The Flannel Bush in Greenwich Park
Fremontodendron ‘California Glory’, or the Flannel Bush, all the way from California.
Plant Sales, 14 & 15 June, Cratfield Open Weekend
Just two weeks to Cratfield’s Open Weekend! Plenty of plants for sale over the weekend, such as Alchemilla Mollis and Bergenia ‘Silberlicht’.
Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London, the Cloudesley Estate (no.62)
Richard Cloudesley was a man of standing and substance who lived in Islington, where he died in 1518. His will directed that income from his land should be used for charitable purposes. The land was ‘Stony Fields’, or the Fourteen Acres, and his … Continued
Weekly Photo Challenge: Work of Art
A work of art in Greenwich Park
Weekly Photo Challenge: Work of Art
The flowers in Greenwich Park this Spring have been breathtakingly beautiful – works of art
Long Houses
Longhouses are a feature of Cratfield, and Suffolk. These houses, intended for both people and cattle, developed from Mediaeval buildings consisting of a central hall, a service end, and a byre for cattle. You may be interested in Vernacular houses