Location: Ontario, Canada zone 5b. This is my backyard. The first 2 photos are from last fall and the prior photos are from when we moved in 4 years ago. This side bed and the back bed were added last year and are full of native flowers that are still quite small. Yet most flowered all the same and attracted an astonishing number of pollinators.
My question is: I am not using the vertical space and would love to introduce some small trees for privacy and for wildlife. But I’m also worried about the trees shading out my flowers and growbeds. I’d also love multiple trees tastefully placed, not one smack dab in the middle of the yard. The space is about 30ft by 30ft and my back fence faces south so anything planted would shade half the yard most of the time.
I’d love to see any of your small yards with trees (or large shrubs) for inspo. The more densely/productively planted the better! Though tbh even if you don’t have trees, I’d still love to see your small native gardens for inspo. Thank you!
by Victra_B
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Consider flowering dogwood and serviceberry. Both grow slow and don’t take up too much space.
Serviceberry and witch hazel!
I’ll be following for inspiration. I’m also trying to add at least one native tree to my yard. It’s pretty small and i think I’m going to plant a chokecherry. But for a couple of heady weeks this spring, i allowed myself to believe a pin oak would juuuuuuust fit in my 20-foot-wide expanse. Thankfully i came to my senses 😂 but I’m still mourning that tall, beautiful oak I long for.
This is not my yard but you might also find it inspiring like I did – has a few native trees and densely planted.
[https://youtu.be/V-YLrb-Bouw](https://youtu.be/V-YLrb-Bouw)
You have a beautiful garden!
the text format looks like a poem