Sky Garden has been “designed to create an open and vibrant place of leisure, offering visitors a rare chance to experience London from a different viewpoint”.
An urban terraced rainforest
The brainchild of award-winning landscape architecture practice Gillespies, the designers created a series of richly planted terraces for Sky Garden. The tropical flavour of the space is thanks to the dominance of drought-resistant Mediterranean and South African species of plants and trees.
Specially chosen plants
Individual plants were specifically hand chosen to work in harmony with the particular quality of light found under the roof canopy. Colour and flowers flourish all year round in the Sky Garden. Amongst the flowering plants are the stunning and iconic African Lily (Agapanthus), Red Hot Poker (Kniphofia) and Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae), interspersed with delicate and fragrant herbs, including French Lavender and Rosemary.
Refreshments
Sky Garden also offers two restaurants, Fenchurch and Darwin Brasserie, and Sky Pod Bar, an all-day eating and drinking space.
Entry to the Sky Garden is free, but space is strictly limited and visits must be booked online in advance through the Sky Garden website.
