a wooden bench with plants around it
a wooden bench with plants around it
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ON TOP OF THE WORLD

As part of its 150th birthday celebrations, John Lewis commissioned Tony Woods to create an urban garden for all, complete with a bandstand, living walls, and a juice bar, on the roof of its Oxford Street store.

 

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SMALL OUTDOOR LIVING ROOMS

Roof or balcony gardens provide an escape in the middle of a city. Depending on the position of the garden, creating privacy in such an environment is perhaps more important than in any other context. 

Here, the team at Garden Club London installed an arch planted with mature evergreen jasmine to provide intimacy and atmosphere. ‘We ran warm microlights through the foliage for additional effect in the evening,’ says director Tony Woods. ‘To marry the detail of the interior of the home, we sourced reclaimed timber to construct seating and gaps in the planting provide an opportunity for soaking up the morning sun on the seating and create shadows across the rustic timber floor.

 

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