Was it Bill, or was it Ben ?

Once upon a time there was a little house,

and all around the house was a beautiful garden....

and just behind the flowerpots was a little weed....

but the man who worked in the garden didn't know that anything had happened at all..

only you saw them playing, and the little weed,

and i think the little house knew something about it,

Don't you ?

Cat & Moose

Two enormous cats 

(& a small moose)

have moved into the new window box

of the empty house in the street.

Lost Cats

who they ?

The Guerilla Gardeners have struck again,

Audaciously adding a window box

full of hardy plants

to the recently vacated No.16

Shut Up !

some of the houses in this street

are lucky enough to have retained many period features

in this case the charming and practical wooden shutters.

"The chic alternative to curtains and blinds"

Canna Bloom

And so the beginning of Autumn.

I was saving this picture

of the last of the summer crop

A bright red Canna.

No Planter Required

Some of the larger plants in the street

manage to grow

 without the need for a pot,

growing as they do,

straight out of the concrete.

How long before they take over ?

Agapanthus ( Lilly of the nile )

I bought this plant about ten years ago

I have dug it up and split it every couple of years

and now there are several dotted about

some more successful than others.

IT'S ALL OVER

Sonnenblume

The first of this years sunflower crop.

Native to America.

Worshipped by the Aztecs.

Mainly grown in Russia.

Painted by Artists

Hollyhock Row

Hollyhocks - Bold and Blowzy.

Certainly more so than the Showy,

yet dignified, Sunflowers of previous years.

Not to be confused with...

Moving a House 0.9 miles

Can't get a tenant for your Brayards Road Flat ?

Then put a picture of a Holbeck Row Flat in Southwark News Property pages.

Running an  Estate agents shop ?

Then buy a copy of the A-Z.

Or google Earth is quite good

Honey Pot

This is an interesting idea, 

A planter slotted together around a post outside No.19.

Planted with a vigorously climbing Honeysuckle 

( Lonicersa Periclymenum )

Which will, hopefully, climb the pole.

A whole website of interesting ideas 

Evergreen

A new display of conifers from the residents of No.1

an excellent all year round Plant.

All about conifers

A Duodecuple of Baskets

There are an estimated 15 million hanging baskets in the UK,

12 of them are in Holbeck Row,

This is one of them.

Fruit Basket anyone ?

The Revolution Will Be Fertilized

The Tenth basket to be hung in our street

 appears to weigh slightly more than the Eleventh basket. 

Of course, they do things differently up the road in Nunhead

KEEP OUT !!

The message is clear,

These houses are for decorative purposes only.

Not to be Lived in.

No wonder the birds fly North.

Only £187,995

If you like this Blog and you would like to join us in our

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here is a bright, spacious, period conversion 

( with storage space )

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Another Lamp Post Claimed by Gardeners

Two more Baskets Hanging out in Peckham

A Global Phenomenon Apparently

Digitalis purpurea

Purple Foxglove, folks glove, witches gloves, dead mens bells, thimbles, fairy cap, fairy glove, fairy thimbles, fairy finger, fairy bells, dogs finger,bloody finger, finger flower, lady's glove, lady's finger, lady's thimble, popdock, flapdock, flopdock, lions mouth, rabbits flower, throatwort, scotch mercury, virgins glove, gloves of our lady, bee catcher, goblins glove, or The dartmoor cowflop.

call it what you will, but, put the leaves in your shoes and you will avoid scarlet fever.

Interesting link

 

Oops it's Happened Again

Another two baskets have been added to a post on the other side of the street,

But, is it safe ?

Only the HSE can say for sure.

Almost Babylon

Two Hanging baskets have been attached to a lamp post at the end of my street.

I have done some research and have found The BBC Gardening site to be quite informative.

STREET PARTY

Today we had a street party for all the residents of the street,

 it was well attended by neighbors bearing tea & cakes. 

we decorated the street with Bunting and a long table.

you can see more pictures of our event on :

 fotolog.com

After Spring comes Winter

So, i am looking forward to a nice spring morning,

but when i wake up it is snowing, IN APRIL.

What is up with this planet ?

I am currently interested in :

NSIDC

Tulips - Spring at Last

The Tulips have made an appearance outside No.6

We added these planters back in August 2006

and the bulbs last year.

I am currently Interested in :

Tulips on the Moon

APRIL FOOL !

This is a picture of our local MP having a walkabout.

The picture was taken a few hundred yards from this street.

You really can't make this stuff up.

I am currently interested in :

Stab vests on EBAY

A great success story

This tree, dumped in a skip by builders, was rescued by my neighbors and given a new home in our street, it has recovered well and is now flowering for spring.

I am currently interested in :

Trees for cities

Postman Pot

A small Guerrilla Gardening work inspired by some Hungarian gardeners.

I am currently interested in :
ultess.uw.hu/tanacs.htm
where you will find photos and instructions

Parking Mad

Parking Restrictions become ever more bizarre in some parts of SE15

I am currently interested in :

http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/bluepeter.htm

Tea Up

Those cheeky graffiti artists have been back to No.8 again.

I say to them  " you wouldn't happen to have a biscuit would you ?"

I am currently interested in:

 www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com

Brick By Brick

It is not possible to brick up a window when it already has an metal grill.

still, no harm in trying.

I am currently interested in :

www.wikihow.com/build-a-brick-wall

www.brickbybrick.org.uk/

Chrome for Enneaphobics

The grass on the door didn't make it through the winter.

But a strange new growth of chrome has appeared.

I am currently interested in:

www.richardphilips.org.uk/number/num9.htm

www.virtuescience.com/9.htm

What a Mess

The Poles have been evicted from No.16 and the builders have moved in.

The builders have, antisocially, dumped all the rubbish in an imaginary skip.

They should try:

www.topskips.com/

Southwark council Bulky Waste

Conifers Good

Some delightful dwarf conifers have been planted at N0.13 

along with some matching dwarf daffodils.

I am currently interested in:

www.britishconifersociety.org.uk/

ORBIS (for better communities) PLC.Com

Boarding up an empty house, No.21 again,

 Although how this benefits the community is questionable.

I'm no expert but would it not be better to rent it out ?

Sub Sub

A small electricity sub station has been built 

in the middle of a small car park at the end of the road.