HA1–HA3 · 7 miles from our Watford base

Landscaping in Harrow.

Harrow's 1930s semis come with a gift most owners underuse: proper-sized plots. We turn tired lawns behind Metroland bays into structured family gardens — dining terrace, level lawn, screened side return for the bins and bikes.

Front gardens matter here too. A block-paved or resin drive with a planted border lifts the whole frontage — and done permeably, it needs no planning consent.