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Small garden planting ideas…plants for narrow or small gardens



Find out what plants to plant in a small garden, and which ones make a small garden look bigger. Whether you have a narrow garden, a tiny courtyard garden or a difficult space in a larger garden, these tips from garden designer Posy Gentles will help you choose the right plants.

Garden designer Posy Gentles: http://www.posygentles.co.uk/
For blogposts on which plants to choose for small gardens:
https://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/10-garden-planting-ideas-small-gardens/
https://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/10-small-garden-planting-ideas-really-work-part-2/

For more about trees for privacy:https://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/the-8-best-perfect-for-privacy-garden-trees/

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49 Comments

  1. prayerwarror

    Can you please tell me what the small pink pom-pom flowers on spindly stalks are? Also, the large mauve-pink ball flowers on long stalks are called. I live in a temperate zone in Oz and don't think I have seen either of them here. Oh yes, and the deep pink flowers on tall stems which appear to me to be very tall snapdragons…….what are they?

  4. Jo Sanders

    I love this just go slower .I love the description map of the whole yard . Please please make more of these.

  6. S Bic

    I absolutely love your videos! 🥰 Thank you so much for all your hard work!! Can you please tell me the gardening zone that your videos are in?

  7. Vee McG

    I've enjoyed this video as I have a small front garden that I need to design on a budget and find your suggestions very helpful. I also need to redesign the "wrap around" small back and medium sized side garden as I was able bodied but now have health issues including mobility issues. Thank you for sharing your skills and knowledge ❤️ and please do make more videos as I really enjoy learning more about gardening and your voice is pleasant to listen to without any unnecessary background music. God bless and keep you safe, from Northern Ireland.

  8. Nick Blommaerts

    Hi Alexandra, any chance you could let me know the name of the three trees at 4:14 in the video? Looks like Birch but it’d be great to know which variety. Inspiring video as always!

  9. Feeonagh Chambers

    Really beautiful. So glad I stumbled upon this channel; it is always informative, inspiring and delightful. Thank you Alexandra.

  16. Chris Sforza

    My garden lot is wide and short, following the lines of my house, a ranch-style, single storey. I would so much appreciate advice on designing a garden for this shape. Thank you for all the practical and beautiful inspiration!

  17. Smallpotato1965

    .."only twenty wide long and a hundred feet long".. That's six by thirty meters?! Most houses in the Netherlands, if they have a garden at all, have on five meters wide and eight meters deep. Say fifteen feet by twentyeight feet, to be generous. A twenty by hundred feet garden is a very, very large garden by Dutch standards.

  18. miss twinkle

    Oh my this is so helpful i will use these tips for my yard garden. I will use tall plants for my garden but its very shady because its lower down. Any sugges for flowers that grow happily in areas where there is less light?

  19. miss twinkle

    I have stairs in my garden which looked like an ugly feature at first but then i decorated it with mosaic mirrors from behind. I have now hung some ferns unders the stairs but i am looking for more ideas

  21. Marilyn Haughton

    Lovely garden. Thank you for the video. Do you think you could superimpose some of the names of the plants on them ? I know it's a hassle but if we don't have a name we can't find them. Thanks again.

  27. C 2

    Normally I'd avoid planting a tree in a small garden. Nevermind 3 of them all together in a central position. But this works
    Therefore we ought not to always follow common sense all of the time when thinking of making a garden.

  28. kwicher

    Sorry, but I stopped watching after the description of this SMALL garden: 20 ft x 100ft.

  38. Fran

    I thought I had a medium size garden but seems mine is defined as small. It's weird because it's very wide but not that long and the front garden is the same size as the back. Front is south facing and back is north with two large lime trees. Very difficult to plan.

  43. Robert Widdowson

    Beautiful garden. The running commentary, punctuated by the philosophical aesthetic of the small garden, is very much appreciated.

    The clear explanation is helpful as I begin to meditate on my own small garden. Lots of garden vlogs talk about the various elements, but not about the overall greater purpose of a garden, particularly a small garden. I started the planning process by thinking merely about individual plants, but then I stumbled across your channel. Your highly knowledgeable videos have driven me back to the drawing board, to think about the basic principles of the small garden. I've always been drawn to certain gardens, but never understood why. Your lessons have supplied the answer, by offering the theory illustrated by particular examples.

    My learning experience is a great delight, due in large measure to the very thoughtful commentary provided by this YouTube channel. Well done.

  45. Linda S. Martin

    Could you do a video for pet owners with small gardens? I rescue dogs and have six to ten at a time, none large, and love plants but do not know how to balance out dog and plant space. I live in southern Mexico in San Cristobal de las casas. I may rent a house with an ample small garden, at the back of which is a covered area for dog beds and a walkway to a narrow side garden. Any and all ideas welcome. Thank you.

  47. C CT

    I did like the small garden approach. I enjoyed that alot and got some ideas I would like to try. I'm in the US I dont think snapdragons get that tall. Amazing.

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