Jen answers these questions on garden design from our listeners: 

• What can you use for a fence cover now that creeping fig is banned by Auckland council?
• What are some narrow short hedge options for in front of a fence? Most seem to need 1x1m?
• How do you fix a weedy lawn?
• I don’t want a raised garden bed so how do I finish it?
• Astroturf - yes or no?
• What’s the best way to add shade when I design my garden?
• What order do you do the landscaping in?
• I have three different types of fence, should I replace them or paint them?
• Cheap ways to give my front garden a spruce up?
• Would a garden designer also design a pool?
• Is there a magic formula for ratio of grass and plants to deck or paving?
• How do you work with sloped sections
• How expensive is it to flatten a sloping yard?

Don't forget to check out @the_worst_house_on_the_street on Instagram for some serious lawn envy - the story highlight called 'lawn care' has some more info on how to achieve the perfect lawn too.

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