Small Garden Design Ideas
Home & Garden Design, Atlanta - Danna Cain, ASLADry creek bed of river rock.
Photographer: Danna Cain, Home & Garden Design, Inc.
Small traditional front yard full sun garden in Atlanta with gravel.
Small traditional front yard full sun garden in Atlanta with gravel.
Sunrise Gardens LLC - Landscape Design/BuildThis permeable project on Delavan Lake uses a traditional paver (Barr Metro Paver) which is a repurposed brick with permeable spacers and special joint sand.
UserTHE LEMON TREE TRUST GARDEN
A garden inspired by the resilience, determination and ingenuity of refugees living in Domiz camp in Northern Iraq, was unveiled at the 2018 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The Lemon Tree Trust garden, designed with the input of refugees, highlighted the unexpected beauty hidden in the camp. The garden was designed to be used as a space to begin to organise the chaos inherent in forced migration, while also providing a sense of normality, wellbeing, peace and civility to broken lives.
Beautiful yet drought tolerant planting educated visitors about the type of plants refugees grow in the camp. Ingenious vertical planting, inspired by refugees’ use of everyday objects, and including input from refugees themselves, provided ideas for planting in limited spaces. Trees laden with fruit, including figs, lemons and pomegranates, provided scent and crops to harvest. Brutal, harsh materials, such as concrete and steel, widely available in the camps, were elevated with techniques such as polishing, casting and crafting into patterns and intricate Islamic inspired designs. Colourful and textural planting softened the hard materials. Cooling and calming water flowed throughout the space, collected in channels and pools, recycled and pumped back through the brimming central Islamic inspired fountain, representing the importance of grey water reuse and the many makeshift fountains refugees have built in their own gardens in Domiz camp.
Tom Massey progressed to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, with a 10x13m Main Avenue garden, after two successful show gardens at RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. The garden was built by award winning contractor Landscape Associates and was awarded an RHS Silver-Gilt medal.
The Lemon Tree Trust supports the development of urban agriculture and greening innovation for refugees and displaced people, promoting food production, well-being and community: lemontreetrust.org
Photographs by Britt Willoughby Dyer
Land Studio CLand Studio C
Small contemporary backyard xeriscape in San Francisco with a retaining wall and gravel.
Small contemporary backyard xeriscape in San Francisco with a retaining wall and gravel.
Amanda ShipmanAmanda Shipman
Small country backyard full sun garden in Hertfordshire with a garden path and brick pavers for summer.
Small country backyard full sun garden in Hertfordshire with a garden path and brick pavers for summer.
Amazon Landscaping and Garden DesignGold Granite Patio and Lollipop Bay Trees and Fern planting in urban Garden Design
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Small contemporary backyard partial sun formal garden in Dublin with a garden path, natural stone pavers and a wood fence for summer.
Small contemporary backyard partial sun formal garden in Dublin with a garden path, natural stone pavers and a wood fence for summer.
Ketti Kupper Conscious Life DesignDecomposed Granite path between Giant Sequoias leads to repurposed, reshaped and stained rear concrete slab. Micro-climate appropriate plants complete the picture. Photo by Ketti Kupper.
The Brooklyn Garden Club Inc.Entrance garden, Bed Stuy neighborhood of Brooklyn. Corten Steel, and Granite boulder custom fabrication
This is an example of a small asian front yard partial sun formal garden for winter in New York with a retaining wall and natural stone pavers.
This is an example of a small asian front yard partial sun formal garden for winter in New York with a retaining wall and natural stone pavers.
In-Vivo PaysageInspiration for a small tropical backyard garden in Bordeaux with a container garden and decking.
ESSEstudioarchPavimentazione in gres finto legno su due livelli con faretti inseriti; parete a lamelle di legno su cui si stagliano tre vasi in resina finto Corten con dei Phormium tenax, inseriti in una vasca con ciottoli decorativi.
Ph: Emanuela Baccichetti
Georgia Lindsay Garden DesignPorcelain paving with a tile inlay to zone the comfortable seating area.
Small contemporary garden in London with a container garden.
Small contemporary garden in London with a container garden.
Urban Oasis Landscape DesignA view of the front yard shows how the classic symmetry of the garden is offset by the organic planting.
This is an example of a small contemporary front yard full sun xeriscape for spring with a garden path and concrete pavers.
This is an example of a small contemporary front yard full sun xeriscape for spring with a garden path and concrete pavers.
UserThe goal of this landscape design and build project was to create a simple patio using peastone with a granite cobble edging. The patio sits adjacent to the residence and is bordered by lawn, vegetable garden beds, and a cairn rock water feature. Designed and built by Skyline Landscapes, LLC.
Design ideas for a small traditional backyard garden in London with natural stone pavers and with lawn edging.
SCJ Studio Landscape ArchitectureIn Seattle's Fremont neighborhood SCJ Studio designed a new landscape to surround and set off a contemporary home by Coates Design Architects. The narrow spaces around the tall home needed structure and organization, and a thoughtful approach to layout and space programming. A concrete patio was installed with a Paloform Bento gas fire feature surrounded by lush, northwest planting. A horizontal board cedar fence provides privacy from the street and creates the cozy feeling of an outdoor room among the trees. LED low-voltage lighting by Kichler Lighting adds night-time warmth .
Photography by: Miranda Estes Photography
The Mirror of ParadiseSmall traditional side yard full sun garden in Miami with natural stone pavers.
Neil Jones DesignUsing 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.
I.D. Alessandro RoncatoDesigned by ID Alessandro Roncato
Inspiration for a small industrial backyard shaded garden for spring in Milan with a garden path and gravel.
Inspiration for a small industrial backyard shaded garden for spring in Milan with a garden path and gravel.
Online Landscape DesignsThis xeric landscape design is based on a desire for a front yard that is not only water wise, but colorful, interesting, and bird and bee friendly. I was able to use some water saving ideas for the garden while working around the homeowner’s beautiful and mature silver maple tree. We started by removing all of the thirsty turf and installing a drip irrigation system that efficiently waters each plant individually at its roots.
I then designed a water wise front yard garden with bermed areas for contour, moss rock boulders for year round visual interest, pathways for navigating the garden, evergreen plants for winter greenery, and shrubs and perennials that bloom from early spring to late fall for as much color as possible through three seasons. The homeowners wanted a very detailed plant design, so I created two versions of the design, one with a plant key and the other with plant labels.
The plant pallet features xeric shrubs and perennials that attract pollinators such as bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies. Many of the shrubs provide berries, not only for the birds, but also for the homeowners to enjoy. There are perennial herbs, medicinal plants and Colorado natives in the landscape design as well. This variety of plants transformed the front yard into a space that is water wise and functional as well as beautiful.
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