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'The alternative is to choose something compact that can be used for casual dining and lounging – for example, small lounge chairs and a coffee table.' Ian Ellis, outdoor furniture buyer at John Lewis, explains: 'If you are looking to make the most of your small space, buy foldable furniture for eating so you can easily put it away or cover it when not in use. To create space for relaxing, entertaining and alfresco dining, choose outdoor furniture that is mobile and can serve more than one purpose – especially useful when planning roof garden ideas, where space is at a premium. With today’s busy lives, the garden is an extension of our homes no matter how tiny and so needs to be flexible. Choose one or two complementary shades and pick out petal colors with painted garden furniture or outdoor cushions and rugs. Stick to a single color palette for a coherent scheme. Research height, spread and soil preference before you buy. Movement between foliage and boundaries will help your garden flow and bring the plants into the space rather than restricting them around the edges, which can enclose the space. Hard landscaping and boundaries provide a garden structure, but it’s the planting choices that offer character, shape and softness. And why not paint the natural wood a bold color to enhance the sense of space and make foliage pop out against it?Īrches, pergolas and trellises are useful for adding height and privacy from the outside world. Traditional picket style or contemporary slatted fencing, rather than close boards, will let light stream through. Low-level fencing will reveal the outlook and create the impression your garden carries on and on. If the view beyond the garden is attractive, make a feature of the boundary itself. Look to ways of overcoming this conundrum, including implementing one of these small garden decking ideas to provide a seamless finish. Unfortunately, small gardens are often enclosed by walls and fences and generally overlooked, so ensuring hard landscaping and boundaries are planned right can be as important as greenery. Or, search for an online garden planner that will allow you to input measurements and visualize your dream space with digital precision. It’s much less expensive to make mistakes on paper first, so make a scaled sketch of the garden as it is, and then add on your ideas as separate cutouts that you can layer up and move around.

These can then be customized with planting and variations of these themes to personalize your space.įormal designs tend to have straight edges and symmetry, whereas informal gardens are looser in style with curvaceous and sweeping edges. Most successful gardens fall into three basic designs – circular, diagonal or rectangular. Pick out your small garden layout ideasĭepending on the size of your small garden, a distinctive layout will set the foundations. (Image credit: Future / Annaick Guitteny) 3.