Family Friendly Urban Gardens

Urban gardens, often on the small side, can still keep all members of the family happy.

Back in 2022, Wallpaper* Magazine featured not only one of our projects, but also a number of companies who are rethinking what is possible with landscaping solutions. Urban gardens, for those lucky enough to have them, are usually on the small side, meaning compromises must be reached on how the space is best used. Now, innovative companies are creating urban gardens that everyone can enjoy.

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A Garden Gate

As London drifts into suburbia, the capital’s architecture is shifting. Monocle’s Andrew Tuck tells us how a simple click can trigger memories of days gone by.

Originally featuring in 2017 on Monocle 24’s The Urbanist, this radio show extract reflects on the significance of a humble garden gate.

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Japan’s First Zero-Waste Town

The tiny municipality of Kamikatsu achieved an 81% recycling rate in 2016. Can it serve as a model of sustainable living for the world?

Consider everything you throw away on a daily basis. But where, for example, does a spent tube of toothpaste go? Yasutomo Furumichi can tell you the answer. He would point out that the toothpaste tube should be thoroughly cleaned and placed in the plastics bin. Furumichi is a staff member at the Zero Waste Center, the only rubbish collection site in Kamikatsu, a small Japanese mountain town on Shikoku Island. Kamikatsu is a town of around 1,400 people. Of its 42 square miles, 88.3% is swathed in verdant forest. What cleared land remains is farmed or inhabited. Citrus groves and rice fields dot the steep mountain slopes. Officially listed as one of Japan’s 100 Most Beautiful Villages, it is perhaps most famous for being the country’s first zero-waste municipality, having achieved an 81% recycling rate by 2016—a stark contrast to Japan’s national average of 20%. 

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Welsh Weaving with Melin Tregwynt

Down winding lanes dappled with shade from wild, overgrown verges is Melin Tregwynt, a woollen mill on the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales.

The site has been home to a working mill since 1819 and was originally used to mill corn. Melin Tregwynt began to process wool towards the end of the century, and today the weaving room remains full of looms creating distinctive double-cloth fabrics rooted in the long tradition of Welsh textiles.

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Method

If you are inspired by our work and considering getting in touch to discuss your garden project, then the new ‘time line’ on our site may be helpful in illustrating the process.

No two projects are the same and each requires a tailored input. This step-by-step guide acts as a guide to the process from initial meeting to completed garden.

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