Here are some tiny London gardens that have been quickly improved and enhanced by simple use of good paving, raised beds, painted fencing, horizontal trellising.  As you can see they are only just finished so in most cases have not even been planted.

See the before and after shots in each case:

Streatham garden design, South London – before the design – see below

Before shot Streatham garden

Streatham garden – after construction work finished but before planting – see below

New Streatham garden design

Clapham garden design, South London – before design (in case you think this is the finished result) – see below

Clapham garden before new design

Clapham garden after design… the dogs munched the lawn!! See below..

Clapham garden with new look

Still the same Clapham garden – see below

Clapham garden with raised beds and Sapele wood bench

Still the same Clapham garden – see below

Clapham garden with raised beds coped with Sapele wood

Battersea garden design with raised beds and artificial grass, painted fencing and walling – see below (before construction)

Battersea garden before the garden design

Battersea garden after construction – some planting but not all.  The area behind with the artificial grass and wall is for their son to kick a ball!

Battersea garden after construction

Another tiny Battersea garden before design and constructon – see below

Tiny Battersea garden in a terrible state

Tiny Battersea garden with a face lift – rendering, good trellis and painting the walls did the trick

Tiny Battersea garden with newly rendered walls, painted fencing, good trellising and limestone paving did the trick. Planting still to come