A “scruffy” city
Sir, —If business firms in the central city area planted trees around their buildings instead of a few miserable shrubs in narrow garden plots, then the city would improve its “image.” A tree planted within a welldesigned tree grid is far more effective and cheaper than many shrubs, rocks, and pebbles, which seems to be the current vogue in townscape design. If designers and owners of buildings could stop themselves from automatically including these narrow plots and sealing the whole area of car parks, and to include trees, the central city area could be turned into a very pleasant environment for visitors and workers alike. For those interested in civic design, a film will be shown on this subject on February 16, at the Horticultural Hall.— Yours, etc., W. M. LITTLEWOOD. February 9, 1972.
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Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32838, 11 February 1972, Page 8
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