| ARTICLE PREVIEW from Fine Gardening September/October 2005 (#105)
Use these six design strategies to make the most of a limited space by Rosalind Reed Gardeners in urban settings constantly face the challenge of creating a garden in a small yard. In recent years, the problem has been elevated to a new level as more home owners are building large houses on small lots. As a landscape designer in Chicago, Rosalind Reed is frequently asked to design gardens for these small spaces. In this article, she offers six design strategies that draw attention away from the house to the garden, making the yard seem bigger than it is. Among the strategies: how to orient garden beds in relation to the house and where to site outdoor seating areas.  Preview next articleBack to this issueBuy this issue
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