This wonderful rooftop garden was initially designed as an ornamental kitchen garden by Adam Frost (BBC Gardeners' World). Throughout the COVID pandemic, the garden has received the lightest of maintenance allowing Nature to rule this sunny, sometimes dry and exposed habitat. Thus plants suited to this environment have thrived – roses, apple trees, herbs, wildflowers and grasses all live happily together. No chemicals are used, but a twice-yearly application of nematodes keeps vine weevil at bay. There are benches available for visitors to sit and enjoy the garden and the view of Westminster Cathedral. There is also a splendid metal tree of remembrance.
Head Gardener: Lucy Ward
Visitor Information
Open
Saturday 10:00–17:00
Sunday 10:00–16:00
Activities
We will be on hand to discuss the work the passage does and how the garden ties in to everything that we do.
Picnics allowed.
Entrance
St Vincent's Centre, Carlisle Place Nearest postcode: SW1P 1NL
Prize-winning three-acre garden square planned in 1828 by Thomas Cubitt (1788-1855). Over the past 30 years the whole garden has been replanted to give year-round interest.
Multi-award-winning Grade II-listed historic garden square laid out in the early 1840s as part of Thomas Cubitt's Pimlico. "A plant person's garden, much loved and experimental - work always in progress."
Prize-winning early Victorian garden restored in 1997 to the 1867 layout. Rope-edged tiles and some original trees survive. Former residents include the poet Matthew Arnold and author Mary Shelley.
One of London's premier addresses, with gardens that won a Gold Award in the 2021 London in Bloom competition. Refreshments, music, sculpture, Punch & Judy.
