Wild Things
Celebrating the Rebels of the Urban Jungle

Within our concrete jungles, defiant plants find cracks in walls and paths where they thrive, inhabiting our most neglected spaces. These resilient pioneers play a vital role in the urban ecosystem, creating diverse habitats that often result in a richer flora than comparable areas in the countryside.

Rebel plants, often dismissed as weeds, rank remarkably high for the quantity of nectar and pollen they produce — often surpassing a wide variety of cultivated garden plants — providing critical winter food sources for native insects. Below the surface, their root systems create tiny microhabitats that support food webs for birds and hedgehogs.

Wild Things unearths this overlooked urban ecology and challenges societal perceptions of weeds and the stigmas that surround them. By reframing this beneficial flora, we can foster a fresh perspective on how cities perform and spark debate on the true value of wild urban plants. (2015-2022)