SUGGESTED PLANTING PLAN

1 COLOUR MATCH

Extend architecture out into the garden and relieve concrete’s drabness by painting a block wall in the same or similar soft apple colour of the house. Attach a clothesline to the wall to replace the one on the lawn.

4

SLOW CURVE

Balance rectilinear lines with an organically shaped plant border to give lawn a curve. Remove low concrete walls or disguise with planting. Plant with shrubs, perennials and self-seeding bee-attractants for pollinating fruit trees.

2

WALKWAYS

Replace terrace pavers and old concrete path with contemporary, large-format pavers. Extend terrace for more spacious outdoor living and continue paving along base of clothesline area.

5

POINT OF VIEW

Plant a lovely flowering or architectural tree in the corner as a focal point to be viewed on a diagonal from the terrace. Ideally pick one with narrow rather than spreading habit. You can also take off lower limbs as it grows upwards in order not to crowd the fruit trees nearby.

3

QUICK FIX

For a low-cost solution to screening the corrugatediron fence build a lightweight trellis screen in front.

Paint or stain it cream or white to complement green walls. Train a climber such as star jasmine up the trellis to soften the look.

6

GO GREEN

Stain the new fence dark green to make it recede into background while screen trees are establishing. This will also make the garden seem larger.