Small (Under 1,000 sq ft.) - Landscaping Ideas
Small yard landscaping ideas for spaces under 1,000 square feet. See how creative design makes compact yards feel bigger and more functional.
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Tropical Plants
by milletWe enlarged the planting area for some curb appeal. Plants are small for now...
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Arcadia
A melange of plants that strike my fancy. With emphasis on great foliage first.
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Front Yard
by kflatterIt is a small yard that needs some curb appeal. I am a beginer that needs so...
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Fantastic Flagstone
by LucybugOur odd yard area needed a make over and our ideas turned out beautiful. Plan...
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Behind the back fence
When we bought our house, this is the area on the other side of the back fenc...
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front yard
I have about 3 feet from the foundation of my house out into the yard that ha...
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Backyard with vegetable garden
by tifoliefarmThis was part of the horse field but they were too close to the deck so we de...
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Seaweed Cottage
by Barb 2A newly planted perrenial garden by the seaside at the Jersey shore. This is...
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permaculture retention area
by Sally HessA portion of a townhouse development's storm water retention area plante...
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Central Ave
by BTower11New house, yard is overgrown to the left of the porch and boring everywhere e...
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Orange County Floral Patio
I have a small patio that was initially covered with large banana leaf trees ...
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Oasis in the Desert
We changed a "builder provided" front yard into an oasis in the des...
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Small Space - Low Maintenance
This is the back yard of a home that will probably become a rental property. ...
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Side garden oasis
The kitchen and livingroom looks out onto this side garden, so I wanted to co...
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Small Backyard Paradise in CA
by Jason GarciaI am slowly creating a "tropical" theme to my backyard. I just add...
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oklahoma winds
by kay jordenMy yard in Oklahoma 10 years in the making. Front yard is a nice size, back y...
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My Garden Pond
I made 2 ponds with a bridge in between them, and a stream connecting the pon...
About Small (Under 1,000 sq ft.) Landscaping
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