News & Blogs

Missed our recent How to Create a Sponge City event - or want to revisit some of the standout moments? You can now watch all of the speaker sessions on our YouTube channel....

With just one week to go, tickets are sold out for Meristem’s upcoming event, “How to Create a Sponge City,” taking place on 24 March...

We designed, fabricated and installed a large-scale timber SuDS planter solution for a school in Newcastle that was suffering from excessive surface water flooding....

Discover our new street furniture ranges, designed for the public realm and high streets, featuring custom planters and seating....

Find out more about the plans for Hackney Town Hall and what Meristem have been up to so far to create a greener, more accessible town hall for the community....

Meristem Design are hosting a SuDS event, 'How to create a Sponge City', at The Building Centre on the 24th March 2026. Bringing together, engineers, local authorities and utilities companies, we'll explore how we can build climate resilience in our cities....

Explore what LTNs are and what they mean for our streets and car use. How we can make our streets safer, quieter and more pedestrian-friendly....

As rainfall intensifies and cities expand, traditional drainage systems are struggling to cope. Sponge cities offer a more resilient approach by managing water where it falls through nature-based solutions that absorb, store and slow runoff....

During winter, rain gardens may look quiet above ground, but they’re actively managing water below the surface. Learn how they perform in wet conditions and why this is exactly what they’re designed to do....

We've worked with Westminster Council to transform Queen's Park Canalside with 4,000 plants and 12,000 bulbs, creating a vibrant, inclusive space....

2025 was a great year for our sites. With more and more installations, our maintenance team has expanded, working to keep planting fresh and infrastructure functional....

It's been a year since Kennington Oval Reimagined was installed. It has since been made a permanent project and the social and environmental stats are amazing....

What happens if, instead of putting the hard surface back, we refill utility holes with sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) - things like rain gardens, permeable paving, or bioswales?...

Planting and greenery can enhance our offices, creating more inviting spaces, reducing stress and improving air quality....

As part of its £5 billion Pride in Place Programme, the Government has launched the £150 million Pride in Place Impact Fund....

Stockholm Tree Pits provide support for street trees where traditional tree pits can't. We helped install these pits at Markhouse Corner in Waltham Forest to bring trees back to the streetscapes....

Meristem Design are proud to announce our Mobility Hubs won the CiTTi Award for Mobility Hub of the Year 2025....

Bringing trees onto our high streets can feel impossible due to the limitations of the built environment. Tree planters address this problem by supporting tree growth and bringing people closer to nature even in the busiest urban spaces....

Celebrate Tree Week with us as we explore how trees are transforming our streets, high streets and public spaces. From Policy G7 to planting, tree care, and clever relocation, discover how urban trees are making our city greener, healthier, and more resilient....

In our urban environments, accessible green spaces are becoming more scarce and increasingly more important. Take a closer look at how thoughtful design choices have helped shape a nature garden in Maidenhead....

Across UK towns and cities, rain gardens and other Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) are transforming how we design public spaces....

Autumn is the perfect time to give your landscapes some attention so they stay strong, resilient, and full of life when spring returns....

In towns and cities across the UK, small-scale public spaces can have a big impact. Parklets for example, are compact pockets of greenery, seating, and social space that reclaim sections of streets by repurposing car parking spaces - transforming how we use and experience urban areas....

SuDS help our cities manage rainfall, reduce flood risk, and support biodiversity using CIRIA principles and UK Gov guidance....