How to Make the Most of a Small Backyard with Landscaping Designs

If you have a small backyard, you may think that leaving it as an open space without much planning would make it feel spacious. While that’s the first thought that may come to our minds, it’s not true. 

Th key to making a space feel bigger is in its organization. Designating specific areas in your small yard will define spaces and make their purpose apparent. 

This blog discusses different ideas on how you can utilize your small backyard.

Incorporate the Side Yard

We often relegate side yards to storing trash cans. You can use this space to extend your small backyard and make it functional. You can plant a beautiful kitchen garden with your favorite herbs and seasonal vegetables. Add in a sleek outdoor coffee table to complete the look. 

Make a Frame

Architectural structures, like pergolas and arbors, suit a small backyard quite well. Contain your space and frame a view with these. It’ll give an illusion of a larger space. Hang a swing, plant creepers on its pillars, or put on some light curtains to make it perfect outdoor area. 

Omit the Fence

You may want to add a fence to ensure privacy and security but resist that urge. Your backyard won’t be constricted by a barrier and you’ll get unobstructed views, creating an illusion of a bigger space. 

Plant Vertically

Don’t clutter your yard by planting flowers and shrubs across it. Instead, save that space and plant vertically. Add wall-mounted pots, hanging baskets, and stacked crates of foliage. It will add variation to your landscape design and save you space on the ground. 

Stick with Sleek Furniture

Small furniture, typically wrought iron, can save you space. The spaces in between the rods will let your eye travel through them and create and illusion of an extended space. 

Arrange a Destination

To give your small backyard an oomph, turn it into a grand destination. Set up a grill, a fire feature, fountain, and some diffused lighting. A perfect outdoor living space like this will elevate your small backyard and divert all your attention to that space. 

Get a Shallow Pool

Build a pool with a maximum depth of four to five feet. Each of your pool’s entry step should be less than a foot. Therefore, a usual three step will work well. A pool deeper than five feet would create an unsafe and a steep floor. 

Build the Pool in the Corner

Get your pool built into the corner of your yard and use one of the pool’s wall as a fence. It will also save you additional space on the side of the backyard where you can then add landscaping elements to complete the look. 

Struggling to make the most out of your small backyard in Sterling, Virginia? Contact Perfect Pools. Our outdoor living space designers and pool contractors can help you with it.