The Urban Forest

Nice to have another feature in the excellent online journal The Garden Edit​. From a series of photographs taken between 2011- 2014 of the Elephant and Castle Urban Forest​ which is now being redeveloped:

The full journal article can be viewed here:

http://thegardenedit.com

From the Archives, February 2000

Kenya Rally, February 2000

Safari Rally, Kenya, February 2000

The Safari Rally with Colin McRae and the Ford Rally Team for Top Gear, February 2000. Over the Rift Valley, Kenya, all teams used helicopters as a viewing platform to instruct their drivers and warn of obstacles in their path. One of the most memorable and scary shoots. Looking back at the other helicopters was a like viewing a scene from Mash, as they zig-zagged down the valley, rising and falling as the approached power cables. Many things were learnt here. The most important was never drink copious amounts of vodka the evening before a helicopter ride.

RHS Wisley

A selection of work taken recently for the RHS at Wisley.

Main house and laboratories, next to canal

Main house and laboratories

Herbaceous borders, Battlestone Hill

Herbaceous borders, Battlestone Hill

Canal with laboratories in background

Canal with laboratories in background

Glasshouse Borders

Glasshouse Borders

Glasshouse Borders

Glasshouse Borders

Glasshouse Borders

Glasshouse Borders

Brent River Park

Revisiting part of a walk I completed 12 months ago – through Brent River Park, Hanwell.

 

Dahlias by the River Brent

Dahlias by the River Brent

Wasn’t sure if this was a memorial or not. Placed on a tree over the River Brent,  there was nothing to suggest why these flowers were there, but it looked quite deliberate.

 

Tree roots by River Brent

Tree roots by River Brent

Red berries of the Common hawthorn

Red berries of the Common hawthorn

Wharncliffe Viaduct through Brent Meadows, Hanwell

Wharncliffe Viaduct through Brent Meadows, Hanwell

 

I have photographed the Wharncliffe Viaduct many times. Wandering around beneath the huge arches is like being in a film set. Maybe ‘Logan’s Run’ …..nature reclaiming a derelict city.

 

Wharncliffe Viaduct, Hanwell with the River Brent

Wharncliffe Viaduct, Hanwell with the River Brent

Wharncliffe Viaduct, Hanwell with the River Brent

Wharncliffe Viaduct, Hanwell

Brent Meadow, looking towards Ealing Hospital

Brent Meadow, looking towards Ealing Hospital

Elderberries (Sambucus nigra)

Elderberries (Sambucus nigra)

River Brent

River Brent

Oak leaves

Oak leaves

Tree root by the River Brent covered in debris from flood water

Tree root by the River Brent covered in debris from flood water

Common hawthorn in St Mary's Church, Hanwell

Common hawthorn in St Mary’s Church, Hanwell

 

The Coast of Light, August 2015

I haven’t uploaded many new images from the Coast of Light series for a while,  but these are selection of recent images from walks around the town of Conil, in Andalucia this summer.

Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea

Dead flowers on wasteland

Dead flowers on wasteland

Hibiscus

Hibiscus

Fuente del Sol

Fuente del Sol

Wild fennel

Wild fennel

Dried thistle on wasteland

Dried thistle on wasteland

Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea

Playa de los Batales

Playa de los Batales

School mural

School mural

Taped off crack on cliff top, caused by erosion

Taped off crack on cliff top, caused by erosion

 

 

WC Garden @Vanguard Court

A revisit to the WC Garden @Vanguard Court Chelsea Fringe project  in 2014 for its relaunch as Anna Rose Hughes’ studio.

WC Garden @Vanguard Court, Chelsea Fringe project from 2013. Revisit in 2014 for the relaunch as Anna Rose Hughes' studio.

WC Garden @Vanguard Court

WC Garden @Vanguard Court, Chelsea Fringe project from 2013. Revisit in 2014 for the relaunch as Anna Rose Hughes' studio.

Anna Rose Hughes

WC Garden @Vanguard Court, Chelsea Fringe project from 2013. Revisit in 2014 for the relaunch as Anna Rose Hughes' studio.

WC Garden @Vanguard Court

WC Garden @Vanguard Court, Chelsea Fringe project from 2013. Revisit in 2014 for the relaunch as Anna Rose Hughes' studio.

WC Garden @Vanguard Court

WC Garden @Vanguard Court, Chelsea Fringe project from 2013. Revisit in 2014 for the relaunch as Anna Rose Hughes' studio.

WC Garden @Vanguard Court

WC Garden @Vanguard Court, Chelsea Fringe project from 2013. Revisit in 2014 for the relaunch as Anna Rose Hughes' studio.

WC Garden @Vanguard Court

Foamlea Gardens, Mortehoe in Devon

A shoot for SAGA Magazine, Foamlea Gardens, Mortehoe in Devon. A brief visit.

Foamlea Gardens, Mortenhoe, Devon,

Foamlea Gardens, Mortenhoe, Devon,

Crocosmia leaves in Foamlea Gardens, Mortenhoe, Devon

Crocosmia leaves in Foamlea Gardens, Mortenhoe, Devon

Foamlea Gardens, Mortenhoe, Devon

Foamlea Gardens, Mortenhoe, Devon

Foamlea Gardens, Mortenhoe, Devon

Foamlea Gardens, Mortenhoe, Devon

Foamlea Gardens, Mortenhoe, Devon, Aeonium "Shwartzkopf'

Foamlea Gardens, Mortenhoe, Devon, Aeonium “Shwartzkopf’

Foamlea Gardens, Mortenhoe, Devon, Geum 'Mrs Bradshaw'

Foamlea Gardens, Mortenhoe, Devon, Geum ‘Mrs Bradshaw’

Foamlea Gardens, Mortenhoe, Devon, Osteospermum 'Cannington Ray'

Foamlea Gardens, Mortenhoe, Devon, Osteospermum ‘Cannington Ray’