Family Backyard Makeover | GARDEN | Great Home Ideas

We show you a backyard that all the family has had a hand in.

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cute as a button for Street appeal you can’t go past a federation house with a picket fence a Maria hedge and a simple but lovely landscape out the [Music] front but there’s often the case with these small suburban blocks it’s what’s happening out the back that really creates some wonderful gardening opportunities and the family here have made the most of [Music] it hey good he John how are you mate very well how are you good good this is fantastic so how long have you been here John we’ve been here for about 15 years okay so what was it like when you came out and looked at it it was just a big open space with nothing except for a massive camper laurel tree there oh Glory yeah which basically shaded everything three three or four houses yeah so you you got in expert advice we did because what 16 by 16 M yeah but there’s a lot of features that theyve you know you’ve CR in here but it doesn’t feel crowded no they’ve packed in a lot and um it’s been amazing like what they’ve actually done here is is really good so how do you create a garden that has to be multi-purpose in a family they’ve all got their own ideas now whether you’re doing it yourself or you get professional advice the first thing you need to do is to talk to everybody to see what they would like if you start off with a list you might find that that’s really going to dictate what ends up being the garden an area for everybody but the real trick here that I think is is really dominating the whole Garden in a backyard where we’ve all got straight fences they’ve gone with a circular lawn in this clever design mom gets her own special space too this is Julia’s little secret hidey Nook where she can sit read a book relax the Sandstone underneath here which is the footings uh and for the garden bed edging was recycled from a previous Garden job that they started here notice this beautiful Timber it’s quite an unusual shape it’s a great color and it’s been reproduced in this cend steel raised garden bed and the plants simple and easy to grow on this Ray level you got the Aussie native gravila flowers virtually all year round the Kiwi version of the heie lots of different varieties this little purple one it flowers not only in the middle of winter but right throughout the year once again so you’ve got color at different times of the year now down into ground level you’ve got the native West India the coastal Rosemary just a light trim and that’s all they need [Music] for I think this has to be the most functional and interesting veggie garden I have ever seen it’s on this beautiful curved pathway you got these Timber structures overhead doesn’t block out the sunshine but it does increase its interest Factor the garden beds for a start have been raised up hardwood so they’re going to last a long time drainage perfect access for planting for everybody grandparents the kids mom and dad you can get in there do the planting soil Improvement mulching weeding all of that you can do without breaking your back which is just great they talked about it behind theirs you know and for the final couple of zones every family needs somewhere where you can cook and entertain and John’s working hard at [Music] it but the other area is the Kid Zone and it’s just perfect because it’s you know well the trampoline can hardly tell that it’s there how you going kids all right hi it’s actually surrounded by native grasses and a beautiful little Indian Hawthorne which is a really tough plant the Hedge that will gradually screen out the Neighbors at the back is the blueberry Ash called yundi so everything has been covered here how you going with that pizza John good timing graah perfect I can smell it from over the other side of the garden mate that is awesome oh the tribes coming in Zo ni this is fantastic I cannot believe this whole Space is only 8 months old yeah ah it’s been fantastic grahe it’s brought the whole family outside to enjoy this lovely backyard what do you reckon kids is it good mhm well you can’t beat that you know it’s been a masterclass in solving a problem in a small garden with so many different features Here’s to You John well done thank you