Planned Around Your Block.
South Melbourne gardens are their own thing. Period terraces sit on tight blocks, rear courtyards are small and often shaded, and access usually runs down a narrow side path or straight through the house. Artificial turf is popular here for low upkeep courtyards that stay sharp all year, and where a natural lawn suits we build a base that holds moisture and feeds the grass. Either way the surface goes in properly, so a compact lawn behind a terrace off Clarendon Street performs as well as a larger one further out.