Gardening Garden Plans 7 Small Garden Plans to Bring Big Color to a Compact Area By Viveka Neveln Viveka Neveln Instagram Viveka Neveln is the Garden Editor at BHG and a degreed horticulturist with broad gardening expertise earned over 3+ decades of practice and study. She has more than 20 years of experience writing and editing for both print and digital media. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on June 22, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: BHG / Joules Garcia Add big color to your compact landscape with our collection of ideas for small garden plans. 01 of 07 Lush Woodland Small Garden Fill a little 5-by-6-foot corner of your yard with color from this cheery small flower garden idea. It features ferns that look good from spring to fall and a spring show from bleeding heart and foamflower. Go to this garden plan! Discover more ways to improve small backyards. 02 of 07 Brilliant Shade Small Garden Why not add a splash of color to a 6-by-7-foot shady spot in your yard? This small garden plan is perfect for it. The show starts in spring with bleeding heart and continues into summer with bold red astilbe. A perennial geranium blooms throughout the summer and adds seasonal red foliage in fall. Go to this garden plan! 03 of 07 Rose Small Garden Grow your own roses! You'll love this small (5-by-11-foot) rose garden that features six different varieties (including extra-tough 'Knock Out') surrounded by a ring of no-fuss lady's mantle. Go to this garden plan. 04 of 07 Bird and Butterfly Small Garden Attract scores of butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard with this simple 6-by-10-foot small garden plan. Fragrant butterfly bush and phlox provide sweet scents for you and treats for your winged garden guests. Go to this garden plan! 05 of 07 Slope Small Garden Make a statement on a difficult-to-maintain hill with this practically carefree 8-by-9-foot small garden design. Colorful sedums look great with thyme and New Zealand flax and take care of themselves. Go to this garden plan! 06 of 07 Perennial Small Garden If flowers are your thing, this small garden plan is for you. Seven high-performance perennials will give you plenty of flowers all summer long and into fall. Tuck the 9-by-9-foot garden into a corner or plop it in the middle of the lawn -- these plants will put on a show. Go to this garden plan! 07 of 07 Easy-Care Small Garden This 14-by-6-foot small garden plan features easy-to-grow, reliable plants that require minimal care. There will be something happening in the garden throughout the growing season. In spring, Siberian iris starts the parade. Summer is anchored by coneflower's cheerful flowers. Pink sedum completes the show in fall. Go to this garden plan! Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit