A green space

THE GARDEN AT 120, FEN COURT, 120, FENCHURCH STREET, EC3

THE Sky Garden atop the Walkie Talkie gets all the attention, but did you know that, only a few yards down the road, there is another, entirely free, roof garden waiting to be explored? The Garden at 120 is designed to resemble a public park; a lift shoots you up straight into this little slice of Nature hovering in the sky. The main draw are the views, but the planting is pretty incredible too. There’s jasmine cladding the board-marked concrete and an entirely unexpected combination of grasses, cordoned pear trees, and, the crowning glory in May, a geometric steel canopy planted with about 80 wisteria plants.

Natasha Goodfellow is the author of ‘A London Floral’ and ‘A Cotswold Garden Companion’, both out now (www. finchpublishing.co.uk)