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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Small (Under 1,000 sq ft.) Right side Reset

South Side

by herefordbase

Very weedy!
North Side

by herefordbase

Mostly shade, ignored side of yard
Ware Front Yard

by candie07w
Sideyard

by Meadowlark

A continuation of the paver patio area, which is moving forward. Pretty much ...
front slope

by 7927zor1

I hate the slope on the side of the house but can't afford an expensive ...
Front yard

by M B Ramer

WE have a small yard on a 7000 sq.ft lot . It is a corner lot with the side...
Fantastic Flagstone

by Lucybug

Our odd yard area needed a make over and our ideas turned out beautiful. Plan...
Rock Trail Yard

by Unknown 27

Curb-side yard with front and side yard extremely visible from yard.
friendship yard

by tippytowz

it has a semi small area fill with ugly rocks rite now, and then there is a s...
Behind the back fence

by Suzanne Phillips

When we bought our house, this is the area on the other side of the back fenc...
Deronda's gardens come forth in color.

by Deronda

My gardens come forth in color as spring comes forth. Front yard,side yard me...
Mandina

by Donna Mandina

Side yard with new fence that my husband built with down and post lighting. ...
river

by nytoolgirl

pretty dead, it's a side yard that separates the house from the driveway...
Backyard Serenity

by Edward Burkhardt

Recently landscaped backyard. Two side yards house various succulents and b...
Kitchen Side Garden

by Wenikikini

This is what I can see out my kitchen window. It has changed several times as...
Springtime Indian Hawthornes

by Pats

Front yard of pie shaped lot in cul-de-sac; back yard two levels on canal adj...
D and J's Felton place

by Denise 2

in progress... :)
side & rear yard water feature

by Howard Goettsch

We built a waterfall in the corner of the rear yard and it cascaded into a st...
Outdoor living space.

by Lynnsey Mostad

We live in a rural area but on a street on a lake with neighbors close. Alway...
Side garden oasis

by liz villacorte

The kitchen and livingroom looks out onto this side garden, so I wanted to co...

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Small (Under 1,000 sq ft.) - Landscaping Ideas

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