Space-Saving Techniques
Small Herb Garden Ideas: Where to Fit a Herb Area
Seven places a herb area fits in a small yard, from the kitchen door to a checkerboard bed, and the layout rules that keep herbs sunny, within reach and good to look at.
Space-Saving Techniques
Practical ways to get more from a small plot: dividing it into zones, tidy storage, privacy screening, and fitting a herb garden into a spare corner.
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Space-Saving Techniques
Small Garden Privacy Ideas: Screening Without Shrinking
How to find the sight lines that matter and screen only those, using parasols, a small tree, tall planters and open screens, so a small yard feels private without feeling boxed in.
Space-Saving Techniques
Small Garden Storage Ideas That Stay Out of Sight
Where to keep tools, bins, the hose and cushions in a small yard so they stop taking over the view, with simple rules for placing and disguising each piece of storage.
Space-Saving Techniques
How to Divide a Small Garden Into Zones
A step-by-step method for fitting seating, growing space and storage into one small plot: rank the uses, match them to light, size each zone and mark it without walls.