A global garden
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The world-class Crossrail Place rooftop garden is just an escalator ride away from a busy railway station in London's bustling Canary Wharf. Set on a dock-like structure amid some of the English capital's tallest skyscrapers, the garden offers a peaceful, globally themed getaway.It's divided into eastern and western sections with native plants from the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. This is a nod to the historically important (albeit imaginary) line separating East from West that passes through nearby Greenwich: the Prime Meridian.
Monument of mystery
Swiss bliss
A wooly welcoming committee
Beacon of blue
Pretty Paarl
Perching puffins
Little reserve, big game
King-size kitten