a1614 P. Nichols (1626) 38 Wee sayled in towards the Citty, and let fall our Grappers betwixt the Iland and the maine, right ouer against the goodly Garden Iland.
a1746 E. Holdsworth (1768) 89 Our old willows..particularly some in the Garden-Island in St. James' Park.
1987 3 69 Men have utilized the potential riches of nature to create a garden island.