Fitzrovian Florist Flourishes on Fumes: Prickly Produce Pays the Rent (and Maybe Heals the Planet?)
Nestled amidst the vintage shops and hipster haunts of Fitzrovia, Bartholomew “Barty” Thistlebottom tends to a most unusual window box. Forget your grungy geraniums and petunias – Barty cultivates the “Fitzrovian Filtrador,” a cactus he claims thrives on the very pollution choking London’s streets. “Think of it as a leafy lung for the city,” Barty declares, sporting a…