It is sometimes hard to find time to work on my own place when I am always working on body corporate client’s gardens. Recently I put my head down and tidied up the left side of my house.

Being such a narrow space, I needed to put in some thought in terms of maintaining good access to the backyard, and which plants would be workable for the area.

In the end, I used 600mm x 400mm steppers in two different shades of grey surrounded by grey gravel. I also chose bamboo and trees with very narrow upright growing habits, as well as a flowering purple wreath vine to cover the front downpipe.

Once you have a clear idea of what you want to do with a space, it’s amazing what you can achieve with a few spare hours here and there.