needs of pollinators, especially bees, when they are choosing plants for their gardens and outdoor spaces.

Door bottle shop, complete with a 25-cover basement tasting room that will also act as the hub for their online wine delivery business.

Speaking about the new site, Helen said: “We’ve had our eye on the site in Camberwell for some time, after spotting it last year. We knew we wanted to grow the business and open a second site ideally somewhere in south-east London again, as we’ve built up such a loyal customer base here with Peckham Cellars so it made sense for us to look into options not too far from Peckham.

“Once the licence application went in with our names on it we immediately began receiving DMs and emails from eagle-eyed locals excited to find out when we would be opening.

“After we’d put in our initial offer for the Camberwell site, we were then offered the space next door, which connects via the basements under the two buildings, which was a complete stroke of luck.

“We want Little Cellars to emanate the relaxed, fun environment that Peckham Cellars has become known for; a space for