landscaping ideas for small yards
Landscaping Ideas for Small Yards
You need not necessarily have a huge yard for landscaping. Check out the article below to get a few landscaping ideas for small yards.
- If you have a front yard, having a path made of cobbled or plain stone can be one of the best bets.
- It will give a welcoming feeling to the visitors and will give a different look as well.
- To add to that, stone paths do not take a lot of space.
- Flagstone and slate are two good options, when it comes to a stone path.
- Have creeping plants meandering between the stones for a green look rather than a totally dry one.
- This is one amongst the many interesting residential landscaping ideas.
- If you are bored of patio paves and concrete-edged designs, use bricks, i.e., have a brick edging.
- It is available in a lot of varieties like a scalloped block or delicate patterns.
- Using a brick edge of your choice will keep the ground color contained, and appear neat and clean.
- You can further base some greenery around the bricks - shrubs, flowering plants, grasses, and creepers.
- Have a raised flower bed. This might not be as easy as the earlier two.
- Perhaps a research as to what kind of flowers are suited to the local climate, and the kind of soil you have and other issues would have to be done.
- This is not very harsh on your pockets, as the area you are looking at is not huge. Although, maintaining a flower bed might be a bit tedious.
- The impact water has on most of us is simply magical. Thus, water can be a very interesting element for decoration.
- A small fountain or a rock garden having a fountain can add elegance and a unique dimension.
- You can also consider designing it in a Zen (Japanese) style with a bridge and stone path. This style has water as a very important element.
- A yard can be made to look bigger by having smaller and shorter grasses, shrubs, and the likes in front; and taller grasses and plants can be at the back or corners.
- This can create an illusion of your yard being bigger and will give it a depth.
- Consider having lighter hues in the flowers you choose, or the type of grass, and the overall decor to make the place appear bigger and spacious.
- Team this up with wrought iron and free-standing plant hooks to further impart a vertical look.