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Ideas for small gardens

In her book "Big Ideas for Small Gardens," Gartenzauber editor Victoria Wegner presents great ideas for small gardens based on 10 gardens ranging from 100 to 350 square meters. She not only demonstrates how diversely they can be designed, but also shows how to create more space in a small space. The great thing about them: these are truly small terraced house gardens or semi-detached plots like the ones you and I have, and they are beautifully staged with beautiful images by photographer Marion Nickig.

Ideen für kleine Gärten

© Marion Nickig

Refined

Hildegard Caesar has a keen eye for detail. She uses mirrors to visually enlarge her 350-square-meter garden, and behind the thinly trimmed yew hedges that border the garden are practical secret paths that are not visible from the house. From there, she can easily trim the hedges and, in winter, store delicate pots.
Hildegard Caesar also diversified the transition between two lawns with Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile 'Treneague'), which smells fantastic when mowed. And behind the island bed, bordered by boxwood and lushly covered with snakeweed (Polygonum bistorta), hostas (Hosta), and azaleas (Rhododendron luteum), there's a compost arbor beneath curved rebar overgrown with ivy.

© Marion Nickig

Close to nature

Dorothea Steffen designed her 100-square-meter garden in the style of Dutch landscape architect Piet Oudolf, whose plantings emphasize lush perennials and grasses, providing the garden with year-round structure. Following the motto "as much flowerbed as possible," around 60 rose varieties grow among the countless casually interwoven perennials and grasses.
Not only does it smell wonderful, it also buzzes and hums incessantly, as plants like the mountain leek (Allium senescens ssp. montanum) are excellent bee and butterfly habitats. There's even plenty of room for a children's swing on a gravel area, blending beautifully into the natural garden.

© Marion Nickig

The hillside garden

The Frank family designed their 250-square-meter hillside garden on several levels. In addition to the terrace, a pond, a lawn that serves as a place for the dogs to lie down, and numerous flowerbeds, there is also a relaxation terrace with two deckchairs. The levels are connected by stairs and natural stone walls designed by Klaus Frank himself.
The beds are planted in a natural style with many perennials and around 40 species and varieties of hydrangea. The Franks have particularly taken a liking to the lacecap hydrangea (Hydrangea serrata), also known in the Netherlands as the mountain hydrangea. They grow gracefully and elegantly and can be perfectly integrated into narrow beds. Another highlight are woody plants, for example, a horse chestnut hybrid (Aesculus x mutabilis 'Penduliflora') by the pond. This rather delicate chestnut tree delights with its tropical-looking blossoms. A Japanese dogwood (Cornus kousa chinensis) and a winged hydrangea (Pterostyrax corymbosa) have also found their place.
Text: Victoria Wegner

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The content of this article is from the book:

Victoria Wegner
Big ideas for small gardens
160 pages, hardcover with dust jacket
Price: €29.95 (D), ISBN: 978-3-7667-2147-1
Callwey Publishing

Lush plants, a sprawling sea of flowers, and views that invite you to take a stroll – if you had a large garden at your disposal, the ideas would be endless. But what if you only have a small garden, one that's on a slope and mostly in the shade? Garden journalist Victoria Wegner, together with photographer Marion Nickig, visited ten garden owners who have created a wonderful retreat in a confined space.

Eggplant 'De Barbentane'

Eggplant 'Meronda' - Solanum melongena

Bean Bush bean 'Caruso' – Phaseolus vulgaris

Bean Bush bean 'Creso' – Phaseolus vulgaris

Bean Pole bean 'Helda' – Phaseolus vulgaris

Vorderansicht Saatguttuete Brokkoli 'Rasmus' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie Gemuese Pflanze Brokkoli 'Rasmus'

Brokkoli 'Rasmus' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

Broccoli 'Rasmus' - Brassica oleracea var. italica

Oak leaf lettuce 'Red Salad Bowl' - Lactuca sativa var. Acephala

Gemuese Pflanze Grünkohl 'Lerchenzungen'

Vorderansicht Saatguttuete Grünkohl 'Lerchenzungen' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

Kale 'Lark's Tongue' - Brassica oleracea

Kale 'Nero di Toscana' - Brassica oleracea

Cucumber 'Armenian Cucumber' - Cucumis melo

Cucumber Cucumber 'La Diva' - Cucumis sativa

Cucumber Cucumber 'Tanja' - Cucumis sativa

Pumpkin 'Butternut Waltham' - Cucurbita moscha

Pumpkin 'Green Hokkaido' - Cucurbita maxima

Pumpkin 'Red Kuri' - Cucurbita maxima

Chard 'Bright Lights' - Beta vulgaris var. Vulgaris

Chard 'Feurio' - Beta vulgaris var. Vulgaris

Garden pea 'Miracle of Kelvedon' - Pisum sativum

Carrot 'Lila Lu' - Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Carrot 'Auslese (SG 103)' - Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Carrot 'Dolciva' - Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Radishes 'Cherry Belle' - Raphanus sativus subsp. sativus

Radishes 'French Breakfast 2' - Raphanus sativus subsp. sativus

Romaine lettuce 'Valmaine' - Lactuca sativa var. romana

Beetroot 'Robuschka' - Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. conditiva

Beetroot 'Tondo di Chioggia' - Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. conditiva

Beetroot 'Wintersonne' - Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. conditiva

Gemuese Pflanze Rotkohl ‘Rodynda’

Vorderansicht Saatguttuete Rotkohl ‘Rodynda’ aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

Red cabbage 'Rodynda' - Brassica oleracea

Salad 'Wild Rocket' - Diplotaxis tenuifolia

Spinach 'Gamma' - Spinacia oleracea

Pointed cabbage 'Chateaurenard' - Brassica oleracea

Tomato 'Black Cherry' - Solanum lycopersicum

Tomato 'Ormato' - Solanum lycopersicum

Tomato 'Primabella' - Solanum lycopersicum

Tomato 'Ruthje' - Solanum lycopersicum

Tomato 'Sunheart' - Solanum lycopersicum

Tomato 'Tica' - Solanum lycopersicum

Vorderansicht Saatguttuete 'Trixi' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie Gemuese Pflanze 'Trixi'

Tomate 'Trixi' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

Tomato 'Trixi' - Solanum lycopersicum

Vorderansicht Saatguttuete 'Yellow Submarine' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

'Yellow Submarine' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

Tomato 'Yellow Submarine' - Solanum lycopersicum

Tomate 'Zuckertraube' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

Vorderansicht Saatguttuete Tomate 'Zuckertraube' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

Tomato 'Sugar Grape' - Solanum lycopersicum

Vorderansicht Saatguttuete Zucchini 'Alberello' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

Zucchini 'Alberello' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

Zucchini 'Alberello' - Cucurbita pepo var. giromontiina

Vorderansicht Saatguttuete Zucchini ‘Sativa Auslese’ aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

Zucchini ‘Sativa Auslese’ aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

Zucchini 'Sativa Auslese' - Cucurbita pepo var. giromontiina

Sugar pea 'Ambrosia' - Pisum sativum

Zuckermais 'Golden Bantam' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

Vorderansicht Saatguttuete Zuckermais 'Golden Bantam' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

Sweetcorn 'Golden Bantam' - Zea mays

Vorderansicht Saatguttuete Zwiebel 'Sturon' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie Gemuese Pflanze Zwiebel 'Sturon'

Zwiebel 'Sturon' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

Onion 'Sturon' - Allium cepa

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