There are more windows on the Southbank this summer. Hanging over the pavement, framing the view of the Thames, taking up the spaces where there would usually be something less transparent.
It’s all part of the Festival of Neighbourhood, the growing part.
Festival of Neighbourhood
Window Gardens
More windows create roofless greenhouses, where you can browse and sniff, and touch.
Roofless
Greenhouses
Just Browsing
In one, larger structure full of herbs, you can even listen to John Lennon and Yoko Ono reading from their book of poetry, Grapefruit.
Herbfest
If you’re wondering about why these poems were selected, the clue is here:
Meltdown Menu
Meltdown Poster
Lennonbus
I think the photo is quite old. The one in the Guardian last weekend, where Yoko’s performance with the current line up of the Plastic Ono Band got a very good review, shows a much more aged face.
I didn’t hear her sing, but I’d love to grow rhubarb like this.
Hanging Rhubarb
Isobel (and Cat)'s Blog 
Fabulous, thanks, I’d love to see this and pull down some rhubarb.
I’m not sure that would meet with approval, Gilly. As it is the end of the rhubarb season, I am wondering what they will replace it with.
This is the sort of thing the South Bank does so beautiful. There’s always a festival feeling as you potter down from Waterloo to the Globe. Fabulous pictures, Isobel, as usual. Thank you.
Yes, doesn’t it just. And when we have warm summers, that feeling just expands.
You know, I still haven’t tried rhubarb.
Never tried rhubarb?! I shall make a rhubarb cake later today. It is lovely. Quite tart.
I’m trying to remember if it was popular in the States or not. Of course, in my younger days I was a picky eater. I’m getting over that now.
We love our rhubarb here in Missouri.. 😀 Cooked up in a pie with cream poured over it!
Yum, I am addicted to rhubarb cake.
I now love rhubarb cake!
Great! It is nearly out of season so you shall gave to get your skates on if you want to make some.
Maybe next year you can teach me how to make it. Even Miles loved it. Normally he just sniffs food, but this time to my surprise, he gobbled it down. I felt bad since it was TBH’s portion. Not sure if rhubarb is good for him, but so far there are no side effects. TBH wasn’t happy.
It’s the easiest cake in the world to make. Here is the basic recipe I use, though I have changed it – less sugar, no salt, only one egg and I add ginger and ground almonds, or lavender and vanilla. http://www.rivercottage.net/recipes/rhubarb-cake/
Lavender. really?
Yes. It makes the cake smell lovely. I used to put it in bread too. It is a herb after all.