Menu

Gardenia

Create Account Create Your Garden Become a Merchant Become a Designer Login
Alphabetical Plant Listing

View or Create Collections

Planting Places / Small Gardens

Planting Places

Refine By

thumb grid img

Small Gardens

Give your small garden the wow factor all year round. Discover beautiful perennials, bulbs, flowering or evergreen shrubs or small trees that will make a strong ornamental statement. Since there is no room to waste, choose plants noted for their exceptional form, color, fragrance, foliage, or spectacular flowers.

Small Gardens Guides


Filters

Season of Interest
Hardiness
Climate-Zones
Tolerance
Attracts
Maintenance
Water-Needs
Color
Plant-Types
Plant-Family
Plant-Characteristics
Average-Height
Average-Spread
Soil-Type
Soil-Drainage
Soil-pH
Garden-Styles
Regions
article image

Abelia × grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope' (Glossy Abelia)

Changing color over the seasons, Abelia × grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope' (Glossy Abelia) is a dwarf, variegated, semi-evergreen shrub. Emerging bright yellow and lime-green in spring, its glossy oval leaves turn golden yellow in summer before taking on glowing orange and fiery red hues in fall. The leaf coloration does not burn or scorch in the hottest of weather.

Read More
Add to Any Collection
My Collection
article image

Abies amabilis 'Spreading Star' (Pacific Silver Fir)

Abies amabilis ‘Spreading Star’ is a low-growing, evergreen conifer forming a widely spreading mound adorned with thick, overlapping, horizontal to arching branches clothed in a lush foliage of fluffy, green, long needles with silvery undersides. Slow-growing, 3-4 in. per year (7-10 cm), this Pacific Silver Fir is a great choice for small gardens or rockeries.

Read More
Add to Any Collection
My Collection
article image

Abies balsamea (Hudsonia Group) 'Nana' (Balsam Fir)

Highly popular, Abies balsamea ‘Nana’ is a dwarf, aromatic, evergreen conifer of globose habit, forming a broad mound with numerous short branches, adorned with a lush foliage of dark green needles radially arranged around the stems. Slow-growing, 2-3 in. per year (5-7 cm), this Balsam Fir is a great choice for small gardens or rockeries. Perfect for adding year-round color to the garden.

Read More
Add to Any Collection
My Collection
article image

Abies concolor 'Compacta' (White Fir)

A deservedly popular White Fir, Abies concolor 'Compacta' is a slow-growing dwarf evergreen conifer of great beauty. It forms a dense, compact mound of irregular, spreading shape, unless it is sheared to a conical form. Its branches are beautifully clothed with long and slender, powder-blue needles

Read More
Add to Any Collection
My Collection
article image

Abies concolor 'Hosta la Vista' (White Fir)

Abies concolor 'Hosta la Vista' is a dwarf evergreen conifer of globose habit, beautifully clothed with long, thick, slightly recurved, blue-green needles adorned with a glaucous, powdery coating. Slow-growing, 1-2 in. per year (2-5 cm), this small White Fir brightens up the garden and makes a lovely addition to small gardens, rockeries or containers.

Read More
Add to Any Collection
My Collection
article image

Abies koreana 'Alpin Star' (Korean Fir)

Abies koreana 'Alpin Star' (Korean Fir) is a dwarf, evergreen conifer of compact, upright, irregular habit densely clothed in incredibly dark green needles, adorned with white undersides. Slow-growing, 1-3 in. per year (2-7 cm), this Korean Fir is a great choice for small gardens, containers or rockeries.

Read More
Add to Any Collection
My Collection
article image

Abies koreana 'Blauer Eskimo' (Korean Fir)

Abies koreana 'Blauer Eskimo' (Korean Fir) is a dwarf, evergreen conifer of globose habit adorned with short and stubby branches clothed in blue-green needles and prominent resin-covered buds which are ravishing in winter. Slow-growing, 1 in. per year (2.5 cm), this Korean Fir is a great choice for small gardens, containers, or rockeries and makes a lovely specimen plant when grafted onto a standard.

Read More
Add to Any Collection
My Collection
article image

Abies koreana 'Blue Emperor' (Korean Fir)

Abies koreana 'Blue Emperor' (Korean Fir) is an evergreen conifer of great beauty. It forms a compact pyramid with attractive steel-blue needles.

Read More
Add to Any Collection
My Collection
article image

Abies koreana 'Green Carpet' (Korean Fir)

Abies koreana 'Green Carpet' (Korean Fir) is a dwarf, evergreen conifer forming a compact, flat, round cushion adorned with attractive fresh green needles in spring, turning dark green over the summer. Abundant purple cones are held upright along the branches, creating a lovely contrast against the foliage. Slow-growing, 2 in. per year (5 cm), this Korean Fir is a great choice for small gardens, containers or rockeries and makes a handsome groundcover.

Read More
Add to Any Collection
My Collection
article image

Abies koreana 'Kohout's Ice Breaker' (Korean Fir)

Abies koreana 'Kohout's Ice Breaker' (Korean Fir) is a dwarf, evergreen conifer of globose habit when young, developing into a small, broadly pyramidal tree over time. Its short and stubby branches boast a ravishing foliage of strongly-curled needles showing off their silvery-white undersides, creating a striking shimmering silvery-blue effect in the garden. Slow-growing, 1-3 in. per year (2-7 cm), this Korean Fir is a great choice for small gardens, containers or rockeries.

Read More
Add to Any Collection
My Collection
article image

Abies koreana 'Silberperle' (Korean Fir)

Abies koreana 'Silberperle' (Korean Fir) is a miniature, evergreen conifer of globose habit when young, becoming a small squat conical tree over time. Its compact branches are adorned with short, slightly twisted, deep green needles exposing their silvery undersides, creating a lovely bi-color effect. The resin-covered buds, which resemble silver pearls, are also attractive.

Read More
Add to Any Collection
My Collection
article image

Abies procera 'Blaue Hexe' (Blue Noble Fir)

Abies procera 'Blaue Hexe' (Blue Noble Fir) is a desirable, dwarf, evergreen conifer forming a flattened globe adorned with short, bright powdery blue needles. Slow-growing, 1.2 in. per year (2-5 cm), this attractive Blue Noble Fir is a great choice for small gardens, containers or rockeries.

Read More
Add to Any Collection
My Collection
article image

Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium' (Full Moon Maple)

Incredibly popular, award-winning Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium' (Full Moon Maple) is a large bushy deciduous shrub or small tree with attractive foliage and stunning fall color. Emerging bright green in spring, the palmate, almost fern-like leaves are deeply cut into 7-11 lobes. One of the most desirable features of this cultivar is its intense fall coloration when the leaves develop brilliant scarlet and carmine tones tinged with purple. Since they persist for a long time on the plant, they provide a long-lasting fall display.

Read More
Add to Any Collection
My Collection
article image

Acer palmatum 'Aka Kawa Hime' (Coral Bark Maple)

Similar but much smaller than the highly popular 'Sango kaku', Acer palmatum 'Aka Kawa Hime' is also a very desirable Japanese Maple. This deciduous shrub or small tree features delicate foliage of 5 lobed leaves which emerge fresh yellow-green in spring, mature to mid-green in summer, and turn attractive shades of gold, yellow and red in fall before they shed to the ground.

Read More
Add to Any Collection
My Collection
article image

Acer palmatum 'Beni-Maiko' (Japanese Maple)

Award-winning Acer palmatum 'Beni Maiko' is a compact deciduous shrub with striking foliage. Emerging brilliant red in spring, the three or five-pointed, lobed leaves fade to pinkish-red with green undertones in summer. As the season progresses, they become green-red with the main veins holding their red shade. In the fall, the leaves turn vibrant orange and fiery red before falling. 

Read More
Add to Any Collection
My Collection

Refine By

Create the garden you’ve always wanted

Gardenia, Garden Design, Garden Ideas, Plant Finder, Design Tool, Flowers, Perennials, Shrubs, Trees

Get garden design ideas

Find your perfect garden
Gardenia, Garden Design, Garden Ideas, Plant Finder, Design Tool, Flowers, Perennials, Shrubs, Trees

Find the plants that work for you

Ideas for seasons and regions
Gardenia, Garden Design, Garden Ideas, Plant Finder, Design Tool, Flowers, Perennials, Shrubs, Trees

Design your garden

Use our interactive tools
to design your dream garden

Find your Hardiness Zone

Find your Climate Zone

Find your Heat Zone

Join Gardenia.net

Create a membership account to save your garden designs and to view them on any device.

Becoming a contributing member of Gardenia is easy and can be done in just a few minutes. If you provide us with your name, email address and the payment of a modest $25 annual membership fee, you will become a full member, enabling you to design and save up to 25 of your garden design ideas.

Join now and start creating your dream garden!

Join

Create a New Collection

Optional. For your reference.


Cancel

Subscribe to Gardenia.net

To create additional collections, you must be a paid member of our site.

Subscribe

Move Selected Plants to a Different Collection


Cancel

Gardenia, Garden Design, Garden Ideas, Plant Finder, Design Tool, Flowers, Perennials, Shrubs, Trees


Go to Garden Design Tools Done

Delete Collection

This field is required.
Cancel

Rename Collection

This field is required.
Cancel

We use cookies on this website, you can read about them here. To use the website as intended please