Green Roof Substation - Green roof of the day 5 What if all the electricity substations in a city were greened? Now that would add a bit of biodiversity to a city. Green Roof on a Substation - Southwark John Little installed a green roof down in the Southwark a...
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Shed of the year – has a green roof crown
The Shed of the Year 2016 that has won the competition not only has a great green roof crown, it is also a stunning creation. West Reading's Kevin Herbert, claimed his title earlier in August. It followed a record breaking year with 2,825 entries and 12,292 public...
Scabious – late summer green roof plant
Scabious may sound un attractive but they are a beautiful group of plants. Furthermore the species tend to flower late in the summer. Three species of Scabious We have three native ones here in the UK - Small, Field and Devil's bit. Small is the one for green roofs,...
First and last green roof
The First and Last green roof in England is developing into a lovely coastal habitat. A few years ago I posted a blog about the roof at Sennen in Cornwall. I had used pictures from back in 2011 when I visited. The owner just happened to send me a few images of the...
Beyond roofs: Brownfield gardening
Brownfield habitat and brownfield gardening is important to us here at GRT. In fact, we like to get people to design their green roofs to mimic the wonderful habitats that can be found on post-industrial landscapes. Why our waste could become our best wildlife habitat...
Green Roof Bin and Bike Stores
The Green roof bin and bike stores are currently resting up a greenrooftraining HQ. The Green roof bin and bike stores featured were back of a garden at Hampton RHS Garden Show back in August. They were designed and constructed by our sister company Greenroofshelters...
Lets welcome nature back into the city – Gary Grant
Welcoming nature back into the city is urgently needed. This theme was central to Gary Grant, of the Green Infrastructure Consultancy Ltd, who provided a demonstration of this works in practice.Gary provide simulation of a sever storm on an industrial unit with and...
John Little – urban festival host talks joy of wicked people
The urban festival host John Little, amidst the wildflowers of his garden, talks loveliness. The festival idea was to bring a range of 'important' people and other 'wicked' people to a gathering in his garden. The purpose to make connections, have conversations and...
Let’s make brownfield gardens part of urban landscapes
The brownfield gardens at Hilldrop are a key element of the Festival of Urban Landscapes to be held in July. The venue, of course, is the home of GRT. Designing landscapes for people and wildlife is key to John Little's (co-author of the online guide) work. John's...
Festival of Urban Landscapes for Nature and People
Gathering to celebrate resilient cities filled with nature. A great line-up of UK and international experts and activists including Ed Snodgrass, Dusty Gedge, Laura Gatti, Arit Anderson, Gary Grant, Sara Venn, Wendy Allen and John Little. We will be celebrating ways...
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