I love an edible window box. Gorgeous to look at, with tasty bites. These delicate violas are from viola specialist Wildegoose Nursery (Viola cornuta ‘Winona Cawthorne’ I think) and as well as being edible, they have a delicious honey scent. And planted alongside are some wonderfully textured mustard leaves. Red Frills, Golden Streaks, Green in Snow and Giant Red are all in the mix. Dead-heading keeps the violas constantly flowering, although I might have to replace some of the mustard leaves soonish, which are just about going to seed.
And while we’re online together, I thought I’d share a couple of videos that I took at the weekend of Tord Boonjte’s ‘Dawn to Dusk’ swivelling chairs on the Thames. They’re right next to Vauxhall Bridge, so easy to get to (Vauxhall tube is the nearest).
Voila lovely Gianna modelling one of the beautifully planted-up chairs with Battersea Bridge in the background,
And here’s the planting. Looks like lots of drought tolerant plants-v. wise!
Below there’s me giving you a twirl with the London Eye behind.
And finally here’s the very accommodating Andrew and his parents who let me film them while they were out Chelsea Fringing. Enjoy!