The black redstart is synonymous with green roofs for me. Importantly, the story of the black redstart is a story of renewal. It is a story of colonising destroyed and forgotten parts of London. A story of moving on as the approach to urban landscape develops. It is a...
Yesterday I had the pleasure of taking Amy Chomowicz from Portland (PDX) onto the wetland green roof at the V&A museum. Amy Chomowicz from PDX on the V&A wetland roof London A rain garden on a roof Rain water pours off the lead roofs either side and is...
Health and wellbeing, as an issue in cities, is becoming an increasingly important agenda. I took the picture below last year in Paris. I have visited this street several times over the last five years. Paris is a relatively ungreen city compared to say London or...
Although on our annual green roof tour of Switzerland, we noticed this excellent green wall on the Sihl City complex in Zurich. Nothing complicated – just about five species of different climbers using a Jakob steel system. The wall is five years old and will confound...
It is 20 years since I visited Cordoba in Spain, though I have been a regular visitor to Andalusia and Extremadura since on bird watching trips. My good friend and colleague recently visited the Grand Mosque and noticed these excellent examples of rain gardens built...
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