goodhousekeeping.com
This is a great photo gallery of 40 different small garden ideas. As you start your garden planning, you might get some inspiration from some of these garden spaces.
Photo Credit: Debra Lee Baldwin on countryliving.com
Rori and Jenae have collected 25 creative ideas and tutorials for small gardens. They begin the post with:
Not everyone has a spacious backyard, but that doesn’t mean you can’t give your outdoor space its own unique flare. Check out our favorite ideas for amping up a smaller yard.
Some of the tutorials include:
You’ll find ideas, excellent photos and tutorials. Really well done! Click on the 25 Small Backyard Ideas for Tiny Gardens link below to see the complete post
bhg.com
I think that you can create a garden in almost any space you have, whether it’s a small pocket garden, balcony garden, rooftop garden etc.
This post shares 17 different ideas for small gardens. It’s a slideshow that shows container gardens, adding color to shady garden spaces, welcoming wildlife, vertical gardening and more.
Doug begins the post:
“A small garden space doesn’t mean you can’t have the garden you want. Here are our favorite ideas for small garden ideas, including small patio garden ideas, to help you maximize your space!”
The post is a slideshow post. Just click on “Next” or “Prev” to navigate through the various garden ideas.
Click on the Small Garden Ideas link below to see all of Doug’s great ideas.
diyncrafts.com
If you have a small garden, a garden with poor soil, a patio, balcony or rooftop – YOU CAN GARDEN! There are so many different ways to incorporate a garden into a small space.
This article discusses 40 different small garden ideas. If you see an idea you like, just click the link under the picture. You’ll find more information for that idea.
There are:
Click on the 40 Genius Space-Savvy Small Garden Ideas and Solutions link below to see all 40 small space garden ideas.
mrbrownthumb.blogspot.com
If you have a small-space garden, or want to plant bulbs in containers, these tiny garden bulbs are just the ticket. They’re also easy to grow. Mr Brown Thumb lists 6 different miniature bulbs you can find at local nurseries or garden stores. Here are a couple:
Species Tulip provide Spring color but with smaller flowers & foliage
Crocuses that are vibrant in color !
View more by clicking on Miniature Garden Bulbs for Small-Space Gardens below.
containergardening.about.com
Would you like to grow potatoes but don’t have a lot of garden space? You can do it! Potatoes grow well in containers. In this slideshow article, Kerry explains all of the steps in planting, growing watering and harvesting potatoes. She also explains sunlight requirements.
You can allow a few potatoes that you have now to sprout and use those as starter potatoes. However, you’ll have greater success if you use actual seed potatoes. You can get seed potatoes at nurseries or online. You only have to buy them once since you can reserve some of your potato crop to use as seed potatoes next year. Kerry provides one online source for organic seed potatoes which has a nice selection of different potato varieties.
Kerry mentions Smart Pots in the article. I wanted to comment on Smart Pots. I used them for the first time last year and absolutely love them. They are lightweight even when filled with soil, so moving plants is easier. Because they’re made of fabric, your potatoes or tomatoes or flowers will get extra air. The pots also drain beautifully so you have very little risk of root rot. Smart Pots come in every size from 1 gallon to 100 gallons. This is an example of the 45 gallon Smart Pot (That green thing on the front is a paper label that you pull off and discard):
To read Kerry’s complete article, click on the How to Grow Potatoes in Containers link below.
sowanddipity.com
This is a nice collection of safe DIY vertical gardens. For each type of vertical garden, Shelley offers helpful tips, advice, and cautions. There are also links listed for each type of vertical garden. Shelley discusses the following types of vertical gardens:
Click on the 10 Safe DIY Vertical Gardens link below to read this very helpful article.
Photo Credit: Knitted Garden
Dan 330 shared this article by Kathy of the Garden Glove website. It really gives new meaning to the idea of small garden ideas.
Mini gardens are very tiny gardens that are very trendy right now. Kathy shares 9 different mini garden ideas. If you see an idea you like, click on the associated link, and you’ll see more information about that garden. There is also a tutorial. Some of these mini gardens are truly amazing. Visit the DIY Mini Gardens link below to see all 9 garden ideas.
sunset.com
This is a terrific slideshow on the Sunset website. It’s really helpful to see photos of different gardening spaces. The article encourages people to make every inch of a small home or space. After each idea there’s a link to information about the gardening method and often there’s a tutorial.
Here are just a few of the ideas:
Visit the How to Garden Anywhere ~ 33 Examples link below to see all of the small-space gardening ideas.
Have you given up on gardening because you live in an apartment or condominium? Maybe you live in the city and don’t see any way to garden there. Do you have a postage stamp backyard. ? Or maybe you have poor soil on your property. Perhaps you can’t get around as well in a backyard garden. These are all reasons why many people give up on gardening.
Well the fact is you can still garden. If you have a patio, balcony, small area of ground, or sunny windowsill, you can garden. Container gardening is perfect for patios and balconies. You can also easily set up a window box in a sunny window. [Read more…]