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Berwick Court
(Photo: Karen Hepworth)

The Garden

This community rooftop/podium garden is set around courtyards (plus an allotment). The garden is raised slightly higher than street level and grows in 15-30cm of soil above an underground car park. There is a larger exotic garden with prairie planting and a shadier courtyard where nearly all the flowers are white. Planting in this courtyard was inspired by the work of Piet Oudolf, Beth Chatto and Nigel Dunnett and by Sissinghurst's white garden. It was created in 2017-2021 by residents to replace an overgrown, unloved space that previously had no flowers.  The site is now 100% community owned and community managed.

Head Gardener: Karen Hepworth

Visitor Information

Open
Sunday 11:30–17:30
Activities
Plant stall, selling plants propagated from the garden.
Entrance
Swan Street
Nearest postcode: SE1 1BJ
What 3 Words: faced.look.often
Buses
21, 35, C10
Stations
Borough, London Bridge
Cycle hire station
Swan Street (Map)
Public toilets
Tate Modern (Map)
Open Saturday 10:00-18:00
Open Sunday 10:00-18:00
Access
Large exotic courtyard accessible via slope or steps. Small white garden courtyard accessible via four steps only.
Dogs
Working assistance dogs only

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