Jump to content

Tropic of Dulwich

louisiana

By louisiana
in General ED Issues / Gossip

 Share

Recommended Posts

Doodles

Doodles

Posted
Posted

Fig trees will fruit here if they are the right sort (Turkish Brown is good) and if you constrict their roots. Old time gardeners used to plant them in a Gladstone bag.


And the Dunstan's Road cacti really are special. Whoever grows them is a local hero. Wondering if anyone knows the story behind the odd looking house in Dunstans Road with the clock set into the wall. Or maybe that should be a new thread? New here. Far to shy to start a whole new thread.

SimonM

SimonM

Posted
Posted

>>My old neighbour (on Peckham Rye) had parakeets in her trees. I thought I was hallucinating, but then I saw a report on the beeb about urban parakeets, apparently they're not that rare.<<<


Supposedly 10,000+ in the London area. I used to spot the odd one or two in Dulwich Park, but now we regularly get a few calling in the garden (Underhill Road) and had half a dozen on the apple tree on Saturday. It's fun watching them try to stare down the squirrels...

clare

clare

Posted
Posted
Back to the cactus on Dunstan's Road. I have had the privilige of meeting and having tea with the lovely couple who have lived there for years and years. Len is a cactus and succulent expert and if you are interested in them ( which I am for some peculiar reason) then he is a fantastic person to talk to. Haven't seen him for a while now but they are truly truly ED residents who aren't interested in house prices or foccacia or posh wine. They are Lovely people.They are the kind of people who make me proud to live in ED big time.
blinder999

blinder999

Posted
Posted

Is there some sort of ED rule book?


eg


people with interest in cacti = salt-of-the-earth darlings


people who like Italian bread and/or wine = loathsome bourgeoisie


I think we should be told before the revolution comes. Though obviously, people who bang on about house prices the whole time will be first up against the wall ;-)

louisiana

louisiana

Posted
  • Author
Posted

blinder999 Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> good point Louisiana. I bet no-one would catch you

> scoffing Italian-style flat bread or knocking back

> late nineteen-eighties vintage Chateauneuf du

> Pape.


Absolutely. Though I am a bit partial to a nice walnut loaf with a chunk of Montgomery cheddar and a bottle of stonking 15% Priorat.


:-S

citizenED

citizenED

Posted
Posted

Earlier in this theme, Doodles wrote, "Wondering if anyone knows the story behind the odd looking house in Dunstans Road with the clock set into the wall."


I used to live next door to said house and if you think the clock and the petrol pump in the front garden are unusual - in the back garden is a beautiful 35ft tall brick-built Clock tower! It chimed on the hour. A quirky yet wonderful Folly of East Dulwich.


Citizen

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing
  • Advertise Here

  • Latest Discussions

    • PeckhamNicola
      Tate Modern eateries suggestions

      By PeckhamNicola · Posted

      Meson Don Felipe on The Cut was my go to place for many years. Though it's now many years since I was there. 10-15 minute walk from the Tate. If you go can you tell me what it's like nowadays?
    • beansprout
      Car dilemma - do you manage without one?

      By beansprout · Posted

      Doubt you would have got much change out of £150.00 for battery and certainly having forked out for it, best to use your car. I recently sold  my car via webuyanycar.com - very pleasant experience & was roughly what I was expecting. Pop your bangers reg jnto their website to get an idea of price - they do send e mails once a fortnight/month just as an aid for you. Easy enough to delete - don’t even have to read valuation. They literally buy any car - if you can’t get it to them, they will charge you to get it there or recommend a co that will do it for you. Must say, mine was a 2014 reg and whilst a bit suspicious, paid extra to get money into my account as needed it for next car but was assured funds had I not gone down route I took would be in my account within 5 days. I now live in the country - every time I have been back to Dulwich and surrounding area, normally get a fine for driving at wrong time or parking at  wrong time so if I drive now, park in West or East Dulwich and do everything else by public transport and walking.  Were I still to be living in ED then before I left was pondering this very issue but since I have been back regularly for health reason I no longer drive but take the train and then buses, walk or Uber. Much cheaper than running a car and had I stayed, that would have been the course I would have taken. I don’t go out everyday, have an allotment or job to go to or family so in my case, would be cheaper not to have a car.  Was truely shocked   at the cost of second hand cars…..but where I now live only has a smattering of buses so no choice but to have wheels to get from A to B etc.          
    • marctt
      Car dilemma - do you manage without one?

      By marctt · Posted

      If you don't use the car often then suggest disconnect the battery between use by undoing the earth (negative / minus sign) cable from the battery and the battery will then last longer between use. Remember, central locking, alarm, clock, etc won't work with battery disconnected and wit ours I have to lock the doors with central locking before disconnecting battery as only have key on one door (leave bonnet open before locking doors). Hope this helps  
    • Eats Dulwich
      Good places to eat near Rye Lane?

      By Eats Dulwich · Posted

      last week's Janda Diner visit reviewed. https://open.substack.com/pub/eatsdulwich/p/restaurant-review-janda-diner?r=8oe6m&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

East Dulwich Forum

Established in 2006, we are an online community discussion forum for people who live, work in and visit SE22.

Home
Events
Sign In

Sign In



Or sign in with one of these services

Search
×
    Search In
×
×
  • Create New...