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Sponge Cities: The Future of Flood-Resilient Urban Living in the UK

In recent years, the UK has faced increasing challenges related to urban…


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Digital practice – All the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order

By Martin Hird For a little while now I’ve been conscious that changes are…


2024 Year End Blog

2024 Year End BlogBy Lionel Fanshawe This is the last terra firma year end blog…


How much notice do you take of trees?

How much notice do you take of trees?By Paul Strugnell Should we be paying more…


A Visit to Chatsworth, Derbyshire - Restoring the Cascade

A Visit to Chatsworth, Derbyshire - Restoring the CascadeBy Alice Cooper At…


Fantastic Beasts and Where to find them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to find them Guest blog by Ecologist, Rob Craine…


Be Nice To Nettles Week

Be Nice To Nettles WeekBy Emily Bird Urtica dioica, the common stinging nettle,…


Building a ‘humanitarian landscape

Building a ‘humanitarian landscapeGuest blog by the Humanitarian Landcsape…


I have the best job in the world!

I have the best job in the world! By Alison Galbraith Quite a claim I know but…


MBTI Session

MBTI SessionBy Nasrin Chowdhury   Humans are unique in their own little…


Question to the team

Question to the team By Robyn Butcher 2023 – The Last Post of the Year…


Circular Economy in Landscape Architecture

Circular Economy in Landscape ArchitecturePrinciples of circular economy By…


A talk to RIBA South Conservation Group Wednesday September 13th 2023

A talk to RIBA South Conservation Group Wednesday September 13th 2023By Lionel…


Participatory Design: Turning Petersfield's Water Meadow into People's Meadow

Participatory Design: Turning Petersfield's Water Meadow into People's MeadowBy…


15 minute cities

15 minute citiesBy terra firma There has been much talk in the news recently…


Volunteer replanting at Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice

Volunteer replanting at Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice By Davon Bree It’s great to be…


Say ‘no’ to plastic plants & grass

Say ‘no’ to plastic plants & grass By Alex Strudwick Some of you may have…


New blood needed – call to arms….

New blood needed – call to arms…. By Robyn Butcher Whilst I am a regular a…


10 done in 22 and 10 to do in 23!

10 done in 22 and 10 to do in 23! By Alison Galbraith 2022 has been a busy year…


What is this stuff?

What is this stuff?By Paul Strugnell We all come across this everyday whether…


Heritage Apple Revival

Heritage Apple Revival By Nicola Tree I have an apple tree on my allotment that…


The new normal?

The new normal?By Martin Hird Back in early 2020 if you’d have said to me…