Gardens Illustrated Magazine

Urban jungle

KEY ELEMENTS

What Urban residential garden.

Where Islington, London.

Size 10m × 14m.

Soil Improved London clay with better-than-average drainage.

Aspect West-facing.

Special features Layered, sub-tropical style planting with a range of textured foliage.

Designed by Declan Buckley, (buckleydesignassociates.com).

Sometimes, things just fall into place. That was certainly the case in this project, where the clients, introduced to garden designer Declan Buckley by their

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