If you look after a garden near Syon Park, you already know it is not the kind of place where a "quick tidy" really cuts it.

Gardens around Osterley Station tend to work hard for their keep. Some are compact front plots that need neat edges and regular mowing.

What if your balcony, patio, or small city courtyard could feel like a quiet garden room--calm, secluded, effortlessly beautiful? To be fair, most of us don't have acres of land or towering hedges.