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POLL: Garden or Rooftop Patio?

Everyone loves an outdoor space, but do you have a preference on the type of outdoor space? Are you a green garden type or a cosmopolitan champ as you laze on the rooftop?

Cast your vote and leave us a comment as to your reasoning!
Garden
Rooftop Patio

コメント (55)

  • Julie Levitt
    9年前
    I'd personally mix it up. Sun loungers for relaxing after seeing to your pot plants, herbs & veg in the gap of a double wall. Or pots that over hang a perspex wall to let in more light
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    Browns Landscape
    8年前

    I chose Garden, generally more accessible...

  • Sarah
    8年前

    Very hard decision - but it would have to be a garden for me.

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    Nandina Gardens Ltd
    8年前

    Hard decision- but im a plantsman at heart! I say garden!

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    London Front Gardens
    8年前

    Roof top looks a bit cold

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    Claudia CB
    8年前

    I love plants and natural areas

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    Manoj Malde Garden Design
    8年前

    I voted for gardens as everyone needs their private space and a bit of paradise.

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    Claudia CB
    8年前

    gardens can bring in wild life, birds, butterflies and the rest. Roof gardens can be devoid of this depending on height. We need lush. However in a city like London more roof gardens should be built for diversity.

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    Manoj Malde Garden Design
    8年前

    Claudia I completely agree with you. I would always prefer garden for the very same reasons as you give and also it gives greater scope for planting and I love plants. However roof gardens help to green up spaces which would otherwise be very dead. I have recently designed a roof garden for a client which has now made the space more usable.

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    Double D Landscapes
    8年前

    I love gardens as It is my passion and I'm in them every day.

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    BOUCLE DESIGN
    8年前

    Rooftop with a fantastic view

  • Les Kennedy
    8年前

    The old penthouse patio is fine for the working week but one really has to enjoy the garden and its wildlife over the weekend. (At least that's what I'm told :-))

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    User
    8年前

    we prefer gardens

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    Lavender grey
    8年前

    We prefer gardens.

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    Emma Crow Garden Design
    8年前

    It's good to see lush life going on in a garden!

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    Possible Gardens
    8年前

    Always nice to find somewhere to sit!

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    Bentleys
    8年前

    I feel that a great garden offers so much more choice of style, look and feel.

  • tinoria
    8年前

    I PREFER A GARDEN, WHICH I THINK IS MORE PERSONAL. I ALSO ALWAYS HAVE A FEAR OF WATER PENETRATION FROM A ROOF GARDEN.

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    User
    8年前

    Like most here I say garden whenever possible and practical. In the city however, a rooftop patio with plenty of well seized pots for gardening and a great view of London would sure do it for me.

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    Kate Gould Gardens
    8年前

    A garden every time, although roof top patios can be beautiful you will never have the scope for design that you have in an actual garden.


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    Grass Roots Garden Design
    8年前

    Why not a garden on a roof?


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    Peter Staunton Interior Design
    8年前


    Definitely a Garden Rooftop Patio.

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    GreenlinesDesign Ltd
    7年前

    Both is equally pleasing as long it suits the space and use, we dealing with these dilemmas daily in our design studio.

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    English Oak Buildings
    7年前

    In the hustle and bustle of a city, it's nice to find a green space to sit and ponder over the hectic day.

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    C J Gardens Ltd
    7年前

    I like working on both but being in the country side i don't get many opertunities to work on roof top gardens.

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    Crocus.co.uk Ltd
    7年前

    We voted for a garden (obviously! )

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    JAM Architects Ltd
    7年前

    I think this one comes down to the location of the site. Sometimes there are better views afforded from an elevated position rather than garden level.

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    Fibre Architects Ltd
    7年前

    Nice views from a rooftop patio!

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    Simon Scott Landscaping
    7年前

    Garden every time - of course!

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    Michael Linnane, Architectural Services
    7年前

    garden more natural looking

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    Urban Plant Life
    7年前

    We're partial to both but if we had to choose one...garden!

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    Allium Landscapes
    7年前

    amazing work


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    Brendan Williams Architects
    7年前

    A roof top patio makes good use of available space.

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    Design Eden
    7年前

    Roof garden as opposed to a terrace why not both!

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    Square Foot Basements Ltd
    7年前

    Gardens incorporate nature more

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    Nicola Greaves Design
    7年前

    For me it depends on the surrounding landscape. If a rooftop overlooks a stunning skyline then a roof terrace can be an inspirational place to be. Likewise if a garden is adjacent to rolling countryside or a dramatic woodland setting. So both get my vote!

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    J&G Design Studio Ltd
    7年前

    Depending on location - roof terrace links to the skies, garden can be more romantic and intimate

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    Assured Landscapes
    7年前

    We prefer a traditional garden!

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    Rose + George Design Studio
    7年前

    A roof terrace, which is adorned by loads of potted plants and trees. Best of both worlds!

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    HAMILTON COURT DEVELOPMENTS LTD
    7年前

    Partial to a roof top but if possible always go for a garden!


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    Geum Garden Design
    7年前

    Who wouldn't want a lovely green space?!

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    Rachel Goozee Garden Design
    7年前

    I love all green spaces

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    CreatingEden
    7年前

    Got to be gardens above rooftops plus I don't do heights

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    Isidora Markovic
    7年前

    In the city - rooftop hands down! Romantic views of the skyline. It also feels more like your own private, quiet space among the havoc of the city, while city gardens are often small and squeezed in between neighbours'.

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  • Daisy England
    7年前
    Oh I'd simply love a rooftop space.
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    Cass Associates
    7年前

    rootop patio

  • steve3122
    6年前

    Install a gas fire pit

    you can then use the garden all year round

    cosy with a glass balustrade and very social

    Steve

  • steve3122
    6年前

    Have a look at ELementi fires uk

    Steve