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Many of us have a common hobby and that’s none other than gardening, who doesn’t like love nature’s beauty. Are you a beginner who is looking to start on a small garden space at home or a former gardener who wants to start over a small garden? Gardening is such an interesting hobby, once you start gardening there is no going back.
Is it possible to have a garden in a small area?
Yes, you can still have an adorable garden. All you need to do is get creative and create your own personal garden.
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13 Creative Small Garden Ideas At Home
- 1. Herb gardens
- 2. Plant seasonal flowers
- 3. Decorate your balcony
- 4. Vertical garden
- 5. Hanging baskets
- 6. Indoor plants
- 7. Outdoor Shed
- 8. Wall planter
- 9. Container Gardening
- 10. Indoor gardens
- 11. Living wall
- 12. Window boxes
- 13. Garden furniture
1. Herb gardens
If you have a small garden space at home, you can grow your herbs in a container. Such as Jar, small pot, or even wine boxes.
What are the best types of herbs you can grow in your herb gardens?
- Parsley
- PepperMint
- Bay leaves
- Coriander Leaves
- Chives
- Rosemary
- Basil
- Lemongrass
- Greek Oregano
2. Plant seasonal flowers
Flowers can make your garden look more beautiful and lively. A garden without those brightly coloured flowers gonna look a bit boring. Your garden can look stunning throughout the year if you plant seasonal flowers. Plant your flowers according to which season suits that particular flower.
Seasonal flower guide for every gardener
For Winter Season:
- Chrysanthemums
- Roses
- Amaryllis
- The Star of Bethlehem
- Carnations
For Spring Season:
- Roses
- Tulip
- Dahlias
- Lilies
- Azaleas
- Pansies
- Peonies
- Orchids
- Daisies
- Lilacs
- Daffodils
For Summer Season:
- Irises
- Zinnias
- Azaleas
- Daisies
- Snapdragons
- Freesias
For Autumn Season:
- Marigolds
- Goldenrod
- Bouvardia
- Queen Anne’s Lace
- Carnations
3. Decorate your balcony
If you have a small garden space in your backyard at home, you can make use of your balcony by squeezing your balcony into a vertical greenery garden. You can hang your flower pots or grab some garden accessories and place your small flower pots along the wall or hang them across the wall.
Before you start placing your plants and flowers, choose which flowers or plants will go well with your balcony. And not forgetting how you will water them and where the water will go afterward. If you have got enough space on your balcony you can even create a sitting area or an outside room and place your plants vertically to fit your balcony.
4. Vertical garden
You can make the most of your space by planting your plants in a container or flower pots and placing them vertically. Vertical garden works best for small garden space, you can use containers to make most of your garden space. You can make use of a leaning ladder, customized crates, or even use the garden wall.
5. Hanging baskets
Whether you have a big garden space or a small garden area at home, hanging baskets are a must. They enhance the look of your garden.
While choosing plants and flowers you can get creative with the color and the type of plants for your hanging baskets. Hanging baskets are one of the best ways to make your garden, balconies, and backyard stand out.
How to choose the right plants for hanging baskets?
There are three types of plants that go really well with hanging baskets. Vines plants, Ferns, and hostas are the best types of plants for hanging baskets as they don’t need much sunlight and water to look fresh and catchy.
6. Indoor plants
Not everything that you want to plant is fitting into your garden? or you don’t have space for gardening outside? Don’t worry there are still enough indoor plants that grow quite well without the need for sunlight.
7. Outdoor shed
Having an outdoor garden shed can help you in many ways. You can keep in all your garden tools here. Or you may also decorate it like the way you want it to be. Moreover, you can also spend some alone time in the shed if it has a big enough space for a chair and table.
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8. Wall planter
Wall planters are a must, especially if you have small garden space or you are looking forward to decorating your wall with greenery beauty at home. It is also one of our favorites, wall planters are a great way of showing off your greenery piece of art. And the best thing about wall planters is they don’t take up any space on the floor space and they can make your wall look more classy, modern, and more organized.
9. Container Gardening
Plant the same types of flowers in the same container. or Grow your vegetables in the same container. That will it will take less space.
10. Indoor gardens
Indoor gardens are fun and it makes your home look more environment friendly. There are many indoor plants that can fit into your indoor garden.
5 best plants for indoor garden
- Peace lily
- Flamingo flower
- Snake plant
- Chinese Evergreen
- Grape Ivy
11. Living wall
Tired of boring walls? Make your wall come alive. Find the perfect spot where you can set up your living wall. You can either go for indoor or outdoor walls whichever fits your style, choose your piece of furniture and the right plants for your living walls.
12. Window boxes
A window with colorful flowers might make your home look more breathtaking. Without putting much effort you can have beautiful windows throughout the year.
13. Garden furniture
Adding garden furniture to your garden makes your garden look more welcoming and relaxing. Foldable furniture pieces are a better option if you have a smaller garden space.
A beautiful garden space will make you want to spend more time outside. Not many have the chance to have a spacious backyard or garden space but the small yard is the norm. Anyhow you can still have the minimum garden furniture to lure you outside. According to how would you like your backyard to look like you can choose your furniture and place them the way you want.
Read About the must-have tools for gardening with pictures and their uses!
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~TAKEAWAY~
Gardening helps keep your mental health stable and improve physical health. Starting your garden might be challenging at first especially if you are a beginner as you have to do everything by yourself, from soil testing to watering your plants.
There is no limit to designing your own garden the way you want it to look. Garden planning is amusing if you have knowledge about what you need to do. You can even create your outdoor space feel bigger by wisely putting together color and texture plants in the correct order.
