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Monday, August 15, 2016
Walking and admiring weeds and flowers and flower pots in Britain
"Oh, to be in England," wrote Robert Browning. He was referring to Spring, but summer time is as good or even better because summer is the season of roses. The clay soil of London and pollution favour the growing of roses, according to The Hidden Landscape. (The book is by Richard A Fortey and you can read it on kindle.)
Spring is the wettest season, whilst summer allows you to enjoy picnics in parks. You can also walk the walking routes clearly market all around London via railway stations.
Even the weeds are colourful.
In Derbyshire at Writers Summer School at the Hayes Conference Centre I noticed an intriguing plant pot astride a fence. I thought of three advantages of this. The plants are at eye level and on an outside or front fence can be enjoyed from afar by passers-by. If you place a divided pot stride a fence, your neighbours can share the watering, which is useful for anybody elderly and infirm and forgetful, or when you are on holiday in a dry season.
I am still looking on Amazon and the internet. I have found fence hooks and balcony brackets but not divided nor double pots. If you find them, let me know.
Angela Lansbury, author of
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