SMALL SIZE BIG WOW!

Make downsizing a dream come true with a small garden that is manageable and stunning!

Having a small garden doesn’t mean making big sacrifices. Designing it to make an impact is an opportunity to use your imagination, be innovative and be exploitative – that is, turn your limitations into potentials. And, it means you can have dazzling plants that tend to be lost in a bigger plot. Every corner, every pathway, every open space in your garden can be turned into an instant winner!

1 MOUNDS ABOUND

Use soft, playful shrubs in an array of different forms with contrasting leaves to create a layered effect that makes your garden seem larger than it is.

2 DOUBLE UP

Create a paying area that doubles as a discrete parking space. Dwarf mondo grass between the pavers links it to the garden bed and softens the hardscape.

3 BEAUTIFUL BLOOMERS!

Hydrangeas love afternoon shade and thrive under the dapple of olive trees. The flowering balls of the Hydrangea 'Ne Plus Ultra' (which means 'the best of its kind'!) open white in spring, then turn pink and eventually age to green.

4 EASY SQUEEZY!

Along a narrow passage, plant trees with slender trunks, such as these olives, and trim lower branches to create a leafy canopy and give you privacy from your neighbours.

5 EYE-POPPING GOOD!