Tag: London
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Chelsea Fringe – London Garden No 11
Five Minutes Peace: a garden to sit in, a poem to read, and a prompt to write to … No 11. (Find out more about what this is all about here.) REDCROSS GARDEN, SOUTHWARK This is the garden that Octavia built… I love this garden, tucked away in Southwark, near Little Dorrit Street, and still fulfilling…
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Chelsea Fringe – London Garden No 10
Five Minutes Peace: a garden to sit in, a poem to read, and a prompt to write to … No 10. (Find out more about what this is all about here.) THE POETRY POP UP GARDEN The brainchild of landscape designer, Marian Boswall, the Poetry Pop Up Garden is a welcome addition to the Chelsea Fringe.…
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Chelsea Fringe – London Garden No 9
Five Minutes Peace: a garden to sit in, a poem to read, and a prompt to write to … No 9. (Find out more about what this is all about here.) MILLBANK GARDENS, JOHN ISLIP STREET This little public park sandwiches the Tate Britain with the Thames. I was walking round it thinking how it felt…
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Chelsea Fringe – London Garden No 8
Five Minutes Peace: a garden to sit in, a poem to read, and a prompt to write to … No 8. (Find out more about what this is all about here.) QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL ROOF TOP GARDEN, SOUTH BANK Several years ago, on a trip to Hong Kong, I was desperate to sit in a garden…
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Chelsea Fringe – London Garden No 6
Five Minutes Peace: a garden to sit in, a poem to read, and a prompt to write to … No 6. (Find out more about what this is all about here.) CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW So, this is a little bit of a cheat because the Chelsea Flower Show, big sister to the Chelsea Fringe, isn’t open…
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Chelsea Fringe – London Garden No 5
Five Minutes Peace: a garden to sit in, a poem to read, and a prompt to write to … No 5. (Find out more about what this is all about here.) LUSH SPA KINGS ROAD In honour of the Chelsea Fringe, the Lush store in Kings Road has plants everywhere, but it’s what is tucked behind…
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Chelsea Fringe – London Garden No 4
Five Minutes Peace: a garden to sit in, a poem to read, and a prompt to write to … No 4. (Find out more about what this is all about here.) CAVENDISH SQUARE, LONDON Now I will admit I thought twice about including Cavendish Square because apart from being a green spot behind Oxford Street, I…
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Chelsea Fringe – London Garden No 3
Five Minutes Peace: a garden to sit in, a poem to read, and a prompt to write to … No 3. (Find out more about what this is all about here.) GEFFRYE MUSEUM, HOXTON When I first arrived at the Geffrye Museum, I thought that the ‘garden’ was the stretch of grass at the front. Nice,…
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Chelsea Fringe – London Garden No. 0.5
Five Minutes Peace: a garden to sit in, a poem to read, and a prompt to write to … No 1. I know I don’t officially start until tomorrow, but I CAN’T WAIT! So I’m also cheating because here is a garden that isn’t really a garden… Confused? I hope so. About two weeks ago, I…
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Reading and Writing … at the Chelsea Fringe
I’m delighted to be – virtually – taking part in the exciting Chelsea Fringe Festival this year. I’ll be posting from a selection of London gardens and parks – some well-known, some you may have overlooked – with photographs, a little bit of gossip, and for each one, I want to offer you a poem…