Guildhall Library Exhibition

Hosing by St. Paul’s, City Gardens Team, Niki Gorick

THE GREEN TEAM:

THE GARDENERS WHO TRANSFORM YOUR CITY 2 May – 26 July 2013

Mention the City of London and most people think of bustling streets, skyscrapers filled with stressed workers caught up with making money. Yet within this frenetic core of London lie over 200 garden spaces of all shapes and sizes. This exhibition celebrates the City Gardens Team commitment to beautiful spaces through photography. ”Three years ago, I was surprised by a man in green emerging from bushes by St. Paul’s with a wheel-barrow; a chance encounter that began my fascination with how an eclectic band of 30 or so men and women create natural beauty and tranquility at the heart of a bustling metropolis.

Photographing their day-to-day work in my usual candid, unstaged style has been an exciting start to my personal project of capturing the unseen workers who make things happen within our capital city.” Niki Gorick

FREE ENTRY

Accompanying Events

ROUND AND ROUND THE GARDEN

Tuesday 11 June 14:00-15:00 FREE Pete Smith, a City & Westminster Guide, traces the history of Covent Garden from Anglo-Saxon settlement to 21st century shopping and entertainment centre. It has played host to monks and market traders, aristocrats and actors, poets and prostitutes, and more than one disreputable royal. Discover its scandals and its triumphs.

GARDENING IN THE SQUARE MILE

Thursday 4 July 14:00-15:00 FREE Gardening in the Square Mile is both rewarding and challenging. Complementing the exhibition, the talk will include information on how the City Gardens team create wonderful landscapes, encourage biodiversity, involve local residents and local communities.

WHERE SOIL MEETS CITY

THE CHALLENGES FACING LONDON’S CITY GARDENS TEAM An accompanying book will be available from Guildhall Library bookshop for £14.99.

Guildhall Library Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH 020 7332 1868 / 020 7332 1870 guildhall.library@cityoflondon.gov.uk www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/guildhalllibrary

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