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I have been looking at that cactus for years (almost crashing into parked cars as I drive by!).


I think it is really wonderful how he takes care of it and packs it up for the winter in its little 'house' - a real sign that autumn is nearly here. it is now almost too big, the owner needs to make a bigger one!


spymum


(Blog: Posh Mum)

DulwichMum - I agree, Brazilian workman are fab!


We have a fig tree (that produces figs I have never done anything with), a grapevine, a couple of palms.


My friend's sister lives in the monkey puzzle house on CP Rd - I'll ask if they know about the superstition.


In Victorian times, the front of the house was a way to indicate to the world how prosperous you were. I've read that a monkey puzzle tree was considered to be indicative of being very wealthy.

Keef Wrote:

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> When my sister and I were little, and probably

> annoying our poor mother, she used to tell us that

> it was bad luck to talk when you were passing the

> monkey tree. Stupid thing is, I still don't to

> this day! :-S



We lived on Upland road from 1981 and there used to be a Monkey Puzzle tree in the front garden of I think 137 or 139. Both my children did the same thing every morning walking them to St Johns & St Clements on North Cross Road.

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