Railway Garden Competition - North Dulwich

This, apparently, from Dicky Davis…

As you might expect in North Dulwich, they have gone one better: hanging gardens!

Railway Garden Competition - Bury St Edmunds

This from the Lady Mallet…

Arboreal greetings from Suffolk!

Railway Garden Competition - Norwich

This from a Mr Ed Starr…

Perhaps a special award could be made to Network Rail for their rather splendid water garden feature in platforms 2/3 at Norwich station?

What an unbelievable disgrace!

Railway Garden Competition - Knighton

This, belatedly, via twitter…

@TheFactCompiler #railwaygarden and when is a wall not good enough #manmarking at Knighton, wales pic.twitter.com/bSa2nUN8VS

— Pete 🍻 (@noddingdonkeys) September 2, 2017

Nice framing, with the added bonus of a pointless palisade.

Railway Garden Competition - Brighton

This from Ducados...

Brighton's very own Botanical Gardens.

Railway Garden Competition - Rugby

This from Sealink Sam...

See how beautifully crowned with vegetation are the tops of the buildings at Rugby station.

And here the bay platforms, and in the distance walls pregnant with arboreal magnificence!

Decline, what decline?

Railway Garden Competition - Sleaford

This from Dogboxdriver...

Here is the Sleaford North Jn - Sleaford West Jn single line, showing how well Mr Verster's famed vegetation control policy is working so far.

Photo taken during an assessment ride, in case anyone should ask!

Railway Garden Competition - Derby

A wonderful example of the plantsman's craft.

Outstanding!

Railway Garden Competition - Peterborough

This from Albatross...

Snapped these from the comfort of my Virgin EC Saloon – photographs of just North of Peterborough, around Eastfield SB and the sidings.

It appears that everyone has given up on vegetation clearance here!

Railway Garden Competition - Newquay

This from Talgo Tony...

Who knew that the Cornish branches had been converted to tramways?

Colonel Stephens would be proud!

Railway Garden Competition - Liverpool Lime Street

This from a slightly off route Solent&Wessex...

I've always liked the annual hanging gardens display on the approaches to Liverpool Lime Street, but this year it is particularly green, with some ground level displays on the middle and right too.

Perhaps Network Rail could spend some time during the forthcoming station closure period to tend to the greenery too?

Railway Garden Competition - Sapperton Tunnel

This from The Duke...

The p-way near Sapperton Tunnel on the Swindon Gloucester line.

Surely GWEP hasn't sucked all the money out of the Western route's weed spray programme?

Railway Garden Competition - Wimbledon

This from a Mr Greg Tingey...

Tastefully placed between the NR & LU tracks.

Railway Garden Competition - Bangor

This is the entrance to Bangor station car park.

Good to see that in Wales, the Railway Garden plays a part in delivering the total journey experience.

Railway Garden Competition - Watford DC Lines

This from Joe Dunckley...

Blud is thicker than water. Oil is thicker than Blud. Deams is also pretty thick. pic.twitter.com/VAvdm1K5p4

— Joe Dunckley (@steinsky) July 13, 2017

So many gifts in one image.

Railway Garden Competition - Brixton

This from Matthew...

I'd like to enter Brixton into the railway Garden competition.

It's nice to see that SouthEastern have resisted the encumbrance of gentrification and instead chosen to pay homage to Brixton's weed based past with a literal interpretation

Railway Garden Competition - Chester sabotaged!

Shocking scenes from an Eye correspondent in Chester on Friday!

This member of staff is wilfully clearing the platforms of weeds and other detritus, risking Chester's elimination from this year's Railway Garden Competition!

Good effort.

Railway Garden Competition - Finsbury Park

This from Adam the Gardner...

Just south of Finsbury Park:

What a splendid scene of neglect.

Railway Garden Competition - Vauxhall

This also from a Mr Greg Tingey...

Vauxhall – between the Windsor Lines.

More please.

Railway Garden Competition - Stratford

This from a Mr Greg Tingey...

Stratford – westbound Central line is at left of picture, which is taken looking East (ish) – the Buddleia is growing up a good couple of yards or so!

Keep 'em coming.