Identity crisis

Whilst working in conjunction with one of the nefarious borough councils, I was recently asked to create an arboricultural and ecological survey. This is a role usually fullfilled by a professional, subcontracted either by our company, or directly by the council. However, on this occasion the council wanted to skip a few corners and so I was given the task. Already having a good working knowledge of trees, I found this part of the task simple enough, but attempting to identify and document a field full of wild flowers has proven a little more challenging to say the least. It was, though, enjoyable and has taught me a lot - not least that a landscape architects role can be widely and surprisingly varied.