SMALL SPACES, BIG IDEAS
While smaller spaces can be harder to design, you can create something spectacular in a confined area. It just takes some careful thought and planning, not to mention a little creativity. To make the most of the available space, you need to adopt the mindset that every centimetre counts. You need to make wise colour choices, keep an eye on quality and finish, and take a balanced approach. For a small garden or courtyard to work, everything has to be to scale and in perfect proportion, because even one jarring note will sound very loud.
As a general rule, clutter is the enemy of the small outdoor space so you don’t want to over-crowd it with too much furniture or a surfeit of decorative elements. Conversely, simplicity is its friend. Keeping the number of different plants, materials, colours, surface finishes and the like to a minimum in a
