Tiny pothole gardens

We never thought we’d say this – but we’re starting to really like potholes, sort of.

Don’t worry, we haven’t gone completely insane!

Thanks to keen cyclist, 35-year-old Steve Wheen, a lot of Londoners have a new found appreciation for the holes which are usually nothing more than the bane of motorists’ lives.

It’s all because Mr Wheen, who is a gardener as well as a cyclist, has been filling potholes around the city with flowers, greenery, and sometimes tiny garden furniture too.

These mini gardens have been brightening up many a driver, rider, and pedestrian’s journey, and have succeeded in making us see a pothole and smile. A miracle!

Of course, it’s unlikely that this pothole gardener will be able to decorate the estimated three million gaps in the UK’s roads, and it would be nice if councils just filled them in so that drivers didn’t have to worry about ruining their vehicle’s suspension, but while the potholes remain it’s nice, from an aesthetic point of view. 

However, although they’re bringing a bit of colour to London’s streets, are they safe? They could distract drivers.

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