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Small Shabby-Chic Style Garden Design Ideas

Colorful Retaining Wall
Colorful Retaining Wall
Above and Beyond Complete Grounds MaintenanceAbove and Beyond Complete Grounds Maintenance
Inspiration for a small traditional front yard garden in Omaha with a retaining wall.
West Sac Waterfall
West Sac Waterfall
Geremia PoolsGeremia Pools
The small backyard off the patio was carefully landscaped to include lush flowers and plants that can grow year-round. The cute playhouse with raised vegetable beds were a must for this owner, and our team was eager to make a custom nook for the children, all the while incorporating the small space and patio it includes.
Tiny Mountain Cabin
Tiny Mountain Cabin
Durham Designs & Consulting, LLCDurham Designs & Consulting, LLC
With cows grazing in the adjacent pasture and goats scampering along, a donkey braying in the distance one can escape the hustle bustle of city life into a picturesque bucolic scene. Photo by Melodie Durham. Photos owned by Durham Designs & Consulting, LLC.
Una piccola serra tutta al femminile
Una piccola serra tutta al femminile
Arching - Architettura d'interni & home stagingArching - Architettura d'interni & home staging
Arching - Architettura d'interni & home staging
Photo of a small traditional garden in Milan.
Desination Garden
Desination Garden
Sun or Shade Garden DesignSun or Shade Garden Design
If you want to entertain in the backyard you can remove the hammock and add a table with chairs plus a few extra design elements. Now you have a fantastic area for entertaining.
San Carlos Cottage Garden
San Carlos Cottage Garden
Kristen Rudger Landscape DesignKristen Rudger Landscape Design
Small traditional backyard garden in San Francisco with a fire feature.
Houzz Tours - Janni Mellemgaard
Houzz Tours - Janni Mellemgaard
Mia Mortensen PhotographyMia Mortensen Photography
Mia Mortensen @houzz 2017 © 2017 Houzz
Design ideas for a small traditional garden in Aarhus with a vertical garden.
Bee Garden / Apiary
Bee Garden / Apiary
Ivy & BloomIvy & Bloom
An under-utilised corner of the garden was transformed into a romantic apiary, or bee-yard, featuring brightly painted hives and vintage furniture. The pebbles are a practical surface for working on the hives and retain water for the plants. Plants selected are a mix of bee-friendly perennials, herbs and vegetables, including dahlia, salvia leucanthe, anenome japonica and dianthus, buckwheat, blue kale, rhubarb, and silver lemon thyme. Woolly thyme, festuca coxii and purple alyssum soften the pebbles. Photos by Dee McQuillan
Outdoor Dinner Party
Outdoor Dinner Party
Dolce Design GroupDolce Design Group
Ali Mae Photography
Inspiration for a small traditional backyard partial sun garden for summer in Orange County.
Seasonal Containers
Seasonal Containers
Welcome To My GardenWelcome To My Garden
Beautiful summer colors with the container set against hydrangeas. Barbara Miller, designer/photographer
Design ideas for a small traditional backyard garden in New York with a container garden and natural stone pavers.
West Sac Waterfall
West Sac Waterfall
Geremia PoolsGeremia Pools
A dream playhouse, combined with natural landscaping and raised plant beds, create a magical corner in the small yard for kids.
Design ideas for a small traditional backyard partial sun xeriscape for spring in Sacramento with with outdoor playset and concrete pavers.
Colorful Fountain Garden with Rock Walkway
Colorful Fountain Garden with Rock Walkway
All Seasons Landscape DesignAll Seasons Landscape Design
Inspiration for a small traditional front yard full sun driveway for spring in Dallas with a water feature and natural stone pavers.
Small Garden Projects
Small Garden Projects
David Bauer, Cornerstone Builders of SW FlDavid Bauer, Cornerstone Builders of SW Fl
Water Re-use project using the Overflow Water coming from the Reverse Osmosis System. The waste line was run underground to the back of the fountain post and attached to the garden hose valve. The valve is locked in the open position to always allow flow when the system needs it. The watering can is removable to use the water for nearby potted plants. If the water is not used for plants it overflows to refill the bird bath with fresh water for the birds. Since the build several birds make it a regular stop in there day.
San Carlos Cottage Garden
San Carlos Cottage Garden
Kristen Rudger Landscape DesignKristen Rudger Landscape Design
Inspiration for a small traditional backyard garden in San Francisco with a fire feature.
G A R D E N - Cut flower farms + gardens
G A R D E N - Cut flower farms + gardens
Lore PattersonLore Patterson
Buckets of blooms at a roadside flower stand | Lore Patterson
Design ideas for a small traditional garden in Seattle.
A Down-Sized Dream Garden
A Down-Sized Dream Garden
Landscape Projects, Inc.Landscape Projects, Inc.
Created for a couple moving to a smaller house and lot in order to “down¬-size” after their children had left home, this garden’s design presented many challenges. The wife, an ardent gardener, had a long wish list: a water feature; specific plants (including a river birch, a gingko tree, oakleaf hydrangeas, plants to attract butterflies, and trilliums), fragrance, a small patio, and a potting shed. She also wanted to eliminate grass from any part of the property, and to have space to plant annuals (in containers and other areas). In short, she wanted a small “dream garden” created from a site that even she characterized as “disastrous-looking” at the outset. The wife wanted pathways that would allow her to visit all parts of the garden. The patio space did not need to be sizable because of the high deck off the back of the house, but the views from the deck were important. We accomplished all of the clients' goals, and designed a series of small "garden rooms" in the backyard to create the illusion of a larger space. We also designed a "faux potting shed" front to screen the area under the deck and incorporated a raised planting bed for annuals and herbs, which was featured in an article in Fine Gardening the following year as an inventive way to disguise an eyesore in the landscape. This garden received an Award of Distinction in 2009 from the DC/MD/VA Landscape Contractors Association. Another view of the small patio and millstone vountain from the deck.© Melissa Clark Photography
Seattle Backyard Garden and Pergola
Seattle Backyard Garden and Pergola
Environmental Construction, Inc.Environmental Construction, Inc.
A paver walkway winds through a lush backyard landscaping of vines and perennials that grow well in NW Washington. This colorful garden grove was designed by Environmental Construction Inc. based in Kirkland, WA.
Le jardin de tisanes des Comptoirs Richard - Paris 15éme
Le jardin de tisanes des Comptoirs Richard - Paris 15éme
Justine DewitteJustine Dewitte
Le jardin a été conçu pour Les Comptoirs Richard, il est situé au siège de l'entreprise. Elle est fondée à Paris en 1892, son siège est situé dans l'ancienne petite manufacture de café, ancien domicile de l’entreprise familiale. Afin de concevoir le petit jardin attenant à la maison et à la boutique des Comptoirs Richard, il faut comprendre l'histoire du lieu : après s’être fait un nom dans la négoce de vins et de spiritueux, la Maison Richard a développé ensuite son savoir-faire autour du café, elle continue son expansion dans la vente de thé et de tisanes. La maison, devenue le siège de l'entreprise, s'ouvre sur ce petit coin de verdure en plein cœur de Paris. Le jardin de 200m² est découpé en deux espaces; le premier accueille une terrasse aménagée de pots en terre cuite faits main, des "Atelier Vierkant", en lien avec les espaces de repos et de restauration de l'entreprise. Le second est constitué de jardinières en plessis de bois de châtaigniers, plantées d'aromatiques. Ces aromatiques ont été sélectionnées, en collaboration avec Les Comptoirs Richard, et sont cultivées puis séchées afin de créer des petits sachets de tisanes, afin d'être offerts aux clients privilégiés. Co-conception avec Athénaïs de Nadaillac pour STUDIO MUGO. Réalisation travaux espaces verts MUGO PAYSAGE Photo avant la récolte des aromatiques. Le jardin est foisonnant et odorant.
Bluestone Flagstone
Bluestone Flagstone
Finley's Tree & Landcare, Inc.Finley's Tree & Landcare, Inc.
Landscaping with new lawn and new planting.
Design ideas for a small traditional backyard partial sun formal garden in Los Angeles with natural stone pavers.
Wimbledon, courtyard garden
Wimbledon, courtyard garden
Beaufort & Rampton LandscapesBeaufort & Rampton Landscapes
Photo of a small traditional courtyard partial sun garden for summer in London with a retaining wall and natural stone pavers.

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