8 Tips On How To Set A Super Cute But Easy Flower & Veg Patch!

First, I can’t continue with this blog post without saying happy spring! Can you believe the warmer weather has arrived here in the UK? However, I’m loving it as you can’t complain as it doesn’t happen very often! Anyway, let’s get back into the blog and talk about how to create a beautiful garden or a little green space that you can enjoy – this can apply to a balcony, porch or garden, it doesn’t matter how small your space is.

Tips For Small Green Space

1. Flowers: Adding a splash of colour into a green space can bring variety and contrast. You don’t specifically have to plant flowers, though, as a wide range of herbs and vegetables – spring onion, chives, dill. But for flowers, add cosmos, hydrangeas, sunflowers and marigolds.
2. Control weeds: Before you plant any seeds or mature plants, make sure you remove weeds – you don’t want to waste money and also make the flowers have to share with unwanted guests. Use a weed control membrane for a flower bed, and for potted plants, use mulch, as this would deter weeds from setting seeds.
3. Think about a theme when choosing plants: When you’re thinking about planting a new flower, it’s a good idea to create a collection of plants that have the same sort of foliage or flower colour for a greater impact. You can also get a beautiful-looking garden through planting small flowers along the edge of a border of a flower bed.
4. Add some art to your garden: Decorative ornaments in your garden reflect your personality and add character to your small space.
5. Use colourful or featured containers: Placing a splash of colour or a featured pot in your garden can help to draw the eye to a focal plant or particular area – a little window box can be a good statement, especially if you have a small garden or balcony.

6. Multi-functional edible herbs and flowers: Having a good variety of herbs and edible flowers on hand at all times can provide fresh ingredients for the kitchen. It can also create structure, an attractive border, a pleasing aroma, colour, and flavour.
7. Avoid clutter: This can be a little challenging if you have a small space to work with; however, if you declutter your space and balance hard surfaces with plants, you can break up the garden to create a beautiful multifunctional outdoor space. There are various ways to free up floor areas in small decks or balconies: walls, railings, containers, and hanging baskets.
8. Choose a focus feature: This can be a plant, statue, outdoor furniture, or anything special to you that draws your eye to it. A fruit tree can be a good focus point while you can pick the tasty fruit that is produced, an eye-popping coloured pot/container that is different from the rest of your other pots, or even outdoor art like wall frames, collections, or tables.