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POLL: Garden or Rooftop Patio?

10 years ago
Everyone loves an outdoor space, but do you have a preference on the type of outdoor space? Are you a green garden type or a cosmopolitan champ as you laze on the rooftop?

Cast your vote and leave us a comment as to your reasoning!
Garden
Rooftop Patio
Featured Answer
  • 10 years ago
    i like pottering about in my garden!! :o)

    Comments (55)

    • 10 years ago
      I'd personally mix it up. Sun loungers for relaxing after seeing to your pot plants, herbs & veg in the gap of a double wall. Or pots that over hang a perspex wall to let in more light
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      8 years ago

      I chose Garden, generally more accessible...

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    • 8 years ago

      Very hard decision - but it would have to be a garden for me.

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      8 years ago

      Hard decision- but im a plantsman at heart! I say garden!

    • PRO
      8 years ago

      Roof top looks a bit cold

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    • PRO
      8 years ago

      I love plants and natural areas

    • PRO
      8 years ago

      I voted for gardens as everyone needs their private space and a bit of paradise.

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    • PRO
      8 years ago

      gardens can bring in wild life, birds, butterflies and the rest. Roof gardens can be devoid of this depending on height. We need lush. However in a city like London more roof gardens should be built for diversity.

    • PRO
      8 years ago

      Claudia I completely agree with you. I would always prefer garden for the very same reasons as you give and also it gives greater scope for planting and I love plants. However roof gardens help to green up spaces which would otherwise be very dead. I have recently designed a roof garden for a client which has now made the space more usable.

    • PRO
      8 years ago

      I love gardens as It is my passion and I'm in them every day.

    • PRO
      8 years ago

      Rooftop with a fantastic view

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    • 8 years ago

      The old penthouse patio is fine for the working week but one really has to enjoy the garden and its wildlife over the weekend. (At least that's what I'm told :-))

    • PRO
      8 years ago

      we prefer gardens

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      8 years ago

      We prefer gardens.

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      8 years ago

      It's good to see lush life going on in a garden!

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      8 years ago

      Always nice to find somewhere to sit!

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    • PRO
      8 years ago

      I feel that a great garden offers so much more choice of style, look and feel.

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    • 8 years ago

      I PREFER A GARDEN, WHICH I THINK IS MORE PERSONAL. I ALSO ALWAYS HAVE A FEAR OF WATER PENETRATION FROM A ROOF GARDEN.

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    • PRO
      8 years ago

      Like most here I say garden whenever possible and practical. In the city however, a rooftop patio with plenty of well seized pots for gardening and a great view of London would sure do it for me.

    • PRO
      8 years ago

      A garden every time, although roof top patios can be beautiful you will never have the scope for design that you have in an actual garden.


    • PRO
      8 years ago

      Why not a garden on a roof?


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      8 years ago


      Definitely a Garden Rooftop Patio.

    • PRO
      8 years ago

      Both is equally pleasing as long it suits the space and use, we dealing with these dilemmas daily in our design studio.

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      8 years ago

      In the hustle and bustle of a city, it's nice to find a green space to sit and ponder over the hectic day.

    • PRO
      8 years ago

      I like working on both but being in the country side i don't get many opertunities to work on roof top gardens.

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      8 years ago

      We voted for a garden (obviously! )

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    • PRO
      8 years ago

      I think this one comes down to the location of the site. Sometimes there are better views afforded from an elevated position rather than garden level.

    • PRO
      8 years ago

      Nice views from a rooftop patio!

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    • PRO
      8 years ago

      Garden every time - of course!

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    • PRO
      8 years ago

      Garden

    • PRO
      8 years ago

      garden more natural looking

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    • PRO
      8 years ago

      We're partial to both but if we had to choose one...garden!

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    • PRO
      8 years ago

      amazing work


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    • PRO
      8 years ago

      A roof top patio makes good use of available space.

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    • PRO
      8 years ago

      Roof garden as opposed to a terrace why not both!

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    • PRO
      8 years ago

      Gardens incorporate nature more

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      8 years ago

      For me it depends on the surrounding landscape. If a rooftop overlooks a stunning skyline then a roof terrace can be an inspirational place to be. Likewise if a garden is adjacent to rolling countryside or a dramatic woodland setting. So both get my vote!

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      8 years ago

      Depending on location - roof terrace links to the skies, garden can be more romantic and intimate

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      8 years ago

      We prefer a traditional garden!

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    • PRO
      8 years ago

      A roof terrace, which is adorned by loads of potted plants and trees. Best of both worlds!

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      8 years ago

      Partial to a roof top but if possible always go for a garden!


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      8 years ago

      Who wouldn't want a lovely green space?!

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      7 years ago

      I love all green spaces

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      7 years ago

      Got to be gardens above rooftops plus I don't do heights

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      7 years ago

      In the city - rooftop hands down! Romantic views of the skyline. It also feels more like your own private, quiet space among the havoc of the city, while city gardens are often small and squeezed in between neighbours'.

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    • PRO
      7 years ago

      patio

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    • 7 years ago
      Oh I'd simply love a rooftop space.
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    • PRO
      7 years ago

      rootop patio

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    • 7 years ago

      Install a gas fire pit

      you can then use the garden all year round

      cosy with a glass balustrade and very social

      Steve

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    • 7 years ago

      Have a look at ELementi fires uk

      Steve

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