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Looking for vegetable garden layout ideas? To help you out, we’ve selected 20 of what we deem the best vegetable garden layouts designed by our own customers, covering all types of common gardens—from small space to raised bed to homestead. Browse this collection of layout options for your food garden!

What’s special about these garden plans is that they are “real,” designed and executed outside in the garden itself by verified customers. We hope you find this both inspirational and useful!

I. Square-Foot Gardening Layouts

Square-foot gardening (SFG) makes efficient use of space.  Normally, an SFG garden is made of multiple 4 x 4 foot “boxes” (deeply-raised beds) that can be densely planted for multiple harvests. A lattice is laid across the top to separate each square foot. By getting rid of traditional rows, you weed less, too. SFG is an especially helpful method for beginner gardeners.

See SIX square-foot garden layouts—plus, beautiful garden photos!

II.

Backyard Garden Layouts

A backyard often has many family demands placed upon it. It may be a place to relax and unwind, a space for children and/or pets to play, and an area for growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers – all at the same time! Backyard gardens can be grown in traditional in-ground rows, raised garden beds, or a mixture of both.  Because of the multi-use requirement for the garden, it’s worth considering how plants can be protected from trampling, stray footballs, boisterous dogs, and so on!

See 3 backyard garden layouts—plus, beautiful garden photos!

III. Raised Bed Garden Layouts

Raised beds are often framed with wood, bricks, or other materials, then filled with a mixture of high-quality potting soil, compost, and/or leaf mold. They drain well and are excellent for otherwise difficult areas such as stony, compacted, contaminated, very wet, or nutrient-poor soils. Raised beds are also useful for gardeners with limited mobility as they reduce the need to bend and can even be built on raised platforms for wheelchair access.

See 3 layouts for raised bed gardens—plus, beautiful garden photos!

IV. Kitchen Garden Layouts (Potager)

Many fresh herbs and vegetables taste much better when they’re freshly harvested, and what could be more convenient than having them just outside the back door? The kitchen garden’s charm and appeal is the blend of vegetables, fruit, herbs and flowers that are grown together like a living tapestry. Kitchen gardens are planted and replanted throughout the season for a continuous supply of fresh food for the kitchen.

See 6 kitchen garden layouts—plus, beautiful garden photos!

V. Homestead Garden

A homestead garden is usually larger than a typical backyard garden and is grown as either a self–sufficient lifestyle choice or a market garden where excess produce can be swapped, bartered, or sold. While homestead gardens may have some raised beds nearer to the house, most crops are grown in traditional in-ground rows. Homestead gardeners may keep a few chickens or bees within the garden too.

See 3 free plans for homestead gardens—plus, beautiful garden photos!

VI. Small Gardens

If your garden is small, it’s important to make the best use of the space you have with clever planting techniques and the right crops. Prioritize crops by choosing to grow only those that you really enjoy eating or which are expensive to buy.

See 4 free plans for small garden spaces—plus, beautiful garden photos!

VII. Dry Gardens or Drought-Resistant Gardens

Gardening can be challenging when water is at a premium, but there are many ways for resourceful gardeners to grow gardens that flourish even when water is scarce. 

Raised garden beds, irrigation, companion planting, mulching, and water-efficient crops are all important for gardening in dry climates.

See free layouts for gardens in dry climates—plus, beautiful garden photos!

VIII.

Flower Garden

Flower gardens may be grown for cut flowers for use indoors, or simply for the enjoyment and relaxation gained from growing and tending the plants. Flowers also provide food and habitat for beneficial insects, and can help improve the pollination of fruit and vegetable crops.

See free flower garden plans—plus, beautiful garden photos!

IX. Companion Planting Garden

Companion planting is the practice of growing plants together for a beneficial effect, such as protection from pests. Larger vegetables may also be used to protect smaller plants and seedlings from harsh winds, or as climbing support, while sprawling crops such as squashes can be used to suppress weeds around tall crops like corn.

See free garden plan layouts using companion planting techniques.

X. Partial-Shade Gardens

While most vegetables are sun-lovers, there are a handful that do tolerate some shade. Not all of us have a sunny spot, but we can still have fresh greens and other garden goodies.

See our list of shade-tolerant vegetables plus free layouts for partial shade gardens.

Discover Hundreds More Free Vegetable Plan Layouts

We have highlighted some of our best sample plans here; however, you can now find over 800 garden plans using our Almanac Garden Planner tool—curated over 10 years!

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Small vegetable garden ideas can turn even the tiniest space into a productive patch.  If carefully planned, you can grow all kinds of crops, from tactile herbs, through to root vegetables and fruit trees. These small vegetable garden ideas will help you to transform your plot into a highly productive, small-scale garden.

Whether you are starting from scratch and looking for vegetable garden ideas or just seeking ways to get the most from your plot, these tips and design ideas will give you inspiration for the best layouts as well as the best and easiest vegetables to grow for the highest yields.

Small vegetable garden ideas

Nothing beats the satisfaction of harvesting your first ripe tomato or pulling up your first carrot from the soil – edibles can be grown in the smallest of plots and now is the perfect time to have a go. 

By incorporating a vegetable garden into your small garden ideas, you can increase the productivity of your space while still retaining a characterful and abundant garden scheme.It is also a great way to engage the younger generation when gardening with children. So take advantage of your tiny spaces to grow delicious options that will add a special homegrown flavor to your meals.

1. Opt for a multifunctional greenhouse

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Greenhouse ideas form an essential part of the vegetable garden, letting you start off as many seedlings as your heart desires, without the challenge of predicting the frost or worrying about where they are going to live. The benefits are not just felt at the start of the growing season, either, as even an unheated greenhouse can delay the effects of frost by several weeks, letting you maximise the yield of crops – such as picking fresh tomatoes well into fall.

However, when it comes to planning a greenhouse for your small vegetable garden ideas, you will inevitably be faced with the need for compromise; the most common being between a shed and a greenhouse. Both have benefits but often the necessity of a shed's storage potential will outweigh the botanical benefits of a greenhouse. This does not have to be the case, though. If you’re struggling to choose between a greenhouse and others shed ideas then consider a design that combines both elements. Here, the shed lets you store all your gardening tools out of sight while the adjoining lean-to greenhouse gives you plenty of space to raise your crops, making it a clever, compact solution for more petite spaces.

'In the summer months, a small greenhouse can be used to grow any of the traditional greenhouse plants, such as tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, or herbs and start off seedlings which you can later transfer outdoors. During colder months, a mini-greenhouse can also be used to plant more temperature-sensitive crops,' explains expert at Hartley Botanic .

Once you've got your greenhouse up and running, discover the best food to grow in a greenhouse to help you on your way.

2. Make the most of vertical height with hanging baskets

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The best plants for hanging baskets aren't just trailing blooms, in fact hanging baskets can also be used to grow a wide range of vegetables, helping to increase the productivity of your small vegetable garden ideas. 

Taking up no ground space, they provide a versatile growing platform for a wide range of vegetables, working particularly well with cut and come again lettuce, rocket, and spinach as well as being able to be used for growing tomatoes or as herb planter ideas. Since the vegetables are elevated above the ground they are inaccessible to slugs, snails, rabbits and other animals who may decimate your crops when grown at ground level – protecting them from this helps to boost your yields.

3. Grow vegetables over your pergola

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Vertical garden ideas are a great way to go when designing your small vegetable garden ideas. Traditionally rambling roses or the best flowering climbers are the natural choices for training over a pergola, however, you can also use them to support vegetable vines. The best vegetables to pair with your pergola ideas are cucumbers, squash, pumpkins and beans as these require a support system in order to grow.

Growing your crops vertically will not only make the most of the available space but will also help to protect them from slugs and other pests – they are also easier to care for. 'When growing vegetables over a pergola, it is easier to reach the fruit as it grows,' explains Lindsey Hyland, founder of UrbanOrganic Yield . 'You'll also save on your garden's water consumption since the plant's roots are confined to a much smaller surface area.'

If you're wondering how to begin growing vegetables over a pergola, then learning how to grow cucumbers vertically is a great place to start.

4. Grow vegetables in pots

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Shady areas are often a problem in smaller gardens, however, vegetable garden container ideas offer the perfect solution as you can move them to follow the sun throughout the day. This means that you're not just limited to vegetables to grow in shade but in fact can grow a wide array of edibles in your small vegetable garden ideas. 

Gardening expert Carol Klein says: 'There are loads of vegetables you can grow in pots. Absolutely masses of them. All the salad crops you can grow so easily.'

Potted edibles and other container gardening ideas are particularly convenient for small vegetable garden ideas. They are particularly useful for vegetable gardens that  are part of balcony gardens or placed on patio ideas since they don't require borders or raised beds.

Planting a large container with a mix of flowers – particularly flowers that attract bees – and a range of crops, such as different salad leaves and chillies, is both decorative and practical. Regularly harvesting leaves of vegetables, such as chard, and lettuce planted in groups, will avoid crowding. 

5. Embrace grafted fruit trees to maximize space

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You don’t have to have an orchard to be able to grow your own fruit. Dwarf fruit trees are some of the best trees for small gardens and can be planted directly into an ornamental bed, valued for their pretty blossom as well as fruit, and intermingled with roses as ideal companions.

There are plenty of dwarf varieties that will thrive as part of your small vegetable garden ideas or even as part of your container garden. From apples and pears through to cherries and apricots, there are dwarf varieties available for most of the best fruit trees meaning you don't have to miss out despite your small plot.

If you are really short of space however, consider grafted fruit trees. In duo fruit trees, two different trees are grafted onto a single root stock, this means you can have multiple varieties of fruit from one tree. For example, this tree combines apples and pears on a single trunk – talk about making the most of your space! To ensure your new tree has the best start in life be sure you know how to plant a fruit tree.

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Grow crops that offer rich rewards

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The trick for a successful small vegetable garden is to grow small amounts of different crops that offer big rewards. Opt for easy bumper crops like cut and come again salad leaves, chilli plants, fresh herbs, leafy greens, and super-sweet peas straight from the pod. 

‘Over the years certain plants and varieties have emerged as front runners in the time/reward ratio,’ says plantswoman Sarah Raven . ‘They’re the ones that are quick and easy to grow, so they will do well even if you don’t have much gardening experience. Whenever I’m asked by new grow-your-owners which plants to go for I say cut-and-come-again leaves every time.’

7. Use trellis for compact small vegetable garden ideas

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A super-smart small vegetable garden idea is to try vegetable garden trellis ideas, to make the most of the space by using vertical surfaces to grow crops up – this is particularly useful if you are looking for ways to incorporate vegetable plants into courtyard garden ideas.

Add in some herbs, which make excellent potted plants and can also be beneficial for companion planting, and you could have all you need to rustle up a delicious homegrown meal at your fingertips.

8. Position a small vegetable garden near the kitchen

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'Most of the plants going into vegetable patches are annuals. They are working with a short timescale and need to grow rapidly. To enable them to put on this performance, they need all the help they can get and plenty of food to fuel this growing process. That's only possible in full sun,' explains expert plantswoman Sarah Raven.

This small vegetable garden idea allows placement of the crops closer to the kitchen for ease of use, and so you can pay close attention to any pests and diseases.

9. Combine small vegetable garden ideas with blooms

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If yours is a small garden, you will want to plan for the best of both worlds, combining small vegetable garden ideas with flower bed ideas. If this is the case, treat your vegetables just as you would other plants, growing three of the same vegetables alongside repeated flower planting to create an impactful, cohesive look. 

10. Build a raised bed vegetable garden

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Raised garden bed ideas are a popular way to grow edibles as part of small vegetable garden ideas.

Wood, brick or sleepers can be used to frame your bed, and there are plenty of kits on the market – or you can follow Monty Don's raised bed tips. Fill your beds with good-quality soil, and then add your fruit or vegetable crops.

You may like to plant in neat rows or decorative patterns for a mini potager effect, mixing in some companion planting. 

Rotating the crops ensures pests and diseases don’t build up, and also makes the nutrients added by one plant available to the subsequent plants. 

11. Look to vertical vegetable garden ideas to save space

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Experiment with climbing crops to make the most of space when you plan a small garden:

Do some research for a system that suits your location, and experiment with which crops work the best. In general, go for reliable choices, such as clumping and running herbs that regenerate after being cut back hard, red perilla, salad leaves, sugar snap peas, edible flowers and strawberries.

TOP TIP: If a wall is in a shady spot, it can also be painted white to reflect light back onto a climber, which will also make a small garden look bigger.

12. Plant a small vegetable garden amongst flowers

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Small vegetable garden ideas require a bit of creative thinking. Mix edibles among your flowerbeds to emulate the traditional potager cottage garden ideas of the past, where flowers, vegetables, herbs and fruit were planted wherever they fitted. 

The vegetable or fruit plants can blend attractively beside other plants. Decorative choices to tuck in for small vegetable garden ideas include frilly lettuces and cabbages, architectural cardoons, runner beans and peas scrambling up tepees, rainbow chard and feathery asparagus and fennel. 

An informal scheme, with scattered edibles, allows for staggered cropping and avoids the situation of feast or famine and patches of empty soil. 

Smaller edibles, such as chives, parsley and ferny-topped carrots, make attractive edging to garden beds. Perennial herbs look good year-round, such as sage and ground-covering thyme with its pretty flowers. 

Adding veg and fruit among your flowerbeds has a further practical advantage of creating a mosaic tapestry of colors and scents that confuses insect pests, making it difficult for them to find the veg or fruit they want to feed on. Flowering herbs will also attract beneficial insects.

WARNING: Be sure, though, to avoid space-loving fruit and vegetable plants that don’t play well with ornamentals, including berries and larger root vegetables like potatoes.

13. Grow for color in a small vegetable garden

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Of course you'll want to grow what you love to eat, what suits your space, its position and soil type, but if you choose to grow crops for color in small vegetable garden ideas, you will be rewarded two-fold with a tasty harvest that looks good while you are growing it. This rhubarb is a case in point.

14. Create a small vegetable garden in a window box

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Window and planter box ideas are most suited to low-growing kitchen garden edibles, such as herbs and salad leaves, and need to suit the conditions that prevail at your window. 

Planting ‘recipes’ to try include a mix of different mints, strawberries interspersed with parsley, or a one-stop salad garden with micro greens, salad leaves, chives, basil and edible flowers.  

15. Grow fruit trees in containers

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It is possible to include a lot of fruit in your small vegetable garden ideas. Most fruit prefers a sunny position, making them ideal when planning roof garden ideas, but if your garden is in semi-shade, many of the choices below will still do well.

These can also be lovely growing in pots in a range of patio ideas, so they are close to hand when you're tempted to pluck a ripe fruit off the bush as you sit outside enjoying your garden.

Gooseberry bushes can be trained against a wall and do well in a large pot or container with regular watering and feeding. They love a sunny spot but will also fruit in shade and need a free-draining moist soil. Prune annually in late autumn or winter.

Strawberries are easy to grow in pots, in the border or hanging baskets. They need rich, fertile soil and a sunny spot. Plant bare-root runners in late spring to early summer. Keep the compost moist and feed when the flowers appear. 

Blueberries need an acid soil to do well so use well-drained ericaceous soil for containers. Don’t let it outgrow the space, and repot into a slightly larger size. Feed with a rhododendron fertilizer and water well. They are self-fertile and you could have a couple in containers that fruit at different times.

Apples can grow in pots. Select ones that have been grafted onto a container rootstock. M27 is the smallest dwarf size and M9 is still dwarfing but more vigorous. You can also espalier as step-overs or against a fence, or plant into a flowerbed. Options include Fiesta, Discovery, Sunset and Falstaff.

Citrus trees, such as lemons and kumquats, can be grown in containers outdoors in summer and over-wintered inside. Mix one part sand or grit to four parts soil potting mix. Use rainwater to water – ideal for sustainable small garden ideas.

What can I put in a small vegetable garden?

In small vegetable garden ideas, it is sensible to plant compact fruit and vegetable varieties that won't take up too much space - many seed and gardening websites list the best compact crops to grow in a restricted space.

Choose vegetable and fruit crops that can be continually harvested, which keeps them producing, rather than ones that are removed completely. Your space needs to be as productive as possible.

How do you start a small vegetable garden for beginners?

It is easy to start a small vegetable garden – there are plenty of small vegetable garden ideas to get your started – and before long you can be enjoying the taste and flavor of your own homegrown crops.

To grow well and be productive, vegetable and fruit plants ideally need: 

How do you lay out a small vegetable garden?

Stagger the planting for small vegetable garden ideas so there is always something to harvest. 

Longer-term crops, such as cabbages and broccoli, can be interplanted with faster-growing options, including cut-and-come-again salad mixes, pea shoots, mizuna, rocket and radishes, which are ready to eat from about six weeks from seed.  

Many crops can be continually picked, including cherry tomatoes, chillies, chard, beans and snow peas. 

For north-facing or spaces with less sunlight like some narrow, long gardens, try shade-tolerant edibles, such as spinach, chard, kale, rocket, sorrel, Asian and salad leaves, Alpine strawberries, rhubarb, currants, mint, bay, coriander, chives, parsley, chamomile and tarragon. 

Also take into account when to plant vegetables as well as where to place them, this will help you to design your small vegetable garden.

What vegetables can you grow in a small space?

There are many crops you can consider when planning small vegetable garden ideas, but here are some of the best crops for small spaces:

SALAD LEAVES AND LETTUCES are easy to grow, great for beginners and definitely taste better picked fresh. Cut-and-come-again leaves will give you a selection for weeks, months even, and by sowing a succession you can enjoy them through the year.

BEANS, including dwarf varieties, are one of the easiest vegetables to grow. They need full sun, good drainage and are frost sensitive, so plant after frosts have passed. Choose a pot at least 16 inches in diameter, and make a tripod using three sticks tied together.

KALE lasts well into winter. Just a few plants are enough to keep you in supply for nearly the whole year. They are frost hardy – in fact a light frost improves the flavor, making leaves that may have become bitter at the end of summer, sweeter.

BEETROOT seeds are a cluster of four or five separate seeds, so planting a single seed in a 5-liter pot can yield a number of plants – ideal for small vegetable garden ideas. Look for smaller baby beets for growing in containers. Grow in full sun, although they can survive some shade. 

CHARD is very productive as well as stunning to look at, and the leaves are cut-and-come-again so won’t leave holes in your ornamental planting.  

TOMATOES, especially the mini varieties, grow well in pots, grow bags and hanging baskets. Plant young plants in May, water evenly and feed with a tomato fertilizer for continuing cropping, and consider the best crops for tomato companion planting.

CURRANTS are space saving trained on walls, or can also be grown in containers. They prefer well-drained, moisture-retentive soil in full sun, but tolerate part shade. Water well in dry periods, prune when dormant and harvest them in clusters.  

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Small Garden Layout - Small Plot Vegetable Planting Plan - My Cottage and Garden Ideas

Small Garden Layout

Even if you have only 4 square meters at your disposal, you can organize a small garden of vegetables and herbs on them. Well, if your garden is larger in area, for example, standard 4 or 6 acres, then you can plant more plants on the plot in the same proportions.

This small patch was planned according to the correct principles for planting mixed vegetables.

Vegetable Planting Plan

Layout of the far part of the vegetable garden

In the far part of this vegetable garden, in the diagram, plantings of hot chili and bell peppers are arranged. Please note that seedlings of peppers and tomatoes should not be planted before June, and before that time the sugar peas, which were planted in early spring, will have time to ripen.

In mid-May, it is recommended to plant bush beans near the peppers, but until that time this place can be used for spinach or salads.

Did you know that beans enrich the soil with nitrogen very well? After it, in this garden, you can plant "gluttonous" crops (for example, broccoli) that consume a large amount of nutrients from the ground.

Layout of the middle of the garden

In the central part of the plot, you can plant zucchini, zucchini or squash. You can substitute cucumbers for zucchini if ​​you like.

There is also a small piece of land for kohlrabi. When kohlrabi ripens in mid-summer, watercress can be planted on the site instead.

Green manure plants can be planted next to them, which will increase the fertility of the soil: these are peas, clover, mustard, legumes.

Green manure plants are also called green fertilizers for the earth. In principle, any plants that are not planted for the purpose of obtaining a crop can be called green manure.

Plant compatibility

It is good when plants grow nearby that help each other in protecting against pests or infections. There are many such friendly couples in the vegetable world.

For example, plant basil and tomatoes side by side. The basil will help the tomatoes protect against various diseases, which in turn will allow you to get a good tomato crop.

Onions and carrots grow beautifully together. You have probably already heard or read about this pair of "friends", so I will not particularly focus your attention on this.

Rhubarb, chives, and chard complement the friendly company above. If you plant parsley next to a radish plantation, you will be pleasantly surprised when harvesting - there will be no worms in it. Cabbage fly larvae are afraid of the smell of parsley like fire.

In the foreground

And to top it off, strawberries are planted at the forefront of the plot. We have a nice garden! And how to make a garden beautiful, read in my previous publications.

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Planning a garden and vegetable garden - how to make a plan for a garden plot with your own hands

Any well-planned garden is characterized by a competent combination of functional areas, as well as a harmonious combination of shapes and shades. To achieve the desired result, you will need a layout of the garden plot with a detailed arrangement of all elements. First of all, you should draw up a plan of the landscape area, for which you can use the cadastral or architectural plan.

The layout of the garden plot is somewhat similar to the layout of a standard rural estate. This can be attributed to some moments of breaking down the site into functional zones, choosing projects for private houses, obtaining the necessary documentation, and so on.

An example of a garden plan for 6 acres

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Orchard planning

Once the site for the orchard has been determined, the issue of tree placement should be decided. As a rule, landing is carried out in accordance with a certain system. The most common ways of planting trees in the garden include a quadratic method, in a checkerboard pattern, diagonally, in a hexagon, in a triangle.

Quadratic

The simplest arrangement used for easier site operation.

Chessboard

Same quadratic scheme, but with a slight difference that there is an extra tree planted in the middle (ideal when using fill trees).

Triangular scheme

In a triangular scheme, all trees are equal. Thanks to this arrangement, about 15% more trees can be placed on one quarter of a hectare than with the quadratic method.

Horizontal pattern

This method plants all the trees in horizontal lines, which will reduce soil erosion and grow the garden on uneven ground.

Trees in a small area should be arranged in accordance with one of the above methods (if a large number of trees are planned to be planted).

An example of a garden plan for 10 acres

In addition, the choice of a place is extremely important for the successful cultivation of a garden. The distance between the trees should be determined primarily by the size they will reach in adulthood. It depends on the variety and type of tree, as well as the depth and fertility of the soil. The trees should be spaced far enough apart to allow the sun to warm up the lower branches if good quality fruit develops more there.

After watching this video, you will receive tips on planning any garden plot.

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How to plan a garden

All calculations and projects are best done on paper. First, a sketch of the garden plot is drawn, after which the necessary details and changes are made to it.

It is preferable to divide a large plot into separate sectors, which can simply be combined in the future. A small garden sketch can fit on one sheet of paper. Be sure to leave a little space around the edges where you can write measurements.

It is necessary to carefully record all the dimensions of the main elements of the garden (garage, trees, paths, etc.).

What you need:

In this video, a professional designer will show you how to draw a perfect garden plan

How to draw a garden plan?

After all the necessary site measurements have been made and the first simple drawing of the garden has been made, more precise and detailed planning can begin. The sketch should be created with strict adherence to scale.

A rough outline of the garden, made in accordance with the actual scale, is transferred to graph paper or drawing paper. Thanks to this procedure, it is possible to accurately calculate the amount of required building materials, the size of lawns and lawns, as well as the length of the boundaries of the site.

If the garden is small, then its plan can fit on one sheet of standard size. In the event that the site is large, then it is advisable to place sketches of its individual parts on small separate sheets, which will subsequently be connected. You should choose such a scale that the plan of your garden fits completely on one sheet of paper. In most cases, a scale of 1:50 (for small areas) and 1:100 (for large areas) is used. It is much more convenient to use graph paper, sold in specialized stationery or art stores.

First, the boundaries of the garden and the location of the house are drawn, after which all the elements that remain unchanged are applied to the drawing. All required dimensions should already be on the first freehand sketch. At the same time, you need to be prepared for the fact that several sketches will have to be created before the final version of the plan.

An example of a planting drawing of a garden plot

Creating your own project

After these works, perhaps the most difficult work begins - a detailed layout of the garden plot. When you start creating your own drawing, ideas will come one after another (as a rule, people first of all try to embody something they saw from friends or neighbors). However, it is not recommended to completely copy someone's ideas, since all land plots differ from each other in size, properties and conditions.

If you prefer a simple garden layout with a predominance of clear, straight lines, then you should think in advance about the most suitable type of design - diagonal, circular or rectangular. Any of these types is ideal for any size of site - both small and large. If a circular orchard layout is chosen, then the idea of ​​overlapping rings can be used. In places where the circles meet, you need to try to enter additional transitional lines of smooth outlines that can create the impression of a general completeness.

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