Trees and landscape are closely linked, yet the professions of arboriculture and landscape design are generally kept separate. We are increasingly aware of the intrinsic value of trees, yet often the environments we place around them are hostile to their health. It could and should be the opposite, so that one enhances the other.

In urban environments, it is not always possible to place trees, yet the creation of green infrastructure is vital. Living walls and other vertical greening systems can be utilised on buildings to provide biomass and other ecosystem services.

Combining these areas of expertise is the job of a landscape designer, systems engineer and arboricultural consultant, one Mark Laurence has done throughout UK and internationally for over 40 years.