 Hi, I'm Owen Honey and you're watching Ready to Renovate with Builders and Private Property because you're renovating this two-bedroom apartment in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg and we gave a lot of attention to the garden despite its size there's so much you can do. A garden is often an extension of a patio and creates an additional area for relaxation and enjoyment. Even if you have a small space it can be transformed into an oasis of beauty and harmony. This area was quite bare which made it easier to work with. We started by installing the cement bed along the wall and also built in a bench at the same height and downlights provide feature lighting at night. How's it going Amanda? Good, good thanks. Sorry ma'am but of an issue with the lawn we will have to change to astroturf I'm sure it will look it will look nice awesome that's correct okay no that's perfect once I'm at builders I'll send you a couple of photos and we'll take it from there. Thanks ma'am. Bye bye. Once we remove the old grass we prepared the base by smoothing out the surface and laying reinforcement and concrete to secure the foundation. Remember to let your new turf sit in the sun for about 30 minutes before installation. This allows it to expand. The astroturf we've used here is made from 100% polyethylene monofilament curly yarn. Your backing is anti-age polypropylene cloth non-woven with three layers of BASF latex. This means that it's lead and heavy metal free and fire resistant. It's also abrasion resistant and UV color-foss for 6 to 8 years. And since you never have to water it you'll save on your water bowl. Astroturf can be used for both indoor and outdoor applications. Privacy can be an issue in complexes and we've installed a wooden trellis which also doubles up for security. The challenge in this garden was the size but I feel for a small garden to add character you also have to add hard landscaping which means everything else is not a real plant so the raised bed and the bench and the wall ornament. The other thing you have to consider is whether the plants need sun or shade because all the plants on this side are shady plants and those are sunny plants. I also didn't exactly get the plants I wanted but in the end it works quite well. I just didn't want flowers, I wanted all green. Now you know why you need an experienced contractor. Don't stress, you can find a list of better professional tradesmen on the Get It Done app. Just download and search, it's really that easy. And you can invite your family and friends to contribute to your home improvement with the Boulders Gift Registry app. It's also a nifty way to manage the materials that your contractor purchases for your renovation. You've been watching Ready to Renovate with Boulders and Private Property. On Garden Maker there's just one of the spaces that we've transformed in this two bedroom property. Catch all the Ready to Renovate with Boulders and Private Property episodes on the Boulders and Private Property websites and popular online channels on screen now. Remember to visit Boulders in store online for all your DIY and home improvement needs. Get to Boulders, Get It Done.