Did you know that fifty percent of the London Underground is actually above ground and the land LU manages accounts for over ten percent of London's entire wildlife habitat?
Much of it is inaccessible to the public for safety reasons but nevertheless this land needs to be managed in order to maintain its bio-diversity in and around the capital.
Many of the London Underground staff have created small gardening displays in depots, control rooms and around stations to help brighten the daily lives of anyone who travels through, or works in and around London's tube stations.
These displays range from simple hanging baskets through to flower borders and bedding displays and even vegetables.
This year over a quarter of stations and depots are entering into the annual Underground in Bloom competition; high profile stations like Oxford Circus, Sloane Square, South Kensington and Victoria will be competing - judging takes places between 27th July to 7th August 2009.
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson said of the competition: "Making London greener brings a host of benefits and this competition promotes the message that unusual places anywhere can become flourishing gardens."
'The standard of gardens being created at London's Tube stations for this competition is just incredible.
Chair of London Food, Rosie Boycott, who recently visited a a London station garden, said: "These gardens are showcasing to millions of people the pleasure of gardening and even, in some cases, showing how easy it is to grow fruit and vegetables in the heart of an urban environment."
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