We were approached by a commercial development company to design a landscaping scheme and install 380 sq m of new planting in a Derby business park. The project was unusual in that part of the site had already been landscaped to an unsatisfactory standard by another company; another part had been left unplanted and the remainder was still being built. Our brief was to design a scheme which was more dynamic and exciting than the usual municipal...

“Time flies by when I’m the driver of a train”. This epic insight was sung separately by two of the greats of 20th century British culture: Brian Cant and Half Man Half Biscuit. But I can offer you the following counter-insight – time hits the buffers when I’m a designer with a broken foot. The word “bored” just about sums it up. So, while sitting here waiting for the hospital to send me a physio...