About this Event
Join FOBP workshop
We would like your help to develop ideas for the World Garden and new planting representing African and Caribbean plants and culture.
Sunday 22 November 2026
Starting at 3.00pm with refreshments and a walk round the World Garden
3.30pm to 4.30pm - workshop led by Shreen Chung-Blake
No. 7 Almhouse at Chumleigh Gardens, Burgess Park
Shereen is the Future Gardeners Program Coordinator at Bankside Open Spaces Trust and set-up the Camberwell Triangle Community Garden. Shereen will be facilitating the workshop to support everyone’s involvement and knowledge sharing on culturally meaningful plants around the world, but especially from Africa and the Caribbean.
Everyone is welcome - you do not need to be a plant expert to come along and share ideas about your one or two favorite plants. We would like to hear ideas from people who love the World Garden; but especially people with African and Caribbean heritage.
There are 18 places available at the workshop if you find you can’t attend please let us know, cancel your ticket or email [email protected] so that someone else can come along.
World Garden 30 years history
FOBP is hosting events during 2026 to celebrate the World Garden. Unfortunately many of the original plants which represented the African and Caribbean have not survived. You can learn more about the history of the World Garden and the original planting in the photography exhibition also in the Almshouses until 22 November . Friends of Burgess Park | protect promote enhance
Plant label workshop
Also on 22 November come along the the plant label drop-in workshop running from 1.30 to 3.00pm, before the African and Caribbean workshop.
More World Garden events and venue details below.
There are two exhibitions in the almshouses from Thursday 5 November to Sunday 22 November open from 12 noon to 6.00pm.
- The World Garden photography exhibition about the history of the World Garden and the plants
- Burgess Park art exhibition - Gabble Magazine presents a solo show of new work by artist Flora Hunt. Across two immersive archival installations, including sculpture, video and sound, Hunt traces the entanglement of community with the landscape of Burgess Park.
- Plant label making workshop - Sunday 22 November 1.30 to 3.00pm, using different techniques and materials to make some plant labels to go up in the World Garden.
Finding the World Garden and facilities
Address: The World Garden is at Chumleigh Gardens, Burgess Park off Albany Road, Southwark SE5 0RJ. What Three Words location: https://w3w.co/vibes.socket.work
Facilities: toilets, disabled toilet, Stomping Ground cafe, playgrounds.
Travel: Buses along Albany Road: No. 42, 343, 136, bike locking points and a small amount of car parking. Or buses along Old Kent Road and Walworth Road and walk through the park 10-15 minutes.
Disabled access: The World Garden is disabled access and the exhibition spaces have ramped access.
Event venue & nearby stays
Chumleigh Gardens, Albany Rd, SE5, c/o Chumleigh Gardens, London, United Kingdom
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