GARDEN SECRETS

How to turn small gardens into something sensational

1 BE DECEPTIVE

Big isn’t always best. Clever design ploys work wonders in tiny plots. Put large-leafed plants in front of smaller-leafed ones to suggest distance.

2 THINK THIN

Avoid curves, build beds along simple narrow lines, disguise fences with so foliage and grow vertically on walls and trellises to maximise space.

3 BE RUTHLESS

Choose the best-looking plants, melding soothing foliage with seasonal bloomers for year-round interest – and use espaliers and space-saving planters.

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