Definitely not boring! I think there is a wide group of people internationally who are interested in this very topic of urban design and how we can 'soften' our cities to make them better for water management, wildlife, and peoples mental and physical health. I think you presented this really well; a good mix of showing the transformation achieved and giving an explanation of different aspects. Great work.
Wow, this is so beautiful! I can't imagine how much this has helped to lower the temperature in the area as well. You did a brilliant job explaining it Olivia and you are a great presenter! Thank you!
Hi, great project for making urban spaces resilient to climate changes and more attracting for people to come together in the city. The fotos shows a huge transformation❤. The future must be green😊. Thanks for showing us around🙋🏻♀️. Greetings from Germany, Susanne
Here in TN, USA, developers are bent & determined to develop every bit of green space available into hard scape. I’m happy to see in the UK it is quite the opposite, turning developed hard scape spaces into green spaces. Thanks for sharing Olivia!
Nice video. I particularly liked the Liquid Amber trees and the miniature granite sett walkways. IMO the urban landscape would look better interspersed with sections of single species hedging (neatly trimmed) and specimen trees - especially during the dark wet winter months. A bit of litter and the dying vegetation it will go from looking 'natural' to unkempt by February, I fear.
The planting must be low maintenance as there isn’t the budget to care for it regularly, its main purpose is to act as a SUD as well as to bring nature into the city. Liv informs me that the planting is left over winter for nature to shelter in and cut back in spring. It is a very different look from highly maintained planting schemes but it works well. The parks feel safe to walk through being visible from all around and well lit and they are very busy and well used. I love your idea of hedging (I love a hedge) but maybe they deliberately didn’t use it as it may create hidden areas (great for a garden) which may attract unsocial behaviour, I don’t know but just a guess! Thanks for watching and your comments Jenny
@@MurphysGarden Well I guess a lot of skilled people have put a lot of thought into it and know much more than I do. Perhaps if the hard structure is prominent enough, it frames and identifies the planting as something much more than abandoned ground in the winter. I would like to do a thesis on this subject area , if I wasn't so old !
That was wonderful. I learned so much and you have planted the seed of some ideas applicable to my city in the USA. Particularly like the stone blocks around the trees that allow for both drainage and growth. Well done!
Hi! This is off topic, but do you have any vids or advice on how to get a climbing rose that's out of control set up on a trellis or another structure? I inherited a beautiful, very large climbing rose that was placed in the middle of a yard... It's was initially on a trellis, but as time has gone by, the trellis has succumb to rot, but the rose is probably at least 10-15 feet... Sagging branches, full of flowers. It's beautiful but quite a mess... Anyone have any advice or videos?
@@joh2826 I did a video a few years ago on pruning climbing roses, see below. I don’t think it was that great as it didn’t get many views! 😢 ua-cam.com/video/uPZYQ0NRcXQ/v-deo.htmlsi=WjZHNFPOHE-8oyUh However, here’s a good one from David Austin Roses and they definitely know what they are doing, they are the experts after all! Hope this helps, just get stuck in and begin by removing all the dead, diseased and damaged growth and then you can see what you are doing, good luck! (Make sure you wear eye protection, I knew an old lady who lost her sight in one eye from rose pruning years before) ua-cam.com/video/uPZYQ0NRcXQ/v-deo.htmlsi=WjZHNFPOHE-8oyUh
Definitely not boring! I think there is a wide group of people internationally who are interested in this very topic of urban design and how we can 'soften' our cities to make them better for water management, wildlife, and peoples mental and physical health.
I think you presented this really well; a good mix of showing the transformation achieved and giving an explanation of different aspects. Great work.
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for your kind comments
Thank you for the tour - so interesting.
Wow, this is so beautiful! I can't imagine how much this has helped to lower the temperature in the area as well. You did a brilliant job explaining it Olivia and you are a great presenter! Thank you!
Really interesting. Love Sheffy - nice to see some trees being put back rather than pulled out.
So interesting and forward thinking
Lovely to hear about the reasons for using the different materials etc. Thanks.
Thanks for watching
Hi, great project for making urban spaces resilient to climate changes and more attracting for people to come together in the city. The fotos shows a huge transformation❤. The future must be green😊. Thanks for showing us around🙋🏻♀️. Greetings from Germany, Susanne
Here in TN, USA, developers are bent & determined to develop every bit of green space available into hard scape. I’m happy to see in the UK it is quite the opposite, turning developed hard scape spaces into green spaces. Thanks for sharing Olivia!
@@ginamansfield4376 It’s far from the norm here in the UK but there are pockets of hope!
She’s so beautiful ❤
@@adamhall5024 I think she’s gorgeous but then I might be biased as her mum!
Nice video. I particularly liked the Liquid Amber trees and the miniature granite sett walkways. IMO the urban landscape would look better interspersed with sections of single species hedging (neatly trimmed) and specimen trees - especially during the dark wet winter months. A bit of litter and the dying vegetation it will go from looking 'natural' to unkempt by February, I fear.
The planting must be low maintenance as there isn’t the budget to care for it regularly, its main purpose is to act as a SUD as well as to bring nature into the city. Liv informs me that the planting is left over winter for nature to shelter in and cut back in spring. It is a very different look from highly maintained planting schemes but it works well. The parks feel safe to walk through being visible from all around and well lit and they are very busy and well used. I love your idea of hedging (I love a hedge) but maybe they deliberately didn’t use it as it may create hidden areas (great for a garden) which may attract unsocial behaviour, I don’t know but just a guess! Thanks for watching and your comments
Jenny
@@MurphysGarden Well I guess a lot of skilled people have put a lot of thought into it and know much more than I do. Perhaps if the hard structure is prominent enough, it frames and identifies the planting as something much more than abandoned ground in the winter. I would like to do a thesis on this subject area , if I wasn't so old !
That was wonderful. I learned so much and you have planted the seed of some ideas applicable to my city in the USA. Particularly like the stone blocks around the trees that allow for both drainage and growth. Well done!
Hi! This is off topic, but do you have any vids or advice on how to get a climbing rose that's out of control set up on a trellis or another structure? I inherited a beautiful, very large climbing rose that was placed in the middle of a yard... It's was initially on a trellis, but as time has gone by, the trellis has succumb to rot, but the rose is probably at least 10-15 feet... Sagging branches, full of flowers. It's beautiful but quite a mess... Anyone have any advice or videos?
@@joh2826 I did a video a few years ago on pruning climbing roses, see below. I don’t think it was that great as it didn’t get many views! 😢
ua-cam.com/video/uPZYQ0NRcXQ/v-deo.htmlsi=WjZHNFPOHE-8oyUh
However, here’s a good one from David Austin Roses and they definitely know what they are doing, they are the experts after all! Hope this helps, just get stuck in and begin by removing all the dead, diseased and damaged growth and then you can see what you are doing, good luck! (Make sure you wear eye protection, I knew an old lady who lost her sight in one eye from rose pruning years before)
ua-cam.com/video/uPZYQ0NRcXQ/v-deo.htmlsi=WjZHNFPOHE-8oyUh
Super interesting! Thank you! And bravo to the UK!