Its those trees at the station again

From time to time I comment on the authorities' attempts to get some trees planted in our newly refurbished station approach, this year seeing new trees being planted to replace the ones that no-one bothered to water in the hot summer of the year before last. And for an even earlier event see reference 1.

Then yesterday I noticed that the brick paving around the trees is already starting to break up. Perhaps all part and parcel of there presently being scaffolding up the new flats. Did someone accept the lowest bid without bothering to check it out any too carefully?

Older readers  may remember the cast iron contraptions used in such situations in the olden days, in the centre of larger towns than Epsom. A square about four feet by four feet of patterned iron, maybe one inch by half an inch in section, and with a hole in the middle for the tree. There was a problem with the trees growing out of their holes, but, that apart, it all looked much smarter and more substantial than the arrangement illustrated. Maybe our local fire and iron people could do a deal with the council? Half price for the advertisement of their wares to the so discerning public pouring out of Epsom station on weekday evenings, on their way to the 'Marquis'? Probably good for the odd bit of expensive wrought iron work if you catch them after the right number of beverages. See reference 2.

Reference 1: http://psmv2.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/part-of-deal.html.

Reference 2: http://www.fireandiron.co.uk/.