Creepers on the walls , path, or bowling alley!

Do you want to use it for extra entertaining or storage? Do you have rooms that overlook it? Aspect?

Hire a designer?

Why not pave the entire area, add a nice wooden bench seat across the width of the brick fence and add the timber to the wall itself. The bench seat could feature a lid to provide access to extra storage. Incorporate some cushions, some lighting and plants to give a tropical feel.

I suggest maybe continue mass planting along the house boundary with clumping shrubs, or things like giant liriope, even hostas, which can provide variation in colour, foliage and texture. They love shade and will look lush softening the rendered wall and help conceal the services without risk of over growing.

I would lay crushed granite or pebble topping and compact it down that side, with the hosta bed waving along the wall, having a curved edge garden edge the entire length. The soft gravel will suit this wavy garden edge line and to soften the bRick wall, Boston ivy!

The gorgeous red cascade will eventually steal the show,and provide a rich colour contrast, you could then use this glorious feature as a backdrop, and space out some silver birches along the fence line to soften the entire space, add height and create an informal promenade.

If the budget allows, under spotlight the birches and show off the white trunks by night, it will be a path that beckons you to walk through!

Good luck

It'll sound a little crazy, but I have a similar space and we built a bocce court! It's perfect chilling out there in summer (and now doubles as a sandpit for our little one).

Other option would be water tanks?

ivy or hanging planters would do well to make the area feel lush. How much sun/wind does the area get?

some pics of our bocce court diy is here: https://househomecastle.wordpress.com

Great idea!

The following all depends on the amount of sunlight this area receives.

Paint the wall a soothing colour (I tend towards the mauves, eg Dulex Angel Heart); add lots of pots with a variety of plants; a water feature and some relaxing furniture.

Alternately, raised vegie gardens beds and a Meyer lemon tree in a pot. And as has been suggested, a vertical garden of herbs.

Thanks for the great ideas :) The area is overlooked from the kitchen and dining room; the brick wall is the only area that gets sun. We've tried to get a tropical type of feel in and out of the house.

So many ideas, so little space, lol.

Ok, so I gather its south facing so the wall gets the northern sun. It looks like the wall is low so the neighbours can look in (& visa versa). Possibly some trelace that goes above the fence planted with a vine (there are number). This would give the two windows an outlook. Many herbs would also grow well so possibly a vertical garden with a watering system. Paving or another hard surface would be better as grass would be hard to grow. Its a great space, you could even use some French doors from the dining room with potted palms for that tropical feel (also helps with the cross flow ventilation in summer) add some bench seating maybe a fire pit for winter. Its hard without seeing the property in total but hope you can draw some inspiration from all the comments & have fun :)

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!!

My son would say cricket pitch!

I love Wuffs ideas as it's nice to have a private spot tucked away and allows you to chase shade in summer. You could try a garden wall on the side that gets all the sun (perhaps a kitchen herb garden?) and then place outdoor mirrors on the opposite structure - that will bounce more light into the space. I'd cover the air con unit with a trellis screen so that it blends in with your landscaping. Philadendrons can be great semi shade plants - just keep them in smallish pots - you can then plant the pots without the Phily taking over the space - these guys will get huge otherwise (I learnt the hard way!). Some forms of clumping bamboo take semi-shade - check out www.mrbamboo.com.au. What about a slimline series of water features against the wall which are pretty to look out on?

Not bamboo.

lovely garden, Wuff!

We have just had to take out the golden canes - they grew so large that they were starting to impact on the wall and it's now on a bit of a lean! The first job is to strengthen the wall.... But I love some of the ideas - vertical gardens would look great but the bought variety are quite expensive

I agree