Tips For Designing A Small Garden
The trick is to go for as many different types and heights of garden as possible.
Tips for designing a small garden. If the prospect of digging is too much to bear try adding raised beds and filling with compost to grow flowers fruit and vegetables. Container gardening is one of the best small garden ideas especially if your garden has a patio or decking. The smaller beds make it much easier to stay on top of weeds too.
In a small landscape with interesting architectural features the garden design is best kept very simple to avoid making the landscape look too busy. One of my top tips for certain small garden designs is to squeeze in some larger trees. In this example simple potted geraniums not a choice that generally wins any garden awards are positioned along a stone wall that already has a wonderful texture.
These simple spots of greenery and color add enormously to the landscape. Try canopy trees like prunus cerasifera cherry plum that will give a leafy roof without taking up much space on the ground. This will help add dimension and texture to the space.