Independent Landscape Architect - creating new and improved spaces and places.
England
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Luke Greysmith retweeted
The French government is currently in the process of drafting legislation to help cities across the country transition away from what they call "ugly France".
A big part of that transition involves re-purposing the excessive parking lots dotting most suburban areas.
Luke Greysmith retweeted
It's crazy how wasteful we are of land in London when the city is 100,000s of homes short. This is a Sainsbury's supermarket in Zone 2: 2.5 hectare site. I've shown it here overlaid with a whole neighbourhood in Dubrovnik. Could fit 1000 homes. Instead it's mostly surface parking
Luke Greysmith retweeted
How sad on this October day
To see our hedges shorn away
Small creatures would've liked to eat
The hawthorn berries, rose hips sweet,
Blackberries, nuts and sloes,
But through the blades the banquet goes.
Won’t somebody heed our words
And leave the berries for the birds
@PamAyres
Luke Greysmith retweeted
Switzerland has issued a stamp that celebrates concrete, and it has been printed using cement pigments. greg.org/archive/2023/08/26/…
Luke Greysmith retweeted
It's been 3 months since we completed the first phase of Rain Gardens along the Royal Docks Corridor. Approx 4 miles of #SuDS in both directions from Canning Town to Pontoon Dock. Providing greenery 🐝🌱& reducing rainwater flooding 🌦️ @NewhamLondon
@YourRoyalDocks @RoyalDocksRob
Luke Greysmith retweeted
The Shanghai-Beijing train going at 350 km/h.
"The distance between NYC and Chicago is almost exactly that between Beijing and Shanghai.
NYC-CHI is served by 1 🚂/day (19 hrs)
SHA-BEI is served by 35 📷/day (4.5 hrs)"
- @yfreemark
Luke Greysmith retweeted
When an old tree is in the way in Singapore, they don’t cut it - instead they move it
Luke Greysmith retweeted
It's #WateringWednesday - ALL young street trees🌳need a weekly drink 🚿
Join a growing movement of residents who do that bit extra to look after their new trees 🧑🤝🧑🌳🚿👍
Yes, your council waters, but this isn't always enough. Your help WILL make all the difference 🙏🙏
Luke Greysmith retweeted
Here’s one from the archive for #FingerpostFriday: A Robin Day designed beauty on London’s Southbank, during the 1951 Festival of Britain.
ALT Image: Robin and Lucienne Day Foundation / Alfred Cracknell
Luke Greysmith retweeted
Fentiman Road in Lambeth's Oval LTN has been absolutely transformed. New planting & SUDS, seating, bike parking. Looks fantastic.
Great work @lambeth_council @RezinaChowdhury @clairekholland
Luke Greysmith retweeted
The Old Market Place mood boards attracted lots of attention at the last market - we'll be back with them at the next Market on 6th August. 1/ Paving
Luke Greysmith retweeted
The centre of Chiswick is looking a bit tired. We launched a co-design project to transform the space, and people were really interested.
Luke Greysmith retweeted
We have issued our apology to all residents of Sheffield, and beyond, for our actions during the street trees dispute.
Please see it here: sheffield.gov.uk/sites/defau…
ALT A Sheffield street lined with vividly coloured trees.
Luke Greysmith retweeted
Herbarium for the Plastic Age. Fake foliage gathered from Cornish beaches.
#oceanplastic #anthropocene
Luke Greysmith retweeted
The water industry's idea of spending £10bn to cut sewage pollution is pretty meaningless. There's a lot of guesswork.
They have too poor an understanding of their own networks.
E.g. Thames Water discovered it only had monitors on 60% of its overflows.
One of the unmonitored:
Luke Greysmith retweeted
After weeks of drought, all the local streams have dried up. But, as usual, NOT those flowing through the woods, albeit now just at a trickle.
Healthy natural forests act as huge sponges, absorbing vast amounts of water during times of plenty, and releasing it back out slowly.
