London’s Pocket Parks: Pont Street, SW1

It doesn’t look it yet, but this patch of ground that looks like it’s been used by the local horse riding society is going to become London’s newest pocket park.
The big trees are already a long term tenant of the area, but what used to be here was a flat uninspiring oval of brown gravel infill that looked pretty bleak, even when the trees were doing their best.Last week though, the gravel was removed, a lot of fresh topsoil added and a range of new plants added. At the moment,