London: Larger-than-life plant street art

Today’s Urban Plant was photographed by one of my favorite photographers on Instagram, @akafrank. He spotted this mesmerizing street art on Felix Street in Cambridge Heath, London. Here’s the exact location on Google Maps.

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London: Plant squatters in Hackney

We interrupt our report on Basel’s plants to bring you this photo from new reader and urban plant scout Millay, depicting some leafy Londoners squatting an apartment in a building that is still partially occupied.

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Another London letter: pedestrian poppies

Sorry for the long silence. Winter has set in, both in Brooklyn and Berlin, and we have yet to brave the snow and sleet to document our green neighbors in their cold weather guises. But today, thanks to some outside help, we are able to post some weather-proof plants.

We are lucky to have gained a second pair of eyes in London, though only for a short time. Guy sent us the following note and pictures from his fall stay in London, which will end this week. 

A few weeks ago I spotted many red flowers walking on the streets of London.

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