Last in a series

There was just enough wood

for one last small one.

full of lavender outside No.5.

still feeling a lot like christmas

The weather this spring

makes these christmas cherries

seem quite appropriate.

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Repeat and Re-Peat

This style of planter

is proving quite popular,

The third of its type

outside No.7

14 1/2

Generous property developers

have squeezed a small studio apartment

into a space at the end of the road.

would suit a single, homeless bird.

Zoopla

Goodbye George

Goodbye George,

Holbeck Row will miss you.

Again, Again

Another New Planter

In the Row.

They are springing up all over

It's almost as if this wood grows on trees.

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New Home For Bamboo

Had to replace planter

after only nine years

hopefully this one will last longer.

Before this After

From The Archives

The message on the back of this post card 

from Charlie in London to Ruby in Brighton reads :

Dear Ruby will you please meet me at the corner of Holbeck Row 

on sunday morning and I will Give you a suck of my toffee apple.

From This Book

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Now Available on Twitter

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Baubles Galore

The Spirit of Xmas

is spreading.

with Baubles appearing 

all over the street.

Further along the street, A show of tasteful restraint.

Well, that goes someway

 to saving electricity for future generations.

whilst at the same time

suggesting christmas without resorting to sebastomania 

Community Street Lights

With the last halloween pumpkin still mulching down near the bins.

The street is ablaze with blinding xmas bling.

It looks hectic,

slavishly following the seasons of mammon.

For those facing North

Yet Another Award

Due to the hard work 

of the gardening community.

The award winning street 

gets another award.

Royal Horticultural Society

Good Chair - Clever Chair

A local chair 

gets fed up with carrying a watering can

to and from its back garden

and pops back inside to collect the hose.

B.A. Local Service

Although, Turning round at the end proved difficult...

 http://taxi.ba.com/

Post about a post

There are clearly not enough posts

of the right type locally

for bicycle parking.

Just saying.

BIG Spring little Spring

Spring flowers are Ballooning all over the place.

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People who model balloons

are called Twisters.

and they are everywhere.

http://www.balloonchat.co.uk/map.html

Season 2

Unsurprisingly for this time of year

spring has arrived 

in the form of a daffodil

as it has every year 

since records began (April 2002)

A Temporary Turkish Tenant

Santa relocates from 

North Pole

To 

North Peckham....

Should have watched

Pimp Your Ride

Bin and Bush Behind

Brilliantly Beautified Bicycle

Blatantly Banishing Blandness

Very popular in Holland

Leaning Post of Peckham

Leaning at between 4 and 5 Degrees

Since 1178.

For an interesting spelling of Pisa

ask a Journalist

Fill A Gap Year

Lets just say I've "been away" O.K.

while I was out

the gap at the end of the road has been filled

with a detached house finished to a high standard

with off street parking,

which is nice.

Thanks for dropping in

HOW DEEP ?

Freshwater Fresh Plants

Four new residents

Transplant into Holbeck row.

Welcome.

current horse prices

Southwark In Bloom

2009 - Silver Gilt / 2010 - Silver

A small change in 1 year.

1899 - Purple / 2010 - Still Purple

No change from Charles Booths Map in 111 years

Map Archive

Pink Peckham

We are attracting interesting birds to Holbeck Row.

But, just Like them,

I don't know if we're in a garden,

or on a crowded avenue.

Best Flamingos song

Cut & Run

The Road widening scheme

Reaches the planning stage.

Theme Tune

Like a circle in a spiral

We plant Tulips...

we get windmills...

Grow you own energy.

world wide wisdom

Five things support the world

The learning of the wise

The justice of the great

The prayers of the good

The valor of the brave

and a sturdy bracket from B&Q

Garden waste in wrong bin ?

So Favourable are the growing conditions

In Holbeck Row

That artificial flowers are sprouting

from the wheelie bins

Pimp yours

New Life For 25

No.25 is being refurbished,

and then put back into service as a home.

There is now only one ugly eyesore in the street

The still empty and boarded up No.8

http://www.emptyhomes.com/

cleaner, greener & safer

work starts on the road widening scheme

to turn Holbeck Row into a

Duel Carriageway

other improvements

A row of Daffs

Daffodils are "springing" up all over the street.

If you would like to be a daffodil,

click here

Bird Cage Hanging Basket

I am not entirely sure what size bird

used to live in this cage,

But it was not easy stuffing mature plants

through such a small door.

Attract birds to your garden

A Passion for Fruit

This years Bumper crop of Passion Fruit

The vine now spans two houses

and is inching towards a third.

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