In
the unanticipated (by me anyway) sunshine this weekend, I took a first-time
visit to Columbia Road Flower Market, which is fairly close to Shoreditch
Station. Having never been before I had no idea what to expect, but I wasn't disappointed.
Columbia Road, which is fairly narrow (as all London streets are), is lined on
both sides with flower stalls selling many varieties of beautiful flowers. I’m
not a keen gardener but didn’t fail to appreciate the huge, multi-hued blooms
of hydrangea, the beautiful peonies bigger than a fist and the sunflowers the
size of your face.
With
the distinct fragrance of lilies in the air, I resolved not to leave empty
handed and shunted my way into the crowd at a busy stall and bought a bunch of
yellow roses for £5.00 and a bunch of blue corn flowers for £.300. The sunshine
must have been having an uplifting effect on everyone as the stall owner gave
me an extra bunch of corn flowers for free.
For
those who don’t have an endless attention span for flowers, around the corner
is an alleyway with a few vintage stalls selling bric-a-brac, and Columbia Road
itself is lined with lovely shops, selling sweets, furnishing, novelties and
clothes, as well as a few small art galleries. I was tempted to splash a lot of cash is Rob Ryan. There are a number
of pubs in the area, and sunglasses wearing, pint drinking visitors sat on the curb and watched a drummer, a violinist, and an accordion player and singer
performing French folk songs on a sunny corner. As far as Sunday's go, it was a pretty perfect one.
Columbia Road Market is only open on Sundays.
Columbia Road Market is only open on Sundays.
My first flower arrangement.
In
the unanticipated (by me anyway) sunshine this weekend, I took a first-time
visit to Columbia Road Flower Market, which is fairly close to Shoreditch
Station. Having never been before I had no idea what to expect, but I wasn't disappointed.
Columbia Road, which is fairly narrow (as all London streets are), is lined on
both sides with flower stalls selling many varieties of beautiful flowers. I’m
not a keen gardener but didn’t fail to appreciate the huge, multi-hued blooms
of hydrangea, the beautiful peonies bigger than a fist and the sunflowers the
size of your face.
With
the distinct fragrance of lilies in the air, I resolved not to leave empty
handed and shunted my way into the crowd at a busy stall and bought a bunch of
yellow roses for £5.00 and a bunch of blue corn flowers for £.300. The sunshine
must have been having an uplifting effect on everyone as the stall owner gave
me an extra bunch of corn flowers for free.
For
those who don’t have an endless attention span for flowers, around the corner
is an alleyway with a few vintage stalls selling bric-a-brac, and Columbia Road
itself is lined with lovely shops, selling sweets, furnishing, novelties and
clothes, as well as a few small art galleries. I was tempted to splash a lot of cash is Rob Ryan. There are a number
of pubs in the area, and sunglasses wearing, pint drinking visitors sat on the curb and watched a drummer, a violinist, and an accordion player and singer
performing French folk songs on a sunny corner. As far as Sunday's go, it was a pretty perfect one.
Columbia Road Market is only open on Sundays.
Columbia Road Market is only open on Sundays.
My first flower arrangement.
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