London Flowers

By Ms Sherry

flowers decorating the outside of a pub

flower markets on London streets

Two weeks ago (mid October) my husband and I traveled to London, England. We had a glorious time. I truly got my flower fix. I saw landscapes in the Cotswolds and Bath so immaculately tended and loved that they took my breath away. We went to Kew Gardens where we joined a guided tour entitled “Tapestry of Trees,” led by a gifted volunteer who was both knowledgeable and personable. We traveled to Hampton Court, originally the home of Henry the VIII, where we saw intriguing formal and informal gardens; on our last day we went to a gardener’s paradise, The Royal Horticultural Society Garden at Wisley. Oh my goodness! I have never seen anything so beautiful. I will be sharing photos and highlights of all those locations in the next weeks. I wanted, however,  to start with the flowers of the London Streets. Corner flower markets, window boxes, roof gardens, hanging baskets, hotels with intricate flower arrangements surrounding their doors and, yes, the star of this blog, a pub whose exterior was almost completely covered with flowers. This sight made my heart skip a beat; impatiens, begonias, fuchsias and others in every color of the rainbow were in full bloom. Even in late October the flowers looked like they were at the peak of their season. My annuals are long since a memory soon to be replaced with the flowers of winter. I hope that you will enjoy looking at what I call my London street scenes (for flower lovers everywhere).