Enjoy the view
The autumn of 2021 started well in the garden. My first thoughtless purchase of trellis to separate us from the garden at number 31 was replaced by proper fencing that I painted charcoal grey to match the back wall. Defying the builder’s predictions of destruction, I then splurged on three jasmine officianalis (two white and …
The garden at Hampstead Lane – stage 3 – autumn 2021 to summer 2022Read More
Thanks to my good friends from the Korros Ensemble I was invited to Chelsea Flower show this year courtesy of Lady Frances and Sir Jack Petchey (the sculptor Frances Segelmen and her husband) who were hosting a reception in Andy Sturgeons’ Gold award winning ‘Mind ‘Garden. Korros were there to entertain the guests – and …
Nothing to do with Hampstead Heath and very little in the way of green, but if you fancy a really fascinating walk, can I suggest an hour or so wandering around the insurance district of the City of London taking in the annual Sculpture in the City exhibition. And while you are there do also …
If you head north east from Highgate Village you will cross the Archway Road into Shepherd’s Hill, a wide avenue lined with late Victorian mansions running down to Crouch End. Turn left down Priory Road, follow the footpath to Queen’s Wood and then head down the path on your right. This will take you along …
The glorious sun which succeeded a week of grim, grey, damp and dreary days had everyone out in Victoria Park on Sunday – the families, the dogs, the cyclists, the runners. In fact, most of the population of Tower Hamlets and Hackney which bound the park – and were jointly responsible for running it until …
As the population of London grew during the 19th century (from just under 2 million in 1801 to just over 6 million in 1897) the need for more clean, fresh water became urgent. The Victorian planners’ answer was to develop the already boggy land around the River Lea in east London into reservoirs. The first …
