Leasehold garden

[6DinnerSid]

We've recently bought a leasehold property which has a garden to the front. Currently it's laid to lawn, with a path cutting through the middle as a right of access to next door.
Lease contract has various stipulations - it says it must be a lawn or ornamental garden, no fence or hedge, and that nothing can be planted which would impair the light or view of another property - which I'm taking to mean no trees.

We are considering laying a paved patio with flower beds and shrubs surrounding it to border it from the pavement - would that, in your mind, meet the requirement of "ornamental"?? Seems a bit of a dated term to us and we're not gardening experts either!

Sounds ornamental to me
And really is the freeholder likely to try and enforce that clause ?

Are there other leaseholders in the building ,would they object ?

Is it a communal area - if it is then obvs best to ask others .

‘Ornamental’ just means ‘not a woking/utility garden’ afaik. So no vegetable patch/kitchen garden or play area.

Your plan would be fine and would fit the criteria.

woRking, not woking

Ah sounds great thank you all!
No it's not communal - we'll just have to make sure next door can maintain their access over into their garden 😊