Holbeck Row

A Temporary Turkish Tenant

2011-12-01T20:47:00.001Z

Santa relocates from

North Pole

North Peckham....

Should have watched

Pimp Your Ride

2011-10-25T21:10:00.000+01:00

Bin and Bush Behind

Brilliantly Beautified Bicycle

Blatantly Banishing Blandness

Very popular in Holland

Leaning Post of Peckham

2011-08-15T18:19:00.003+01:00

Leaning at between 4 and 5 Degrees

Since 1178.

For an interesting spelling of Pisa

ask a Journalist

Fill A Gap Year

2011-08-10T16:17:00.003+01:00

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

2010-09-10T14:45:00.002+01:00

HOW DEEP ?

Freshwater Fresh Plants

2010-08-05T21:08:00.002+01:00

Four new residents

Transplant into Holbeck row.

Welcome.

current horse prices

Southwark In Bloom

2010-08-01T11:54:00.003+01:00

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

2010-07-20T22:26:00.002+01:00

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

2010-07-06T20:25:00.002+01:00

The Road widening scheme

Reaches the planning stage.

Theme Tune

Like a circle in a spiral

2010-06-22T16:28:00.002+01:00

We plant Tulips...

we get windmills...

Grow you own energy.

world wide wisdom

2010-06-12T18:07:00.004+01:00

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 ?

2010-05-30T15:11:00.003+01:00

So Favourable are the growing conditions

In Holbeck Row

That artificial flowers are sprouting

from the wheelie bins

Pimp yours

New Life For 25

2010-05-16T15:05:00.002+01:00

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

2010-04-01T20:00:00.002+01:00

work starts on the road widening scheme

to turn Holbeck Row into a

Duel Carriageway

other improvements

A row of Daffs

2010-03-25T10:05:00.001Z

Daffodils are "springing" up all over the street.

If you would like to be a daffodil,

click here

Bird Cage Hanging Basket

2009-08-16T21:51:00.002+01:00

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

2009-08-03T22:33:00.002+01:00

This years Bumper crop of Passion Fruit

The vine now spans two houses

and is inching towards a third.

Did you Know ?

Southwark In Bloom

2009-07-19T18:11:00.002+01:00

I am pleased to announce that

Holbeck Row has won a

Silver Gilt Award

In the Best Front Garden category.

Which is nice.

More Here

Public Art

2009-06-22T21:32:00.002+01:00

A New Public Art work for Peckham ?

Possibly a comment on the 2012 velodrome,

or perhaps a caution to the dangers of cycling in London.

Or just a load of bollards.

Buy yours here

Vertical Gardening comes to Peckham

2009-05-31T12:32:00.004+01:00

On the plus side,

Vertical Gardens brighten up my street.

But, This does leave my shoe collection

rather disorganized.

All about Mr Blanc

Tulip Mania

2009-03-29T17:28:00.002+01:00

The name tulip is the Latinized version

of the Persian word "Dulband" (Turban),

so called because of the flower's resemblance to a Turban.

Tulips were introduced to the western world

by the Dutch Ambassador to Turkey in the 16th century.

Unrelated but interesting

7 Yard Garden

2009-03-10T11:00:00.004Z

The largest of the plant pots in our street

can be found outside the house

that I like to call Number 5.

which is reminiscent of : This

Snow Persons

2009-02-03T13:07:00.004Z

Two new residents of Holbeck Row.

It won't take long

for them to melt into the community.

Get the Look

Snow Event Scenario

2009-02-02T09:08:00.002Z

Traffic has come to a standstill in Holbeck Row

Due to the Extreme Weather Event

Sweeping the country.

Best/Most Snow in London for 18 years.

Abandoned Bike Update

2009-01-28T20:34:00.003Z

Well that chain seems quite substantial.

With a "doff of the cap" to Slinkachu,

The original tiny street art project.

More little people

Abandoned Bike ?

2009-01-24T15:30:00.004Z

Is this a "Ghost Bike" in Holbeck Row

If it is not chained securely to that lamp post

I fear it may be stolen !

Ghost Bike ?

Was it Bill, or was it Ben ?

2008-12-05T16:41:00.007Z

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

2008-12-03T16:37:00.008Z

Two enormous cats

(& a small moose)

have moved into the new window box

of the empty house in the street.

Lost Cats

who they ?

2008-11-25T17:14:00.004Z

The Guerilla Gardeners have struck again,

Audaciously adding a window box

full of hardy plants

to the recently vacated No.16

Shut Up !

2008-11-09T14:32:00.002Z

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

2008-09-27T22:06:00.006+01:00

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

2008-09-07T22:12:00.003+01:00

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 )

2008-07-27T20:10:00.004+01:00

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

2008-07-13T17:08:00.002+01:00

The first of this years sunflower crop.

Native to America.

Worshipped by the Aztecs.

Mainly grown in Russia.

Painted by Artists

Hollyhock Row

2008-07-05T15:14:00.004+01:00

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

2008-06-27T18:24:00.004+01:00

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

2008-06-14T15:57:00.003+01:00

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

2008-06-10T18:50:00.002+01:00

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

an excellent all year round Plant.

All about conifers

A Duodecuple of Baskets

2008-06-07T20:13:00.005+01:00

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

2008-05-27T17:31:00.003+01:00

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 !!

2008-05-24T08:24:00.007+01:00

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

2008-05-22T18:15:00.003+01:00

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

"quaint residential cul de sac"

here is a bright, spacious, period conversion

( with storage space )

1 bed flat for sale in London SE15 - Find a Property

Another Lamp Post Claimed by Gardeners

2008-05-19T13:52:00.003+01:00

Two more Baskets Hanging out in Peckham

A Global Phenomenon Apparently

Digitalis purpurea

2008-05-17T20:36:00.002+01:00

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

2008-05-09T19:28:00.004+01:00

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

2008-05-08T17:40:00.003+01:00

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

2008-04-20T21:10:00.004+01:00

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

2008-04-06T19:25:00.003+01:00

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

2008-04-03T21:17:00.006+01:00

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 !

2008-04-01T19:22:00.002+01:00

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

2008-03-31T19:03:00.004+01:00

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

2008-03-28T17:28:00.006Z

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

2008-03-25T11:24:00.002Z

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

2008-03-17T20:30:00.001Z

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

2008-03-14T22:15:00.000Z

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

2008-02-18T09:45:00.000Z

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

2008-02-16T10:13:00.000Z

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

2008-02-16T10:02:00.000Z

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

2008-02-14T10:21:00.000Z

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

2008-01-18T10:27:00.000Z

A small electricity sub station has been built

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

Merry Xmas

2007-12-18T10:44:00.000Z

A charming xmas display at No.1

New cat on the block

2007-11-18T10:57:00.000Z

A new cat has appeared at No.8

All That Glitters

2007-09-18T10:59:00.000+01:00

The artists at No. 16 have decorated their front door with gold glitter fabric,

Just in time for Xmas.

I am currently interested in:

www.upmystreet.com

What have they BIN up to now

2007-09-16T11:04:00.000+01:00

The artists at No.16 have decorated a bin to enliven the front of their neighbors house.

I am currently interested in :

sheds

Art Sprouting

2007-09-14T11:09:00.000+01:00

A large fabric flower has grown up the drain pipe between 16 & 17.

No. 16 appears to sprout art on a regular basis.

Tyre

2007-08-18T11:13:00.000+01:00

we found a racing car tyre and have placed it, on bricks, outside No.6

with some "Place holder" plants to stop it being towed away.

I am currently interested in :

Photo's of peckham

Hanging Basket Case

2007-08-16T11:17:00.000+01:00

In a worrying turn of events i appear to have reached the age

where i find hanging baskets quite delightful.

I am currently interested in :

Hackney

Further down the street

2007-08-12T11:21:00.000+01:00

We made a new wooden planter to augment the existing plant pots at No.4

and donated a rose bush to fill it.

Emergency

2007-08-10T11:25:00.002+01:00

A small repair was necessary to a broken pot at No.2

Take Notice

2007-08-08T11:31:00.000+01:00

A notice board outside No.22..

But Why ?

and for Who ?

Absolutely Crate

2007-08-06T11:33:00.000+01:00

An old packing crate has made a welcome appearance.

Filling the small gap between 15 and 16.

Cat Marking Territory

2007-08-05T11:37:00.000+01:00

After the residents of No.8 were evicted.

It appears that a number of cats have taken possession.

and left their mark.

as cats often do.

All new 22

2007-08-04T11:39:00.000+01:00

These three new white planters ,

a house warming gift for No.22

Which brings the front garden coverage in the street to a very healthy 80 %

bedded in

2007-08-02T11:42:00.000+01:00

At last a wooden planter for No.17

well i say planter,

More of a raised bed, made as it is out of an old futon base.

watch out there's a Banksy about

2007-07-18T11:46:00.000+01:00

It looks like that Banksy bloke has been round with his spray can art.

I am currently interested in :

Banksy

Moving on up

2007-07-16T11:49:00.000+01:00

Window boxes have been planted upstairs at No.9

some red and some white trailing Petunia and a few Geraniums.

2007-07-14T11:51:00.000+01:00

Sadly the owners of No.21 have evicted the nice people who were living there.

And they have covered the windows with ugly metal grills.

Gap year

2007-07-10T11:54:00.000+01:00

Continuing the duel themes of gap filling and metal planters.

I built an aluminum planter to fit snugly between 11 &12

paint pot / plant pot

2007-06-18T11:57:00.000+01:00

In the spirit of, anything can be a plant pot,

we planted some sunflowers in a 15 Ltr pot

and popped it outside No.7

more gaps

2007-06-10T11:59:00.000+01:00

I could not help noticing a nasty gap between 7 & 8

so i built a rusting metal planter,

which is weathering well.

Sticky

2007-05-18T12:02:00.000+01:00

The windows of No.16 were embellished with sellotape plant pots

and red flowers to add a splash of colour.

I am currently interested in:

Mark Jenkins

Run down

2007-04-18T12:07:00.000+01:00

After the squatters were forcibly removed from No.16

The doors and windows were boarded up with plywood making the street look derielict.

However, some artists attached Black and white likenesses of windows and doors over the plywood

charity begins next door

2007-04-16T12:12:00.000+01:00

The young Polish couple at No.8 built a wooden planter

and left it outside No.7 which was quickly planted

by the gardeners of Holbeck Row

new neighbor

2006-09-18T20:17:00.001+01:00

As a welcome gift to a new neighbor I left a wooden planter at No.5

Round and Round

2006-09-16T20:26:00.001+01:00

Following up a request I built round wooden planters for the residents of No. 1

Green door

2006-08-18T20:28:00.000+01:00

Oh No , they have turfed over the front door at No.9

New wall at last

2006-08-14T20:30:00.000+01:00

The brick wall and planter built from funding

secured through Peckhams "Cleaner, Greener, Safer " Scheme

Empty

2006-08-12T20:32:00.000+01:00

While it was empty we added wooden planters to No.6

wall boxes

2006-08-08T20:34:00.000+01:00

Window box style wooden planters were added to the front walls of 20 & 21

spread it about a bit

2006-07-18T20:36:00.000+01:00

To make way for the builders to start work on the wall at the end of the street

all the plastic pots were relocated to No.s

11 12 13 14 15 & 16

Art

2006-06-18T20:41:00.000+01:00

After the drug dealers were moved on by the police

some artists installed an art project on the ugly metal grills left by the council

and then the children of No.5 painted it ,

which was nice.

polish help

2006-05-18T20:48:00.000+01:00

We left a wooden planter outside No.16

The polish squatters who were living in the house helped us fill it with soil

and continued to care for it until their eviction.

more wood

2006-05-16T20:51:00.000+01:00

we left wooden planters outside No.18

but due to the transient nature of the constantly changing residents

they have not been looked after as we had hoped

wood

2006-05-14T21:02:00.000+01:00

we left two wooden planters outside No.13

woood

2006-04-18T21:04:00.000+01:00

We left a wooden planter outside No.11

This is now overflowing with lavender

a pleasure to walk past.

Behind the wall

2006-04-16T21:06:00.000+01:00

We left a wooden planter outside No.19

This was filled and then surrounded with other pots

by the occupants of the house.

Planning Notice

2006-03-18T21:08:00.000Z

After some discussion the newly formed and respectably titled

"Holbeck Row Gardening Society"

applied for, and won, funding from southwark council "cleaner , greener, safer" scheme

to rebuild the wall at the end of the road and to include a planter from one side of the road to the other, which would replace our plastic pots.

Trees

2006-01-18T21:12:00.000Z

After the very short life cycle of the balloon.

Old xmas trees were added to the pots too dissuade local cats from using our pots

as their lavatory.

Balloons

2005-12-18T21:18:00.000Z

After the sunflowers had been and gone

we installed balloons to add colour to the end of the street

copper

2005-08-18T21:20:00.000+01:00

A collaboration between No.9 (planter) & No.10 (plants)

Resulted in a copper planter between 9 & 10