10 Easy Ideas to Maximize a Small Garden

Space issues should not stop you in having a great garden in your home. Maybe you can start it with container gardening and progress as you learn and master the art of gardening. Gardening is really a great way to release your stress and be one with nature.

 

Fountains make great focal points

Create a focal point
“Consider the view angles on your space,” says Bigner. “It pays to create a focal point where they intersect.” In her case, the street side entrance, the house entrance and a dining space all looked out onto the far corner of the garden. She added a fountain there, embedding the basin into the surrounding planting. The corner now provides a necessary anchor for the courtyard. Whether your focal point is a birdbath, sculpture, tree or what-have-you, remember it should command attention in your small garden, but not overwhelm it.
Conceal undesirables
Bigner’s focal point is punctuated with a giant air conditioner unit. Her solution—hide it. She built a pierced brick wall around the unit, and it has virtually disappeared. As for other tricks, an azalea covers a switch box, boxwood conceals an outlet and a pair of ferns will soon grow over a spigot.
Container GardeningContainer gardening allows you create mini-gardens throughout your “yard,” even if that means your front door area.
Use containers
“Container gardening is great because instead of plants growing in the same plane (as they do in a bed) you get a nice height variation,” says Bigner. To add flow, place the containers in corners, near focal points or by beds, rather than in a floating island.

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