Tropical Garden Design For Small Spaces

So don t write off your 40 foot by 20 foot outdoor area.

Tropical garden design for small spaces. Check out these contemporary city gardens for tons of tight ideas for small outdoor spaces by better homes and gardens. Small gardens have a lot more potential than you realize. In a tropical landscape the plants appear to jostle for space.

Nice tall trees bamboos or palms to give height to the garden and create an intimate canopy overhead as well as sheltering some of the understory plants and ground covers. Dig copious amounts of well rotted manure or compost into the soil. This is an example of a small tropical courtyard full sun garden in perth with decking and a water feature.

Use climbers that give leafiness and aim to create canopies which will have the effect of a living umbrella says carolyn. The plants are given space to spread and the height layers are clearly delineated. Tropical styling is all about the foliage contrasts.

This garden capitalises on a small space with a vertical green wall that uses smaller foliage plants such as heucheras and ferns for year round interest. Small tropical courtyard partial sun garden in miami with a water feature and natural stone pavers. Landscaper john couch has created a tropical garden in melbourne s south east by mimicking a tropical rainforest setting with its own microclimate.

Using vertical spaces is quite critical in small spaces says carolyn. Photo of a small tropical backyard full sun garden for summer in miami with a retaining wall and gravel. Whether dealing with a long narrow space behind a vintage home a cramped backyard that lacks privacy or a shabby garden at the rear of a brownstone the possibilities are endless.

Small space summertime garden coneflower is a classic summer bloomer and this 5 by 10 foot small garden plan features it with other easy care plants such as russian sage yarrow and catmint. It packs in so much color that everyone will think it s bigger than it really is. Organic matter will hold moisture in the soil to keep your large leafed plants healthy.