Driving Toward a Greener Future with ArborCharge
One question that is on many minds is “what will our towns and cities look like in the future”? Well, nobody knows, but one thing is sure – it’s going to be different from what we have been used to. There seems to be little doubt that pedestrians and cyclists will have higher priority than […]
Health & Wellbeing: Access to Green Space during COVID-19
The current COVID-19 crisis has helped many of us re-evaluate our priorities; in particular, most of us have really valued our green and open spaces like never before. For the lucky ones of us, extra time spent in our gardens, or in nearby countryside has been enjoyable, especially with the periods of nice weather. But […]
The Role of Maintenance in Successful Urban Tree Planting
Unfortunately, the maintenance-free tree has yet to be discovered. However, the correct species choice and an intelligent inspection regime can reduce long term liabilities massively. In this blog we discuss the needs of trees, and what happens if maintenance is skimped on. Once planted, the first couple of years of support and care are critical […]
Enabling Seamless Specification
Did you know GreenBlue Urban offers FREE Urban Tree Planting Design Services? At the start of any new project, planning correctly and including all pertinent parties is crucial to the success of any project. Including properly planned green spaces provide a wealth of benefits, long term tree canopy enables benefits not just for health but […]
Adapting to Change – Healthy Streets
In London and large cities like New York in North America, Nearly 80% public open space is comprised of streets and roads; thoroughfares that for over one hundred years have been dominated by motor vehicles. It wasn’t always so: early motor vehicles had to be preceded by a man with a red flag to ensure […]
What is an Urban Forest?
Guest Post – Kenton Rogers – Treeconomics Urban Forestry is a term which many of us will already be familiar with. But what do we actually mean when we talk about the urban forest? Understanding the definitions involved is important because people have different interpretations of what constitutes the urban forest. Do we mean the […]
Happy Healthy Communities
In our smaller communities Trees are more than just shade and protection, they are jungle gyms for children, a place for children to play and build tree houses. Trees provide beauty, a quintessential past time for many as walking down tree lined streets. The full range of benefits that urban trees bring to humanity is […]
Say Hello to Green Blue Gardens
Now you can simply order your preferred GBU landscaping products from a NEW ONLINE STORE! GreenBlue Urban (UK) Ltd are delighted to announce the launch of their E-Commerce platform:- Green Blue Gardens. Recent events have provided a perfect opportunity to improve our customer online experience. The new platform has enabled access to the most popular everyday […]
Urban Collaboration – How we work with you!
When we look back at these times of uncertainty, there will be some contributing factor’s apart from “Social Distancing” that have in fact bought us closer together. The underlying health and wellbeing for all, the appreciation of qualified professionals and “key” skilled workers not only those that are helping to save lives but for those […]
Discussing Tree Planting Mediums & Canopy Volume
Trees have evolved over millennia to grow in a wide variety of soil conditions. In fact, trees grow on every continent on earth except Antarctica, from the scorching African cities shaded by palms to the freezing Arctic circle with the birch, larch and willow trees that grow as far as the tree line allows. Life […]