This new planting scheme for a garden in Islington is a tale of two hemispheres, on two counts. 

Based in North London, it incorporates a range of plants native to New Zealand, where the owners spent their childhood.

It also has two distinct environments: one side faces south, it is sunny and warm, with well-drained soil, while the other faces north, is in the shade, and the soil remains reliably moist.

But what can appear a challenge in garden design terms is also an opportunity to bring greater variety, while maintaining coherence by playing with shapes and textures.

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