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Outer calm

KEY ELEMENTS

What Small city garden with an Asian ambience.

Where Northwest London.

Size 5.2m x 11m.

Soil Typical London clay-based soil.

Some imported topsoil in planting areas.

Aspect Northwest-facing.

Special features Existing cedar studio, mature apple trees, Japanese acers and bamboo.

Designed by Peter Robinson and Paul Duffy of GRDN (grdndesign.co.uk).

The result is a place to leave the urban world behind, with the muted trickling of water

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