8 Ingenious Small-Space Garden Hacks
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Are you itching to plant a luscious garden? There may be one big hitch: a lack of outdoor space. Fortunately we have good news for you! Rambling acres are purely optional when it comes to gardening. All you need to create a flower or herb garden is a small patio, deck, or just few feet of outdoor space. Here are some of our favorite small-space garden DIYs to help you make the most of every inch.
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Coffee Cans
Create a privacy barrier between you and your up-close-and-personal neighbors with this palette and coffee can garden. It provides fresh greens and serves as an artful property divider in one!
Succulent Table
When you're tight on outdoor space, every inch counts. Make your patio table serve double duty as a gardening and dining surface by cutting space out of the middle to stash a container. Cut drain holes in the container, and plant hardy succulents for a custom table garden!
Window Boxes
Even if your home doesn't have any outdoor space to speak of, odds are you have windows! Buy or make window boxes, and fill them up with flowers and herbs to create your own window box garden!
Vertical Trellises
A basic trellis and a few hanging planters (how pretty are the silver buckets?!) turn a basic exterior wall into an elegant vertical garden and the perfect backdrop for outdoor entertaining!
Step Planter Boxes
An ascending planter box garden lifts veggies up and away from hungry rabbits, while the tall design allows for more boxes in less space!
Succulent Shutters
Part wall art, part garden, these window shutters are sure to leave a lasting impression! To create this vertical garden, plant tiny succulents in weed-cloth pockets stapled behind the shutter slats.
Mason Jars
A beautiful mason jar herb garden is easy to make and can be hung up anywhere there's sun, inside or outside the home.
Hanging Baskets
If you're short on ground space or just don't want plants underfoot, string up a hanging basket garden. Plant herbs and flowers that require similar amounts of sunlight together in woven baskets, and hang them from the ceiling.