Make the most of your outdoor space whatever its size with these tips from garden designer Matt James.
1. Introduce a tree
Every garden needs a tree, to provide privacy and shade, act as a focal point, encourage wildlife and help to screen eyesores. Flowering cherries, crab apples, flowering hawthorn and snake bark maples shout ‘look-at-me’ all year round, and many varieties are ideal for small gardens.
2. Reduce bedding
Cut back on bedding. Summer displays need work, so keep them small or switch schemes to big tubs and half-barrels as these don’t need watering so often. Alternatively, use colourful perennials, which don’t need to be replaced every year.
3. Add focal points
A garden focal point acts as a visual full stop or offers distraction from an eyesore beyond. Statues, sculpture and water features are most effective, but pots or even lumps of shapely driftwood are good ideas.
4. Alteratives to a lawn
Tiny garden? Bin the lawn and go for additional paving or cheaper gravel in sunny spots, and bark in shade. Quality artificial turf is also an option; you’ll cut maintenance time in half and, with no need for a mower, free up precious storage, too.
5. Use big accessories
Small pots, plants and paving units will make a small garden feel smaller. Think big, even if space is tight.
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