Small Formal Garden Design Ideas

A once forgotten side yard turns into a charming gravel garden Martin Residence Cardiff by the Sea, Ca
Small mediterranean side yard formal garden in San Diego.

image: Travis Rhoads Photography
Small contemporary side yard shaded formal garden in San Francisco with natural stone pavers.

Design ideas for a small traditional backyard formal garden in London with a garden path and brick pavers.

Photographer: Timothy Dunford
Small traditional front yard partial sun formal garden in New Orleans with a garden path.

Using a refined palette of quality materials set within a striking and elegant design, the space provides a restful and sophisticated urban garden for a professional couple to be enjoyed both in the daytime and after dark. The use of corten is complimented by the bold treatment of black in the decking, bespoke screen and pergola.

Design ideas for a small traditional backyard full sun formal garden for summer in Surrey with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

Front yard - Ajithaa Edirimane photography
Design ideas for a small tropical front yard full sun formal garden in Other with a garden path and concrete pavers.

A low maintenance coastal style garden with artificial turf and a gabion seat on a circular deck.
Design ideas for a small beach style backyard partial sun formal garden in Other with natural stone pavers and a garden path.

Dramatic plant textures, modern hardscaping and sharp angles enhanced this mid-century modern bungalow. Soft plants were chosen to contrast with the sharp angles of the pathways and hard edges of the MCM home, while providing all-season interest. Horizontal privacy screens wrap the front porch and create intimate garden spaces – some visible only from the street and some visible only from inside the home. The front yard is relatively small in size, but full of colorful texture.

The boxwood takes on a chartreuse green in early spring the gate leads to a pool beyond
Small traditional backyard full sun formal garden in Charlotte with a water feature and gravel for spring.

Paying homage to the foundry and its history we have implemented lots of wonderful weathering corten steel in strong geometric wedges. Someone said 'its a bit rusty', we hope you like it, its a rich and developing patina that gets warmer in colour with age and works contextually with the original use of the building. We have designed a garden for a victorian foundry in Walsingham in North Norfolk converted into holiday cottages in the last decade. The foundry originally founded in 1809, making iron castings for farming industry, war casualties ended the male line and so in 1918 it was sold to the Wright family and they continued to trade until 1932, the depression caused its closure. In 1938 it was purchased by the Barnhams who made agricultural implements, pumps, firebowls, backplates, stokers, grates and ornamental fire baskets............ and so we have paid homage to the foundry and its history and implemented lots of wonderful weathering steel. The planting palette inlcudes large leafy hostas, ferns, grasses, hydrangeas and a mix of purple and yellow with a sprinkling of orange perennials.

Inspiration for a small transitional front yard partial sun formal garden for summer in Detroit with a container garden and concrete pavers.

Newly built vegetable garden. Beds are 4 inch cedar, pathways are river stone, contained on the perimeter by steel edging. Critterfence deters rabbits without obscuring the architecture of the garden. In the rear, support posts contain raspberries.

Using a refined palette of quality materials set within a striking and elegant design, the space provides a restful and sophisticated urban garden for a professional couple to be enjoyed both in the daytime and after dark. The use of corten is complimented by the bold treatment of black in the decking, bespoke screen and pergola.

Nadeem
Design ideas for a small contemporary side yard formal garden in Other with concrete pavers and with raised garden bed.

Photo of a small contemporary backyard partial sun formal garden for summer in Toronto with a garden path, concrete pavers and a wood fence.

All planting design by Deborah Cerbone Associates, Inc.
This is an example of a small backyard formal garden in New York with natural stone pavers.

Design & Photography by: Marco Romani, RLA
Photo of a small traditional front yard partial sun garden in Chicago with natural stone pavers.

Inspiration for a small contemporary backyard full sun formal garden for summer in Berkshire with decking.