JOHN little

John argues

Put the best gardeners in the poorest places

Move money from capital into care

Understand that gardened places are best for biodiversity and people

Move novel landscapes higher up the BNG metric

Understand that a modern public space gardener is much more than a horticulturist

Keep waste on site and use it to make places beautiful and biodiverse

Put soil and plants on roofs

After 18 years looking after social housing greenspace, he has started carenotcapital.org, a ‘not for profit’ to train gardeners in everything other than straight horticulture. In 2008 he launched a range of small green roof shelters including bike and bin storage (greenroofshelters.co.uk).

John can be contacted on Instagram @grassroofco or email grassroofcompany@gmail.com