IN BRIEF
What Long, rectangular, suburban garden on several different levels.
Where London.
Size 250 square metres.
Soil Poor London clay soil, full of rubble, improved or replaced as needed with a compost-enriched loamy topsoil.
Climate Temperate.
Hardiness zone USDA 9.
The most prominent feature in this long, narrow garden has already earned itself a nickname, “We call it the Cubist cliff path,” explains designer Tom Massey with a smile. This sculptural element merges Brutalist blocks of cast concrete with the experience of a walk along the rugged Cornish coast, complete with the risk of getting one's feet wet while jumping a stream. “I wanted to create the same sense of adventure and excitement that you get when interacting with a wild landscape,”
