DESIGN DILEMMASMALL SPACE OR COURTYARD DESIGN GUIDE
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Owning a small garden or courtyard doesn't restrict your ability to create a beautiful and functional outdoor space. By adopting the correct strategy, you can turn a small area into a magnificent desert garden. Discover a virtual video providing expert guidance on optimizing small spaces.
T H E R O L L O U T
Find inspiration from the stunningly illustrated landscape design and plant list in the upcoming pages. These visuals can assist you in imagining ways to elevate your courtyard or small garden.
1.MEXICAN FENCE POST 2. ANGELITA DAISY 3. LADY SLIPPER
4.LAVENDER 5. ASIATIC JASMINE 6. MADAGASCAR PALM 7. PYGMY PALM 8. GOLD STAR TECOMA 9. BRAKELIGHTS RED YUCCA
SMALL SPACE OR COURTYARD PLANT PALETTE
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MEXICAN FENCE POST ANGELITA DAISY SLIPPER PLANT
Pachycereus marginatus
12-15 H x 8-10 W ft.
Full to part sun
Low water
Slow growing
Hardy to 10 F
Blooms late spring to fall
Landscape use: focal point, screening, barrier, background
Tetraneuris acualis
6-8 H x 6-8 W in.
Full to part sun
Low to moderate water
Moderate to fast growing
Hardy to -20 F
Blooms year round
Landscape use: along walkways, containers, groundcover, borders, mass plantings
3-5 H x 3-4 W ft.
Full, part to filtered sun
Low water
Slow to moderate growing Blooms spring to fall
Landscape use: patios and courtyards, walkways, around pools, containers, accent, focal point, specimen
Euphorbia lomelii
SMALL SPACE OR COURTYARD PLANT PALETTE
4 5 6
LAVENDER
Lavendula spp.
1-3 H x 1-3 W ft.
Full to part sun
Moderate water
Moderate to fast growing
Hardy to -10 F
Blooms late spring to fall
Landscape use: along walkways, accent, border, mass plantings
Trachelospermum asiaticum
1-2 H x 10-12 W ft.
Full to part sun; shade
Moderate water
Moderate growing
Hardy to 0 F
Blooms spring to summer
Landscape use: ground cover, train as vine, shady areas
2-8 H x 1-3 W ft.
Full, part to filtered sun
Low water
Moderate growing Hardy to 32-35 F
Blooms summer
Landscape use: background, focal point, containers, foundation plant
ASIATIC JASMINE
MADAGASCAR PALM
Pachypodium lamerei
SMALL SPACE OR COURTYARD PLANT PALETTE
7 8 9
PYGMY DATE PALM
Phoenix roebelinii
6-8 H x 3-5 W ft.
Full to part sun
Moderate water
Slow growing
Hardy to 15 F
Landscape use: focal point containers, background, specimen, mass plantings
TECOMA ‘GOLD STAR’ BRAKELIGHTS RED YUCCA
Tecoma stans ‘Gold Star’
6 H x 6 W ft.
Full to part sun
Low to moderate water
Fast growing
Hardy to 20 F
Blooms late spring to fall
Landscape use: containers, foundation plant, screening, mass plantings, background
Hesperaloe parviflora ‘Brakelights’
3 H x 3 W ft.
Full to part sun
Low water
Slow to moderate growing
Hardy to -20 F
Landscape use: focal point, mass plantings, containers, accent, foundation plant, courtyards and patios, against hot walls
