Spring can be Blue
Wikipedia tells me these plants are native to the Eastern Mediterranean, North-East Iran, and Turkmenistan. In Victorian times a blue hyacinth apparently indicated sincerity. (The RHS provides cultivation notes.)
The Five Greens
The map raises quite a few questions! Where are the greens? The size of the settlements and their positions? And why is the Roman Road not straight?
Cratfield Village Sign
Cratfield is spread over several greens. Most of the buildings are around Bell Green, the ‘main road’ through Cratfield. Then there is North Green (also known as Northward or Norwood Green), Silverleys Green, Swan Green, and apparently there was a … Continued
Water supply in Cratfield
Cratfield didn’t always have running water, as this water pump on Bell Green shows. A villager remembers that ‘..Up the top of the drive we had a water mill and everybody brought their buckets as water carriers. A man named … Continued
In a Cratfield Garden
The weather stays warm and there are beautiful sights in Cratfield gardens.