Email Update - 14/03/26

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Plants that grow well locally. Looking back, I have an email from Margaret Mann about plants that’d do well locally here. May be useful to some of you. Members of MapRA’s Garden Club have put together a list of plants they like, and which have been found to thrive in our area. The survey was based on their experiences, often over many years. These are their top 20.

Roses, not surprisingly, came top of the list, closely followed by Euphorbias and Hellebores including Helleborus Niga (the Christmas rose).

Then, in descending order,

Hardy Geranium (Cranesbill), Viburnum, Mexican orange blossom (Choisya Ternata), Cyclamen and Fuchsia.
Next were Hydrangeas (including climbing), Jasmine (Jasmine officinale), Honeysuckle (Lonicera), Clematis (esp. the winter-flowering macropetella, Travellers’ joy), Primrose (Primula vulgaris), Ceanothus and Japanese maple (Acer palmatum).

Other favourites included Skimmia (or Japonica), Bear’s breeches (Acanthus mollis), Dogwood (Cornus), Euonymus and Pittospurnum

MapRA annual report. Is being printed next week. Happy to have any new volunteers to help deliver in to members over next weekend.

Reminders: community skips in the next weeks:

Saturday 14 March 10am to 12 noon, Brondesbury ; Mount Pleasant Road Junction with Sidmouth Parade NW10 3EH
Saturday, 14 March 2pm to 4pm, Queens Park, Milman Road Section between Creighton Road and Keslake Road, NW6 6EG
Saturday, 21 March 10am to 12noon Kilburn Princess Road, Junction of Granville Road, NW6 5QU

You can see all available at Community skips | Brent Council

Meeting on future of Willesden Green. Thursday 26 March 6pm-8pm in WG Library. To attend email towncentreregeneration@brent.gov.uk with subject header “Willesden Green vision – next steps” and your full name by Friday 20 March.

MapRA AGM: in a month’s time: Tuesday 14 April, 7 for 730 at St Gabriel’s church

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