2B Blog

Thoughts on landscape architecture, the landscape profession, 2B's news updates and technical musings.

Rain Garden Planters at Hebden Bridge Town Hall

Jun 30th, 2018

The official opening of rain garden planters at Hebden Bridge Town Hall (part of Slow The Flow: Calderdale’s ‘You Can Slow The Flow’ SuDS project)

Queens Gardens, Hull - a new vision?

Apr 23rd, 2018

On the occasion of Hull City Council seeking to carry out a major refurbishment of Queens Gardens in the city centre, we look back at some ideas we published in 2005.

2B Landscape Consultancy records 33% growth!

Apr 1st, 2018

2B Landscape Consultancy has recently recorded a 33% increase* in its staff team. 2B has had to take on the additional staff as a result of a buoyant workload, which Managing Director, Bill Blackledge, puts down to its client-centric, yet ethically-based approach.

Explaining the forthcoming LI Photography and Photomontage Guidance

Mar 21st, 2018

As chair of the Photography and Photomontage steering group for the Landscape Institute, it fell to Bill to explain the main points of upcoming guidance at the LI's Digital Practice Day.

The first trees of the Northern Forest - planted!

Mar 12th, 2018

It was a pleasure and a privilege to join the planting of the first trees of the Northern Forest, at the Woodland Trust Smithills Estate, north of Bolton.