There was an interesting article on Huffpost on pocket gardens.



If you are interested, try looking at some Japanese gardens. They have (especially in Tokyo where space is at a premium) gardens in really small spaces. Many times, these areas are points of quiet or areas for meditation. I wrote about this last fall in an article called Garden Spaces (Here is the link: Garden Spaces) . You can find all types of areas to put plants in. Have an ugly brick wall facing you? Put up a wired grid and hang small pots off it. Have an ugly garbage can? Put a stand with plants in front of it. If you look around your limited space, you can find areas to put plants in. Stoops are good for staggering pots of flowers or herbs. If you have an unsightly chain link fence, put fence boxes on it with hanging plants to hide it. The ideas will come as you start looking around your small space, just be mindful of the watering and sun needs of the plants. A great book on these tiny gardens, which features some incredible gardens on balconies and in backyards, is GARDEN VIEWS, Water and Stream Gardens, by Tatsui Teien Kenkyujo. Another good source is CREATING SMALL GARDENS by Roy Strong. Living in a city, we often miss the natural world of plants and green. But this doesn't mean you can't add some yourself with a little imagination and elbow grease. Here are the books mentioned above available on Amazon.com:



Creating Small Gardens:







Garden Views, Water and Stream Gardens:





