MOISTLY.
Elizabeth Brown didn't hold back in Issue 364 about the horrors of artificial flowers on high streets.
We were therefore relieved over the weekend to note that the vast majority of Broughton Street shops, pubs, eateries and services are using the real thing to beautify their premises.
Starting at the top of the street, Frenchie sets the tone …
followed by Mather's, both rocking the funereal Goth wedding vibe.
Real Foods lives up to its name …
followed by modest but nonetheless welcome offerings from Potions & Rations.
Here's an honourable mention for Nourish on Forth Street …
and another for the Den of Iniquity Tattoo Parlour.
There are mixed messages from The Coffee Cabinet …
but Rosevear Tea leaves are all authentic.
The Barony Bar customers have bees in their bunnets …
while Broughton Street Flowers does what Broughton Street Flowers does best.
The New Town Deli's approach is less is more.
The Olive Branch has a bitter-sweet offering …
and L'Escargot Bleu and Pickles successfully manage not to be seen trying too hard.
In the basement microclimate of Blue Morpho we find a mini-Eden …
while the Cask & Barrel continues its long tradition of beautiful hanging baskets.
Round the corner on East London Street, there's a brilliant and already well-established new kid on the block. Welcome, Thamel!
Do you have a favourite floral display in Spurtleshire? Tell us (or send a photo) at spurtle@hotmail.co.uk
