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POLL: Pick a pocket patio!

9 years ago

last modified: 9 years ago

It's spring meaning it's patio season! Now that the sun's out, it's time to get out and enjoy it so we'd like you to pick a pocket patio! Vote for your favourite small outdoor space and leave us a comment as to why it made your cut.

Go on - pick a pocket (patio)!

East Dulwich

Ladbroke Walk

Croxted Road

The Mission

Other

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Comments (5)

embzop
9 years ago
Ladbroke Walk is my favourite. It looks nice and private plus a square area always looks more inviting then a corridor type garden.
Andrew Millar
9 years ago
east dulwich ,by a nose from croxted road.sorry pea shingle but crittal windows wins it for me.couldn't feel comfortable in a garden with a large mirror,defeats the idea of privacy in my mind,even if it is my reflection watching me.
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Average Jo
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Can I be picky in my picking and take the windows from 1, the proportions from 2, the hydrangea from 3 and the table from 4, please? (That'd make me happy-o with my patio :-) )
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Ladbrook Walk is definitely my favourite. I think the timbered surround together with the mirror add texture and warmth to the whole feeling of being tucked away in a secret garden
moorlikeit
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Here's my hurrah for The Mission - it wins for me as it has made the most of a typically mean little side return that so many of us have to put up with. Also love the table and bench - it looks so much more comfy and sociable than metal furniture or tree stumps! Mirrors - no way!

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