How Landscaping Companies Open Up Small Landscapes in Tiverton, RI

Just because you have a petite lot doesn't mean you have to feel cramped. Even the smallest front yard can have a serious wow factor… and even the tiniest backyard can still feel spacious and welcoming. Here’s how landscaping companies open up small landscapes in Tiverton RI. 

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Create a Focal Point/Destination

When you have something that delights the eye, the eye is less likely to wander around the space and notice how small it is. A landscaping company can install a simple pergola over a seating area… a stunning water wall… a masonry fireplace… or a copper fire pit to give small landscapes a grand feel. 

Use the Views (or Lack Thereof)

If you have a beautiful view, take full advantage of it and make it “part” of your yard by avoiding putting any obstructions between the yard and the view. If you have an ugly view, a landscaping company can install a tall privacy fence and then create a beautiful space using a focal point.

Embrace the Coziness

People tend to feel more comfortable in people-sized spaces just big enough for a few friends to gather for a good conversation. So don’t fret about a space being too small. As long as the space isn’t cluttered with furniture and accessories (as long as people can move about freely); and as long as there’s enough space to sit, you really don’t need much more! Ask about masonry seat walls, which add interest as well as a lot of seating around a fire pit or along an unused wall.

Create Zones

It may seem counterintuitive, but you can visually open up a small space by breaking it up into intimate zones. A cooking area; a dining nook; a small fire pit with seating; and even a hammock where you can relax, can all be artfully arranged in the tiniest of spaces by separating them instead of putting them all onto one “slab” of patio or deck. This approach is especially wonderful if your landscaping company can mix materials: for example, a paver patio, a gravel fire pit area, a wood walkway, etc.

Use Color

Landscapers often put bright, bold colors in the foreground and dark, monochromatic plantings in the background to create the illusion of a space receding away from you.

Go Vertical

Take advantage of vertical elements like privacy fences to add interest. A landscaping company can install privacy fences or walls, or simply beautiful masonry walls, to draw the eye upward and create a fascinating space where there’s always something to look at. This doesn’t mean “busy” - you can use themes and monochromatic design to create uncluttered interest.

Use Curves

When the eye is drawn along a straight line, it goes fast: and then it comes to an abrupt halt. Consider curved privacy fences, patios, walkways, and water features help slow the visual journey through the space and make it feel larger than it is.

Embrace Textures

In a monochromatic theme, it’s all about texture. This still gives your space an uncluttered feel, but the view is still fascinating in every direction. Foliage is the best way to add texture without clutter; but your landscaping company can also adopt a monochromatic theme in your surface materials while using different textures for interest.

Narrow Plantings

Trees make any space better; but you don’t have to have broad trees that block the whole sky. A few tall, narrow trees such as cypress give you all the benefits while still giving you an open-sky feeling.  

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