25 ideas for a small garden in the city. You don’t need a big garden to enjoy gardening. You can even have a vegetable garden!
Before I had a big garden, I had a small one. It’s not as ambitious as a big garden, but it’s quicker to achieve something cosy and pretty. You can add pots, which are easy to water because it’s small. The grouping of pots adds a charming touch. What’s more, the pots can be renewed regularly, so you’ll always have a nice view from the windows.
My little garden in the city
The difficulty lies in keeping this type of garden moist. As there is a garage under the residence, the garden is actually laid on concrete and has only 50 cm of soil. That’s enough for most plants, even a Pierre de Ronsard rose, but you have to water it regularly as if it were a big window box. You also need to fertilize more often than with a plantation in the ground, especially as you tend to plant tightly to create a permanently flowering environment, isolate yourself from neighbors and protect yourself from neighbours.
Le potager du petit jardin
You can also have a small vegetable patch in a small garden.
To save space, you can grow in large containers, vegetable squares or high up. For example, I’ve grown potatoes in a large pot. Children really enjoy growing potatoes.
Retailers are now offering quite a few original and practical solutions for vertical vegetable gardens, enabling you to grow vegetables and fruit (especially strawberries) even on a balcony.
Also read: Creating a vegetable garden on the balcony or terrace
Other ideas for small city gardens found on the net
Do you have a small or large garden? Don’t hesitate to link to photos of your small garden!
Nicola Wakefield’s gardens
Nicola Wakefield established her studio in south Oxfordshire in 2016 and has since been involved in projects of all sizes, from roof terraces in central London to country estates in Surrey, Hampshire and Oxfordshire.
A Cambridge law graduate, she worked in the city for 9 years before graduating with a degree in garden design from KLC in 2015. She worked for a number of years for a well-known landscape designer in South London, maintaining and planting gardens.
After moving to South Oxfordshire, she worked in the potting shed at Orchard Dene Nursery. Her true love of gardening began as a child in Herefordshire.
She brings an eye for detail, in-depth experience of project management and meeting deadlines, and a creative yet highly professional approach to garden design.
