I was walking from a friend's house to Books for Cooks a few Saturdays ago, and saw a curious and touching sight: an herb garden planted in three sidewalk-level windowboxes on an otherwise plain white facade of a house in Notting Hill.
I was walking from a friend's house to Books for Cooks a few Saturdays ago, and saw a curious and touching sight: an herb garden planted in three sidewalk-level windowboxes on an otherwise plain white facade of a house in Notting Hill.
It seems the owners of this house weren't afraid to leave their rosemary, thyme, mint, chives and parsley right there at arm's reach, even in a city like London where burglaries are common and the Metropolitan Police website even includes a section of tips about preventing theft in the garden. It was a gesture of civic confidence and a lovely way to add color to the front of the house with edible plants that are usually relegated to the back yard or the kitchen windowsill.

- Kristin Hohenadel blogging from rue Vieille du Temple, Paris, France. She can be reached at kristinh @ apartmenttherapy . com
The Grocery restaurant in brooklyn does this, and i always joke about running downstairs to steal some rosemary when i'm in a cooking panic. :)
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...it's sad that this is an act of faith -- people should be grateful to the owners for greening the street...
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so charming and lovely!
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Based on my experience in London, I wouldn't be worried about someone stealing them so much as urinating in them.
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It is a lovely idea, but then its a risk as well.
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And my herbs do just fine in the front too
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