If you live near Gunnersbury Park, you already know the gardens here face a very specific mix of pressures: shaded corners, busy footfall, urban pollution, compacted soil, and weather that can turn from mild to miserable in a day.

If you live near Bollo Lane and your front garden feels more like a corridor than a garden, you are not alone.

If you live near Gunnersbury Station and you are trying to make a small terrace feel calm, usable, and genuinely green, you already know the problem.

Are you dreaming of a tranquil retreat in your backyard or on your balcony? Do you sometimes feel your outdoor space is just too exposed, lacking the intimacy you desire?