Small vegetable garden ideas – how to plan and design them?

Growing your own vegetables can be a rewarding and delicious hobby. If you carefully design your vegetable garden you shall be rewarded with fresh and healthy produce. Many people do not have the luxury to own enough land for a big one and that is why we shall give you some creative small vegetable garden ideas which will help you in planning and designing your small space for optimum results.

 Small vegetable garden ideas – how to arrange the beds

If you are limited in space, the idea of a piece of land to grow veggies may seem impossible. Well, if you get creative and check these small vegetable garden ideas, you will find out that nothing is impossible and with some creativity you will be able to create a fantastic place of your own.

When you want to arrange a new yard, but do not know what to choose, look for suitable options and ideas for the layout of garden beds – their size, location, design, etc. The images below will give you different ideas what the plant beds could look like – raised, in the form of slides, spiral-shaped, vertical, round and so on. Think of the curbs which are very practical but add to the visual appeal of the space as well. In addition, they will reduce weed spreading and soil erosion. The first advice from experienced gardeners is to reduce the width of the beds and arrange them along the edge of the plot. In this way you will be able to move between the vegetable beds and still plant many species. Mobile beds would be an excellent idea as they will reduce the space between rows and will allow you to move them in order to take advantage of natural sun light.

Small vegetable garden ideas – plant vertically

Arrange vegetable beds vertically. This is an effective method to use the space creatively. Use the fence to fit boxes, pots or crates. Use the corners to arrange raised beds as well as other original small vegetable garden ideas which will give you the opportunity to enjoy time outdoors. An excellent idea is to combine the veggie cultivation and the recreation.

Neat vegetable beds are quite aesthetically pleasing to look at near pergolas, pool or pond, around the summer kitchen or dining room.

A lovely small veggie garden next to the patio

Container gardening is also very popular

Raised beds in a small area

Creative idea for a small veggie garden in the backyard

 You can craft the raised beds by yourself

Vertical gardening saves space