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As I was saying, Hveragerði is famous for its geothermal greenhouses; but the urge to grow things seems to spill over into more general gardening. And not just to grow things, but to do so in colourful and inventive ways - to plant posies of daisies in polka dot rubber boots, and hang them from a tree in your garden.

Seamstress Our visit seems to have followed close on a floral extravaganza, and the evidence was still on display, though looking a little the worse for wear: the sports field was festooned with dishevelled garlands, and on the green at one end of the town a small group of elaborate constructs still bore their unintelligible labels. A blanket of flowers tumbled from an upper bunk bed, while a bedside cabinet nearby burst open to display a drawer full of blossom.

My favourite, though, was this seamstress, stitching away at her endless cloth of foliage, coffee pot at the ready. "It's a northern aesthetic," says [livejournal.com profile] durham_rambler. "These wouldn't be out of place in a bus shelter in Unst."

Date: 2009-07-28 08:38 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] lamentables.livejournal.com
*determines to acquire polkadot wellies for horticultural display purposes*

Date: 2009-07-29 08:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] shewhomust.livejournal.com
*looks forward to photos of results*

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