City edge gardens have a particular personality. They sit between the hurry of the street and the slower rhythm of home, often taking the brunt of wind, shade, noise, dust, and the odd football that goes a bit wide.

If your garden has got a bit beyond tidy and you are now staring at tangled beds, overgrown hedges, a stubborn lawn, or a pile of cuttings that has somehow become a small ecosystem, you are not alone.

If you live on Harvist Road in Queens Park and your terrace has started to feel more like an afterthought than a proper outdoor room, you are not alone.

Outdoor privacy is increasingly cherished in today's busy urban and suburban neighborhoods.