Stop letting clutter take over your small backyard! In this small garden design video, I share exactly why I stopped buying tiny trinkets and the wrong outdoor furniture and started focusing on low-maintenance garden design principles that actually work. If you are looking for impactful ideas that save time, money and back-breaking work, this video is for you.
Many of us make the mistake of thinking small spaces need small things, but that leads to a messy, cluttered look. Today I’ll show you how to swap tiny decor for 3 specific elements of outdoor furniture and accessories that make your garden feel spacious and calm.
This video is a step-by-step blueprint to achieve a cleaner, high-end look. I show you the 3 “Go Big” swaps that instantly upgrade your landscape, and practical advice for gardening over 50. Get ready to declutter and design a space you love!
Chapters:
00:00 – 02:50 The Number 1 design concept for calm, spacious small gardens
02:50 – 04:22 How to do garden furniture and decor the RIGHT WAY in a small backyard garden
04:22 – 05:13 Why BIG pots are better than small
05:13 – 08:07 The Hack that guarantees you’ll do it right!
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Do you have teenie tiny garden accessories making your garden look cluttered now that you've seen the difference? Let me know if you try my tip of grouping them together and how that worked out!
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Hi there, I am a new subscriber. I miss home, where you are, very much but must make do. I have an overgrown garden I have been working on. I am going to try your tips and methods to improve it. I have one suggestion for items hung on the fence. If the item is too small, mount it on a larger background to give it more presence. Often you want to feature just that item and the background gives the item, whatever it might, be more visual weight. Thanx can't wait for more.
I have tree roots everywhere in my garden and can not plant through them. I am wondering if pots would work. is there a way to tie in sprinkler system to the pots so hand watering isn't necessary?
Great tips. Thank you for sharing!
I've been on the hunt for large outdoor pots, using your size recommendations as a guide. Boy can they be expensive!! Been scouring FB Marketplace, hopefully will find some treasures soon.
Gracias por los tips
So happy I found your channel. Your advice is so appropriate for me. I have large scale furniture and overgrown plants. Large container pots are just what is needed, much easier to maintain. I love the idea of large accessories as the smaller ones make the yard look cluttered. Thank you.
Many thanks for another wonderful video filled with great tips and information! Like you, I have never regretted buying a planter/pot because it was too big! 😂. I use your channel for inspiration and motivation and I am never disappointed! Your content is always first rate. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into your craft! Take care. 👌🪴🥰
I appreciate the ideas.
I bought a small dollhouse of a cottage. I got a large sofa for the living room. It seemed counterintuitive, but it works wonderfully. Dinky is never good. Small pots are the most annoying, high maintenance things.
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Go big or don't go outside.
Still have two tiny bistro tables and their matching uncomfortable tiny metal chairs that I bought 10 years ago. Hardly use them. . No self condemnation, just learned from that mistake.
In other words go BIG or go home. Tfs😊
You’re absolutely right, we bought a very large fire pit for our yard, I thought it was way too big but husband had envisioned it in our large backyard fire pit area, it looks perfectly balanced in the space. It makes a lot of sense what you’re saying.
Great tips about how to analyse ideas from books to use in your garden! I have 3 large dark green glazed pots which I bought several years ago – I've placed them in front of my garden studio in the UK, as I work on a Japandi theme. I always get compliments about their impact. A few small pots, in neutral colours, are grouped together. Look forward your videos! 💚
I love your voice and how well you speak. Very calming. What is the name of the Bunny Williams book you refer to?
The same can be said for the interior space of a small house. I live in a custom built 1 BR house that’s only 768 sq ft in size. All ceilings are at least 9 ft high with a vaulted 12+ ft ceiling over the open concept Kitchen / LR. My “anchor” pieces are all large: a 7 ft long stainless steel commercial kitchen sink with extensions on each side, a 5 ft x 3 ft butcher block kitchen island, a 7 ft long couch, and a king size bed with a headboard that’s 5’ high. I also have a large walk-in pantry, which is well-used. Just because a person lives in a house with a small footprint doesn’t mean they can’t “Go Big” within that space!!! BTW: I LOVE your garden and outdoor area. It’s all perfectly proportioned and so peaceful-looking.
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Good advice
Really great tips. Thank you!