2024-04-30T06:04:56-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/6017883/the-urban-physic-garden-june-11-aug-15-london Archinect 2011-05-11T20:58:00-04:00 >2012-10-12T16:31:50-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/t4/t488ywclybja9u0z.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p> <strong>The Urban Physic Garden</strong><br><strong>This summer a medicinal garden will bloom on a slice of neglected London land</strong></p> <p> This summer the designers of the Union Street Urban Orchard will return to 100 Union Street, Southwark to transform a derelict site into the Urban Physic Garden, a pop-up community built garden celebrating medicinal plants which will host an on-site cafe and summer festival of events.</p> <p> The Urban Physic Garden will be shaped by the hospital and the pharmacy, with a focus on medicinal plants and herbs. From wild seeds in vacant lots to domestic herbs found in back gardens to exotic species gathered around the world, plants have been used to cure all kinds of ills - from traditional remedies in teas and tonics to the latest and cutting-edge pharmaceutical treatments.</p> <p> During May 2011, the Urban Physic Garden will be built by volunteers bringing and learning skills from carpentry to gardening. The Garden&rsquo;s organisers are inviting people to volunteer their brains and brawn to help w...</p>