Forest Garden’s top tips for bringing big style to small spaces.

Homeowners are looking to transform the most compact of outdoor spaces, according to new research from Forest Garden – the UK’s leading manufacturer and distributor of wooden garden products.

Using data from Pinterest, Forest Garden found searches soaring over the last month for ‘small garden’ terms, with ‘small back garden’ up 100%, ‘small city garden’ up 90% and ‘small garden design’ up 100%.

Jenny Davis, Head of Marketing for Forest Garden, said: “Homeowners are making use of every inch of their outdoor space. From vertical gardens packed with colourful blooms to cosy seating spaces nestled in the tiniest nooks, homeowners are looking for clever solutions to maximise functionality and aesthetics in limited space”

Designing a small garden

Less is more in a small garden but that doesn’t mean everything needs to be small. A lot of small elements can create a very cluttered feel, so you may be better off choosing bigger more dominant features and planting to balance the space.

The sky’s the limit

Think about growing plants on walls, training them upwards or hanging them from a structure such as trellis, our living screen planter (great for rental properties as it doesn’t need 

Multi-functional fixtures

Clever multi-purpose usage of areas is going to be the ideal situation. A space that works for two different purposes. Think about storage under bench seating rather than free-standing garden furniture. Raised beds or linear planters that can also act as dividers.

Forest Garden’s fold-down garden bar provides a brilliant entertaining space and when not in use can be folded away almost flush with the wall.

When it comes to small garden spaces and courtyard gardens, every choice and every inch counts. Applying key design principles can turn even the most compact courtyard into a lush, inviting hideaway with focal points leading the eye and space maximised through the use of vertical gardening. to be fixed to a wall) or our vertical slatted wall planter.

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