What we can learn from the best urban street plantings

Our parks, streets and town centres used to be filled with displays of annual flowers, but…

From the streets: London’s green spaces in Lockdown

Everyone has been coping with the last month in their own way, surreal is a word…

From the streets: Bonnington Square, Vauxhall in Autumn

Last Sunday I gave myself the morning off writing projects and decided to visit Bonnington Square…

From the streets: Porto – city of fusion

Chris and I have been staying in Porto, neither of us having been to Portugal before.…

From the streets: Nine Elms Lane, Vauxhall urban planting

I first noticed the unusual oval shaped flower beds along the recently redeveloped Nine Elms Lane…

From the streets: A walk in the winter sunshine

The interplay of nature and humanity is endlessly fascinating to observe. Nowhere is it more obvious…

From the streets: Library of Birmingham’s rooftop secret garden and futuristic municipal design

My mum and I share the same birthday, bonfire night. We love it, so Chris and I…