We live in a lovely and luscious enclave of central London, but to be frank it isn’t the greenest place on earth. If you are ever in need of a little botanical realness in your life you could do a lot worse than pop over to the little gem that is Walworth Garden in East Kennington

In addition to being a great place to stroll around, sit and reflect (they have loads of benches), they also sell plants. If you’re fortunate enough to have a garden they can give you great ideas about what to plant and how to plant things. If your garden is in your front room they also sell a range of indoor plants. Walworth also has an apiary. When we first heard this we got very excited about the possibility of seeing actual apes. An apiary is in fact a place where bees are kept and feature centrally in what they do. Their honey harvest in July is an annual feature.

In addition to the many luxurious plants, Walworth also offers training courses for gardeners and a range of workshops including making eco friendly cleaning products, incense, oils, cosmetics and soap. Imagine the fun you could have by giving rosemary infused window cleaner as presents to your friends for the fifth year on the trot.

Walworth Garden is not a garden centre per se but it a registered charity, and they accept donations. However, they also have a  very good gardening service, as recommended by a friend of the Runoff.