Top 10 Must-Grow Plants for Your Tiny Garden

A large garden doesn’t require a lot of space. If you think you don’t have enough room to plant vegetables or flowers, think again. You don’t need a lot of room to make a big difference.

Even a small piece of soil can become a beautiful garden with bright flowers, climbing vegetables, fragrant herbs, and pretty grasses.

Here are some plants that experts say can help you make the most of a small garden.

Lily Turf

Lily Turf ornamental grasses are easy to grow anywhere and need little care. Their dark green, arching leaves make a dramatic background for their beautiful lavender and white flowers. Because of their small size and striking look when used as ground cover, Lily Turf is perfect for small gardens.

Zone: 4 to 10
Size: 16 inches tall x 12 inches wide
Growing conditions: full sun to part shade, average to moist soil

Allium Serendipity

alliums Serendipity are tall and slim. They have pretty, colorful blossoms and don’t take over the garden. Their leaves are green and upright, and they have round clusters of purple flowers in midsummer. They look nice together and make long-lasting cut flowers. These flowers are a lovely addition to any garden.

Zone: 4
Size: 20 inches tall x 12 inches wide
Growing conditions: full sun to, average to moist soil

Orchid Frost Lamium

The Orchid Frost lamium plant has oval leaves that are blue-green with silver edges. It grows quickly and stays small, so it covers small gardens fast. In the summer, it has small light pink flowers.

Zone: 2 to 8
Size: 8 inches tall x 24 inches wide
Growing conditions: full shade to part sun; dry to wet soil

Snowcap Shasta daisy

Snowcap Shasta daisy is perfect for flower beds. These daisies have bright yellow and white flowers. They grow well even in small spaces. People love this kind of daisy because it has many white flowers with yellow centers and deep green leaves.

Zone: 4 to 9
Size: 18 inches tall x 18 inches wide
Growing conditions: full sun to part shade; average to moist soil

leaf lettuce

In spring, plant leaf lettuce if you want a kitchen garden instead of flowers. You can cut it and it grows back fast. In summer, you can grow tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers instead.

Zone: 2 to 11
Size: 6 inches tall x 12 inches wide
Growing conditions: full sun to part shade; loose, moist well-drained soil’

peas

Use a trellis to grow peas. You can get three times more food from a small space. You can eat peas, pea shoots, and pea tendrils.

Zone: 2 to 11
Size: 2 to 8 feet tall
Growing conditions: full sun, rich, well-drained soil

Miniature Tomatoes

Plant small tomatoes on a trellis. They grow tall and thin, but small tomatoes give more and tastier fruit, like Sun Gold and Super Sweet.

Zone: 3 to 11
Size: 2 to 3 feet tall
Growing conditions: full sun, well-drained soil

Thai Basil

Tai basil is a good herb for your garden. It goes well with summer veggies like cucumbers and tomatoes.plant some basil. If you don’t have much space, you can plant Thai basil.

Zone: 4 to 10
Size: 12 inches tall x 12 inches wide
Growing conditions: full to part sun; loose, moist well-drained soil