Columbia Rd Flower Market January 29, 2006
Posted by CamdenKiwi in : London , trackbackEvery time I venture into the East End, I’m amazed at how close it is. From Old St tube, the Columbia Rd flower market is only a short walk past Hoxton and into Shoreditch. Like Somers Town, these areas are very small and densely packed. I’d love to find a map with all the old districts shown rather than the huge boroughs – Somers Town, Bloomsbury, Fitzrovia, Hoxton – all the tiny places which are communities themselves. Perhaps I should have called this blog Somers Town Lady.
I digress.
The venture to parts east was to see the Sunday morning plant and flower market in Columbia Rd. Owning a first floor flat means I’m not much into gardening myself, though my window boxes are doing just fine, and mean I’ve somewhere to grow a few herbs and grass for the cat. The flower market is a treat, and the whole area a wee gem of little shops, cafes and tiny streets. At this time of the year, there are lots of bulbs, just sprouting, which is great if you’ve not planted any out yourself. I bought a rather elegant array of croci in a metal watering can, which should look good on the bedroom windowsill in a few weeks time.
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