Before 2000, the front of the building featured a 25-year-old ficus tree on the sidewalk and no other plants. The rear had a large staircase and was covered in concrete.
This is what the front of the building looked like. It faces north and receives minimal light.
With three cut-outs along the front of the house, three sidewalk boxes and a planted side entrance leading to the basement, the result includes eight palms and flowering shade plants.
The rear garden as it looked before removing the concrete and old staircase
The rear garden now features 14 palms.
The rear garden viewed from the bedroom before planting
The same southeast corner of the rear garden today
