Category Archives: Green Wall Project

Wildlife friendly sculpture wins Silver Gilt award

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Sophie Talbot

Vert, the 15 metre high wildlife friendly sculpture on Wharfdale Road N1 9UA was almost totally replanted earlier this year by two volunteers from local environment and arts charity King’s Cross Community Projects (KCCP). They entered the Islington in Bloom … Continue reading →

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Celebration of Vert – the KX green sculpture

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Sophie Talbot

Invitations went out last week for a celebration of “Vert”, the KX green sculpture. Was your name on the list? King’s Cross Community Projects, a charitable trust set up to manage the project, raised many thousands of pounds in cash … Continue reading →

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Wharfdale Road green sculpture news

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Sophie Talbot

Local charity King’s Cross Community Projects has been working on the green sculpture project on Wharfdale Road for a while now and is very pleased to say that this morning they set the date for installation: 8am to 4pm Saturday … Continue reading →

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Wharfdale Road green sculpture ‘is breathtaking’ says community project

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Sophie Talbot

King’s Cross Community Projects has just posted news of the innovative green sculpture they have commissioned from Sir Anthony Caro’s protege Neil Ayling. The sculpture is currently being built off-site. Click here. They visited the Dagenham workshop last week where … Continue reading →

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KX green sculpture is born…

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

Three members of our community got together with an idea seven years ago. It was mad, it was impossible. It’s currently being built in a workshop in Essex! It’s a way of greening a wall using deep and drought resistant … Continue reading →

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Sculpture hanging garden for KX – latest news

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

Local charity King’s Cross Community Projects have finalised all the fixtures and fittings to be attched to the sculpture that will soon be home to a stunning hanging garden on the KX gyratory system. This week they’ll be visiting the … Continue reading →

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Stunning planting for Wharfdale Rd sculpture garden

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

King’s Cross Community Projects has just posted news of the fantastic planting design for the sculptural hanging garden they’ll be installing on the north end of the KX gyratory later this year. Click here for details.

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It’s a bird, no it’s a plane.. no it’s… a mini sculpture garden!

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

We’ve had such problems with what to call it… it started out as a greenwall, then a vertical garden, then a vertical landscape, then a living sculpture. Now… it’s a mini sculpture garden! The latest update has just been posted … Continue reading →

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