A colourful display of trees, shrubs and flowers has taken over a disused platform at Barbican Tube station, in London Underground’s first ever pop-up garden.
The 100-metre-long garden has been created to make the station more attractive for the 36,000 people passing through every day.
Underground staff, who helped create the garden in partnership with Friends of City Gardens over the past year, will be able to grow herbs and vegetables.
Gareth Powell, London Underground's director for strategy & service development, said: “We are always looking for innovative ways to make our stations attractive and our customers' journeys more exciting and colourful.
“Our staff and volunteers have done a terrific job in delivering this garden, and I hope our customers enjoy spotting this mini-oasis during their journey.”
Sarah Hudson, from Friends of City Gardens, said: “This has been a real community project bringing together local businesses as sponsors and their employees, City workers, residents and LU staff as volunteers.
“This is a first for LU and Friends of City Gardens and we hope to continue to help green the Underground.”
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