No pothole too deep for the Guerrilla Gardener

His work is unlikely to feature on any Olympics tourist guide to London, yet Australian-born artist Steve Wheen offers an eccentric alternative to the usual city sites, turning every pothole he encounters into a miniature oasis.

Every chance he gets, he fills in potholes in London’s East End with dramatic mini-gardens.

Known locally as the Guerrilla Gardener, he creates these scenes on neglected streets, laneways and footpaths, filling the potholes and footpath cracks with a combination of plants and delightful miniature props, including picnic blankets, deck-chairs, telephone boxes, golf clubs and a cricket bat. He even planted a celebratory Royal Wedding garden last April.