Small Backyard Landscaping Ideas By Sunrise Inc.
Create a Space For Entertaining Guests
When trying to come up with small backyard landscaping ideas, it’s often common to create an area to entertain family or guests. When planning and measuring out the space, be sure to choose the right-sized furniture. Long family-style benches or smaller stools can add seating while not taking up the entire area. With seating, you can also add shade to block the sun on those hot summer days. Shade sails can be used instead of big umbrellas to conserve space. Talk to one of our specialists to figure out the best layout for you and your family.
Utilize Plants & Hedges
Create a welcoming atmosphere in your backyard, even if you only have limited space. Choose plants that not only look beautiful but smell nice as well. With a gorgeous nice smelling area, it’s hard to not wanna spend time there. Plants can not only grab your attention, but they can also break up areas of sod. Place the plants around the walkways, walls, and water features to create a colorful border in your backyard. Also consider short hedges. They will act like fences and allow you to carve out a separate garden area from an entertaining area.
Create A color theme
Choosing colors to feature in your backyard is a great small backyard landscaping idea. Choose one or two neutral colors like grey, white, or black and one or two bright colors. This will make it easy to choose plants, patio furniture, and other accessories to coordinate. A color theme is one of those simple landscaping ideas that can make your space look professionally done.
Walkways or Flagstone Patios
Creating walkways for the backyard helps make the space more livable. Due to the small space, it’s best to create narrower walkways rather than big wide paths. Consider using stepping stones or pavers; they are easy to install and fairly inexpensive.
Add A Water Feature
Installing a water feature is a great way to add a bit of charm to a small backyard. Here are some possible ways to add water to your small backyard landscaping:
- vanishing edge pond
- small goldfish pond
- orb fountains
- half-moon pond with bubbling water feature
- Asian-inspired water fountain
Create A Vegetable Garden
Turn your backyard vegetable garden into a usable space by adding a wire arch. The vegetables’ foliage will envelop the arch over time, creating an enjoyable spot to relax and tend to the garden. If you are going for a more elegant vegetable garden, try building vegetable beds out of brick rather than wood. You can also swap out the grass for beautifully paved walkways like mentioned above.
