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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Major Features
- Garden
- Deck
- Curb Appeal
- Water Feature
Additional Features
- Balcony
- Covered Patio
- Driveway
- Fence
- Firepit
- Fireplace
- Flower Close-ups
- Fun for Kids
- Hardscape
- Lawn
- Lighting
- Outbuilding
- Path / Walkway
- Pergola / Arbor
- Pond
- Retaining Wall
- Spa
- Sport Court
- Stone / Rock
- Sunroom
- Waterfall
- Water Fountain
- Water-Wise
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Small (Under 1,000 sq ft.) Zone 5 Reset

Cheaper than Therapy

by Lynn

What once started out as just a plain yard has, over the last 12 years, becom...
J & Ds garden

by Jan H

Our lot is not very big, 50 x 200. Mixture of sun and shade. We started with ...
The Woods People

by jannetie

Small yard, about .25 acre, inherited along with the house by my partner in 1...
Golf Course Garden

by Jan Meissner

This is a small yard with close neighbors and views of a private golf course....
Through the Seasons

by jannetie

Our yard from summer through winter, with a lovely visitor or two.
Bill & Barb's

by Billn2theFray

Small city lot with a "park" in the yard. Gardens, fountains, fish ...
www.larksperennials.com INEXPENSIVE HOOPHOUSE

by Lark

ARE YOU THINKING OF SPRING. This is easy to do. I can't afford a greenh...
Compass Garden

by Lari Pett

We turned our front lawn into a Compass Garden. We fenced in the yard after w...
Front Yard

by Robin 2

This is the front yard to our little Cape Cod home
My Little Garden

by Anthony T.

Small Front Yard Garden with features kids can relate to.
Front yard fantastic

by Olive Grove

This yard goes from ho hum to stunning. A parking space, natural cutstone wal...
23 Brantwood

by Al's Maintenance Services

325 sq.ft patio, Techo-bloc Blu in Harvest Gold with a border, Techo-bloc Vil...
Crow's Nest Way-Front Yard

by Al's Maintenance Services

This house was in a new development that we did the landscaping for a co-work...
Backyard 14x14x14 triangle garden help

by yvonnedietrich

I want beautiful flowers tall to short in the sunny garden and shade plants i...
Little bit of peace

by Rhonda Oldaker

Dogwood red & white , Azeala bush, rhododerdron and bleeding hearts.
Side yard party patio

by Olive Grove

These homeowners wanted to utilize their plain side yard that connected to th...
Front Yard

by Jessica Voloch

Looking to "urban farm". Need some advice on how to approach chang...
Mini-Pond

by Anthony T.

Small Scale Water Feature
City Tranquility

by GardenView Design

This was a project for an urban garden in a busy section of Dedham, MA, a tow...
forclosed yard

by matttysonrupp

has three car garage and drive way in front whole yard is perfectly flat, fro...