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You may have noticed the recent works in Dulwich by street artist Stik – there are two in Court Lane. After a positive response from the Friends and Southwark Parks, Stik painted a work on the side of the bowling green clubhouse in Dulwich Park. Class 3S from Dulwich Village Hamlet Primary School joined Stik … Continue reading Stik is no gimmick

Some of you will remember Matthew Gilbey, who was apprenticed to Head Gardener Ric Glenn. On completing his stint there was no job for Matthew to continue with Quadron, but this picture of a ‘thumbs up’ Matthew tells it all. As Ric explains: ‘Here is Supermatt just finished epicormic growth removal from this lakeside Laurus … Continue reading Good News from former Apprentice to the park

The theft of the Hepworth sculpture 'Two Forms' has united diverse groups of people who would not otherwise have had cause to work together. DPF is planning an exhibition about the sculpture to take place during the Dulwich Park Festival Fair (see below) in a marquee near the site from which the piece was stolen. … Continue reading The Hepworth: presence through absence

The park is suffering from a worryingphenomenon, the incidence of which is on the increase: dogs ripping the bark from trees. The Head Gardener, Ric Glenn, has identified innumerable instances. As he explained, this is not simply a matter of aesthetics. A tree's vascular system lies in its cambium layer immediately beneath the bark, so … Continue reading Dog menace threatens trees in Dulwich Park