Living Tables by TUGC

Living Tables by TUGC

Living Tables by TUGC. Here at the urban greening company we create living tables to brighten up a range of environments such as offices, restaurants or living spaces.

Below are some images from our recent photoshoot at Rick Stein’s restaurant in Sandbanks. A variety of indoor plants can be used in these living tables. The biophilic design increases mental wellness and can help to reduce stress. The vibrant, striking colours will add plenty of colour to any space.

Get in contact for more information.

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Social Distancing and Nature

social distancing

Social distancing? Using Nature to keep your distance whilst encouraging mental wellbeing.

Prepare for a safe return to the office environment.

Organisations are working tirelessly to prepare for a safe return to the office environment.

Interior plants can be used as barriers, partition workspaces and to form one-way systems.

Interior plants for social distancing

Interior plants for social distancing

form one-way systems

form one-way systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

We create Innovative planter frames, made bespoke to whatever dimensions you need and they can be finished in a variety of colours.

Living walls are an ideal asset to the work or office space.

Biophillia or peoples attraction to nature and natural processes is a core driver in everything we do at TUGC.

If you would like more ideas of how you can use plants to keep a healthy distance then get in contact.

Helps mental wellbeing

Helps mental wellbeing

interior plants

interior plants

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TUGC bring in absailors for maintenance

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More Biodiversity features to green roofs

Biodiversity features were added to 8 existing blocks of green roofs by The Urban Greening Company.

Log piles, sand piles and rope coils acting as biodiversity features.

Our work will help to bring more wildlife and invertebrates into the city.

Working with kingston landscapes on this project we had the use of a crane. This made the access of materials much more accessible.

sand piles and log piles

sand piles and log piles

biodiversity features

biodiversity features

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Recent green roof restorations

alternative planting

Recent green roof restorations carried out by TUGC.

The two seperate case studies below highlight two examples of how green roofs might fail.

There can be numerous factors resulting in failing green roofs.

Many clients write off their green roof if there are issues but we can highlight the issue and provide solutions.

Case Study 1:

failing green roof

failing green roof

alternative planting

alternative planting

A small green roof on a residential property in Islington.

We replaced the sedum which was failing due to limited light exposure. We stripped the sedum, created a higher depth of compost and soil blend and replanted a mixture of shade tolerant ferns, grasses and ivy’s.

 

Case Study 2:

The first picture below shows a green roof just after installation last summer at Beckenham Methodist Church. The roof light and glass were fitted after the green roof and the second picture shows the roof completely trashed from traffic back and forth. Third picture is after our return to add extra substrate and sedum to the roof. We see too many roofs trashed from other workmen and trades, It’s not a nice sight and hopefully fewer incidents like this occur. Having said this they are always salvageable and we are more than willing to help on any green roof restorations.

after initial installation

after initial installation.

 

destroyed green roof

destroyed green roof.

new sedum installed

new sedum installed

 

 

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Bee Hotel creation and installation

Bee Hotel creation and Installation

Bee hotel design, creation and Installation by the Urban Greening Company. We have now installed numerous bee hotels across London attracting pollinators back into the city. This is something we feel strongly about at TUGC and we want to see bee hotels across the whole of London. These bee hotels have consisted of various shapes and sizes to meet our clients wishes.

We have used Marine Ply as the frames and a number of infill materials such as bricks and slates with crevices for the solitary bees to work their way into. We have also used logs from prime coppice woodland and bamboo for nesting areas.

Below are just some examples of our specifically made bee hotels in the last year.

Bee Hotel creation and Installation

Bee Hotel installed in Elephant and Castle

Bee hotel ready to be installed at Battersea power station

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bee Hotel creation and installation

Nine Elms development working with elite landscapes

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