If you are planning garden work in Anerley, access can shape everything: the quote, the timing, the tools that can be brought in, and even which jobs are realistic on the day.

Period gardens need a different touch. They are rarely about flashy changes or trendy planting schemes that look good for one summer and then fight the house the rest of the year.

Gardens around Anerley Hill and the edges of Crystal Palace Park often pick up a bit of everything: overgrown shrubs after a busy season, broken pots by the fence, old timber stacked behind the shed, and that one corner everyone keeps meaning to sort out.

If you live on an Anerley terrace, you already know the garden can be a blessing and a bit of a puzzle.

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