Small Garden Design Ideas
Narrow spaces can be beautiful and practical. Hanging plants help achieve privacy where homes are close by and soften the view with living green 'walls'.
Tiered pots stacked vertically maximise space and sunlight. They are planted with strawberries cascading down the sides. A raised vegetable garden is planted with trellised tomatoes, capsicum and eggplant (same plant family 'Solanaceae' so easy for crop rotation) along with sunflowers and a variety of sun loving herbs.
A Herb Spiral is a Permaculture garden design for growing more food (herbs, flowers, berries and vegetables) in a small vertical space. It maximises planting room while creating a variety of microclimates from dry and sunny to moist and shady. Learn more how to DIY your own Herb Spiral with this free tutorial: https://themicrogardener.com/4-step-guide-to-building-a-herb-spiral/
Kitchen garden based on Permaculture principles. This design incorporates a herb spiral as a garden feature that maximises vertical space, with more room for planting in a curved area. A tepee structure for climbers increases growing space and adds visual interest. Vegetables in contrasting colours look beautiful in rows and bark retaining edging adds texture. A food forest along the back wall features Japanese plum, pineapple guava, Chilean wintergreen, blueberries and native plants.
A potager or decorative ornamental kitchen garden enclosed with a rustic wood fence, arbor gate entrance and attractive vertical structures for seasonal climbers.
Cedar timber raised vegetable garden beds with decorative matching pots at each end in a compact enclosed courtyard garden.
An edible garden should contain a mix of companion plants that include flowers for beauty, fragrance, pest repellent properties, medicinal value, free seeds, nectar and pollen for beneficial insects and pollinators and of course cut blooms for indoors. Some flowers are also edible. Many vegetables and herbs also flower and provide double duty as food as well as these other benefits. Learn more in this article with 13 Reasons to Grow Flowers in Your Vegetable Garden. https://themicrogardener.com/13-benefits-of-growing-flowers-in-your-vegetable-garden/
Enclosed kitchen garden with raised wooden planter boxes for vegetables, herbs and flowers. Marigolds around the outside attract beneficial insects and pollinators, acting as an insectory to feed these garden helpers.
French Potager or Ornamental Kitchen Garden Design.
Potager or Ornamental Kitchen Garden with formal paths, central feature and planted with fruits, berries, herbs and vegetables. Learn more about creating your own inspiring small garden space in this article. https://themicrogardener.com/inspiring-small-garden-spaces/
Curved pathways and garden beds create visual interest, nooks to sit and enjoy the sensory aspects and are features in themselves. Curved edges also increase the available planting area and draw the eye through the space. Learn more about creating your own inspiring small garden space in this article. https://themicrogardener.com/inspiring-small-garden-spaces/
A rustic bench seat provides a focal point in the garden design as well as a practical place to sit under a fruit tree and enjoy the sensory aspects of this edible oasis. Learn more about creating your own inspiring small garden space in this article. https://themicrogardener.com/inspiring-small-garden-spaces/
Potager Garden - edibles that look beautiful with a variety of textures, colours and growth habits. Vertical space is utilised with decorative obelisks and trellises and act as focal points to draw the eye through the garden.
Tiered curved beds elevate and stagger edible plantings for visual interest and to maximise space.
Great use of vertical space, stacking and tiered garden beds to grow edibles and herbs.
Keyhole raised garden bed design for easy access
Feature herb spiral garden - http://themicrogardener.com/4-step-guide-to-building-a-herb-spiral/
Curved paths and raised multi-tier garden beds increase the edge for planting space and create interest in the garden.
Raised multi-level wooden garden beds, staggered to allow for more plantings with vertical structures to maximise space.
Formal enclosed kitchen garden with espaliered fruit trees around perimeter. Raised garden beds with feature trees and low maintenance pathways.
Ornamental edible garden with rustic gateways and arches at either end and an inviting pathway with colourful plantings.
Edible flowers and flowering herbs/vegetables add value and charm to this cottage style kitchen garden or potager.
Ornamental edibles in a raised garden bed edged with stone.
Espaliered apple trees act as a living fence for this kitchen garden.
Raised beds within the wall of espaliered apple trees make it easy to crop rotate throughout the seasons with a variety of plant families.
An espaliered apple fence is a dense wall of leaves, hiding a multitude of ripening fruit around the raised garden beds within.
Raised garden beds bordered by espaliered fruit trees saves space in a compact kitchen garden. Love the pavers with flowers as a focal point.
Incorporating aquaculture with vertical gardens and climbing passionfruit vine.
Great example of a contemporary kitchen garden incorporating chicken run, vertical vegetables and passionfruit trained over a pergola.
An enclosed animal safe kitchen garden with raised beds and central focal planter.
Stone edging with gravel paths are low maintenance options for an edible garden.
Great use of vertical space in a compact small space. More ideas for using vertical structures in the garden @ http://themicrogardener.com/category/vertical-gardens
Easy access, raised garden beds - great design for a small space, poor soils or those not physically able to garden low down.
Close to the house for easy access and homegrown edibles taste as good as they look.
Raised bed ornamental edible kitchen garden in an enclosed zone.
Formal style ornamental edible garden
Ornamental kitchen garden - pretty and productive. Learn how to design a pretty edible space @ http://themicrogardener.com/design-tips-for-a-productive-kitchen-garden/
A simple lattice vertical garden for climbers - http://themicrogardener.com/15-helpful-design-tips-for-vertical-gardens/
Good use of repetition in pot colours - harmonizes a small garden area. More tips http://themicrogardener.com/garden-design-ideas-small-spaces/
Edible vegetable garden in raised bed.
Veggie-filled front yard planter near the street - community garden
Stone borders to outline an undulating garden beds creates a softer, more organic look on sloped block.
Flowers incorporated amongst vegetables and herbs to attract pollinators and for colour
Edibles are used as ornamentals
Edible raised beds in compact space
A rustic garden bench seat makes a practical spot to collect the harvest.
Herbs, flowers and leafy greens grow well in small pots and can be grouped according to their sun and water needs
Focal point in courtyard garden
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