It's Looking A Bit Black Over Bill's Mother's

It's Looking A Bit Black Over Bill's Mother's

Weeds, Rivers, Jobs & Neighbourhoods: Sun 16th July

Why you should pay attention to wall flowers. Also, what's happening along the River Don, wild jobs, and (safe/active) neighbourhood watch. Plus What's On Out There this week.

Jul 16, 2023
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Wall Lettuce by the Porter Brook

Morning. Weeds, as Jarvis Cocker sang to the city the other night, are found flowering on wasteland, unnoticed, unofficial, accidental.

And they are everywhere. If you look closely on city walls and doorsteps and unnofficial wastelands, the city’s urban plants and flowers are working very hard to survive. This week I ask…

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