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Inspired by the balconies of Milan’s Bosco Verticale and tiny urban forests utilising the Miyawaki method of creating diverse multi-layered forest, this garden is an urban pocket forest and haven for wildlife built by repurposing Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBC) into a sanctuary to sit and be immersed in nature. Trees are the stars of this garden. Rowan, hawthorn, silver birch and hazel are beloved by wildlife. The customised IBC containers are planted in a multilayered scheme with trees, mid-storey shrubs and underplanting. IBCs are inexpensive to purchase when at the end of their leasing lifecycle and, like pallets and shipping containers, are readily available, modular and easily customisable. The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Sara Edwards](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/sara-edwards/profile_photo.webp) Sara Edwards Designer No.30 Design Studio ](https://gardensdb.com/people/sara-edwards) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/30d53ab2-4fca-45e2-a7eb-a5e9b858b015/conversions/image-4-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/61865ce2-87da-41f1-b7b2-d4b32e213b94/conversions/image-5-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ffd52206-7e81-4921-ac54-261e5b5776d6/conversions/image-3-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/cadd945d-240b-4c2e-8175-3351a943276d/conversions/image-2-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Design Studio 1 - [ ![No.30 Design Studio](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/no30-design-studio/logo.webp) No.30 Design Studio ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/no30-design-studio) ### Landscaper 1 - [ ![Big Fish Landscapes](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/big-fish-landscapes/logo.webp) Big Fish Landscapes ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/big-fish-landscapes) ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** The world's largest collection of show gardens online, kept free, kept current, and shaped by the community that uses it. 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