24 brilliant ideas for small gardens

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JARDINS E FONTES, Borges Arquitetura & Paisagismo Borges Arquitetura & Paisagismo Taman Modern
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If you only have a small garden to work with, you might assume that you can't capture that fabulous designer look as easily as those with far larger spaces, but we want to get you out of that way of thinking! Ask any talented gardener and they'll tell you that size isn't what matters the most, as you can create striking, covetable and utterly incredible natural displays anywhere, if you're willing to be a little more creative and adventurous. We've found a host of small gardens, each of which has a terrific idea to inspire you, so let's take a look and see if we can't give your outdoor space a fantastic makeover to become the most glorious of modern yet modest landscaping projects!

1. Try using beautiful rocks to create a little textural diversity and tactile focal points.

2. Use a good selection of natural materials that will complement yet also contrast each other! Think tonally!

3. Try to choose some more exotic and unusual plants than you normally would. Spiky and colourful varieties will work really well.

4. Work with different plant heights, as this will create an eye-catching display that you can't look away from! Ground-covering plants and tall trees look great together.

5. A tiny self-contained zen garden will always look elegant, sophisticated and create a lovely spot for some quiet reflection as well.

6. Think outside the box in terms of where you can install a small garden! Any unused corner can be transformed, if you are creative enough.

7. Treat a small garden like a piece of art. Adding in some fantastic accessories and working within a defined colour scheme will make a real masterpiece.

8. Really short on space? Stick to gorgeous potted plants and go all out with your choice of pottery! Large Ali Baba pots are a genius touch.

9. Your garden walls are premium real estate for some vertical planting! Very popular right now, wall gardens are great for giving the impression of a larger area.

10. Go one step further with your vertical garden and paint the wall! A splash of colour will make a big impact.

11. Water features! A great way to add excitement and a little more nature to a small space, water features look incredible.

12. How about just keeping things really simple and minimalist? Less really can be more, after all.

13. If you choose just one accent colour for a small garden it will really pop. Go as bright as you dare.

14. If you don't have a green thumb, why not focus your efforts on creating a zen little seating area? So pretty!

15. What an unusual installation! A little pool, filled with pretty gravel is a great centrepiece!

16. What about if you only really have space for a path? Then make it a little more organic, with some grass connections!

17. A feature fence panel will definitely add some serious pizazz to a tiny garden display, plus it will allow more sunshine to flow in.

18. We've never seen bamboo look anything other than incredible and in a small garden, it really gets the ratio of space to impact right! Don't forget that it's lucky too!

19. The colours of the rainbow go together for a reason and you can use them all in your garden too! It doesn't just have to be green.

20. How about some coloured ceramics? Beautiful pots, finished in eye-catching colours will create a year-round gorgeous display.

21. You know what works well in a small garden? A little herb-growing area! Keep it near the kitchen for real ease of use and gorgeous scents.

22. Is this the future of garden design? We hope so, as the geometric path is something we would definitely like to copy, even in our small spaces.

23. As low maintenance plants go, you can't beat a cactus! They look great on their own too, so work well in a small garden that needs an easy focal point.

24. Pretty planters are the last word in small garden accessorising and we love the idea of matching the plants inside to the exterior colour. What style and charm!

For extra garden inspiration, take a look at this Ideabook: 15 exceptional gardens for social summer evenings.

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