Courtyard gardens design in Sydney is a great way to design stunning urban or inner city gardens with limited space. When courtyards are properly planned with carefully selected plants & materials, they can easily become a mutifunction space that can significantly add more outdoor living area to smaller properties. Often designed for inner city or inner west gardens where outdoor space is small. Providing an outdoor area that can be private and low maintenence.
What is a courtyard garden?
A courtyard garden is usually a small outdoor area surrounded by walls or other hard structures.
They are common in urban city terraces and townhouses where there is little garden space available garden beds & plants. Often courtyard gardens are smaller than normal gardens but need to be much more space effective for multi function outdoor living.
These enclosed outdoor spaces are often designed to create space effective outdoor rooms for entertaining, storage, relaxation and practical, low maintenence planting. Boundary privacy planting is often a key request utilising space effective hedging plants combined with contemporary outdoor pots.
Creative Ideas for Sydney Courtyard Gardens
Vertical Gardens for Sydney Courtyards
Vertical gardens are a popular way to include planting in your small courtyard garden. Including plant placement on walls in your design can include mounted planters, hanging baskets, and climbing plants, all of which will green up the wall area using limited space This can not look stunning, but introduces different colours & textures into the space.
When planning or designing a green wall, you might want to consider using hardy plants such as ferns, ivy or low maintenence coastal plants. Introducing herbs into your vertical gardening are a practical way to create a working edible garden in your own courtyard garden space.
Compact Courtyard Garden Ideas
Every courtyard garden design needs a focus on space effective design. These more compact garden designs maximise the limited space. available. Smart usage of wall shelving, built in storage and built-in seating can improve the available space and open up your courtyard
At Mosarte, we like to reduce overcrowding in our Sydney landscape garden designs. We keep things simple including flooring and clean lines in the fencing or border areas. Why not introduce a large outdoor mirror to visually open up the space without adding any bulk.
Low-Maintenance Sydney Courtyard Gardens
Executive couples with busy work lives should consider a low maintenance courtyard garden as a practical way to enjoy their outdoor space. Low maintenence plants with limited water requirements are popular options in Sydney courtyard gardens. These include succulents, lavenders or yucca trees which do not require frequent watering.
Do you like flowers in your garden? The most successful courtyard gardens use perennials instead of annuals ensuring the garden remains green all year without the need for maintenance and constant replanting. Consider using water wise/sustainable courtyard gardening, such as rainwater collection and composting, to make your urban garden flourish during the hotter summer months in Sydney.
Courtyard Water Features
Do you love the calming sound of flowing water? Introducing a water feature into your courtyard garden will make your outdoor living experience more relaxing and serene. Space effective water features can include a small fountain in a pot OR a custom made stainless steel pond with calming flowing water.
Shade-Tolerant Plants for Sydney Courtyards
Sydney courtyards can also include a shaded,area, especially when enclosed by walls or other structures. Choosing plants than grow well in the shade like hostas makes your garden thrive in the areas that do not receive sufficient sunlight.
- Fortunately the team at Mosarte Garden Living are qualified horticulturalists – recommending plants suitable for all conditions.
There are many plants that grow well in shaded areas and these will also give your courtyard garden a calming sense of green space. We recommend grouping plants together that have the same sun & water requirements. Ensuring the healthy growth of plants over time.
Courtyard Lighting Design
Courtyard lighting design can make a small outdoor room a huge feature at night. Well-designed courtyard lighting is important to make your garden usable in the evening for entertaining or just relaxing after work
Lighting doesn’t have to be difficult to be effective – For example hanging string lights or lanterns above and upward facing LED lights in garden beds or pots will make a huge difference to your night time experience.
Outdoor Lighting is one of the most effective ways to highlight the beauty of the plants. The lights can be placed in between plant beds or used to light up trees and tall plants. There are many solar powered light choices on the market that are not only energy efficient but also cost effective.
Modern Sydney Courtyard Gardens
Modern Sydney courtyard gardens are often clean uncluttered spaces with sharper architectural lines. The use of plain but striking materials such as large format paving, microconcrete slabs or composite timber decking can bring a designer look to a small space. The introduction of modern outdoor furniture will complement these material choices, making a stunning outdoor living space.
To further emphasize the conteporary courtyard feel, introduce a wooden or stone sculpture in the layout of the courtyard where space is available.
Privacy Courtyard Gardens
Privacy is often an important consideration for inner city urban courtyards. Some design ideas may include high plants along the boundary, or privacy screens on the fenceline in order to make the courtyard look secluded. Green alternatives for courtyard garden privacy include planting bamboo in strong troughs. They provide a fast growth rate and cover a large area quickly.
Ensure a well functioning irrigation system to keep these fast growing plants healthy all year round.
Introducing privacy screens or decorative panels not only provides privacy but introduces architectural design into your courtyard design.
How to Design your Courtyard Garden
Once the main privacy and built in structures are built and the planting is done. You are ready to style your new courtyard. Introducing well selected outdoor furniture for the garden and other outdoor decors will make your outdoor space look like the perfect outdoor room.
Make sure to select select furniture that suits the design concept of your new courtyard garden and make sure it is low maintenence and space effective.
Mosarte Garden Living for Courtyard Garden Design Sydney?
The process of designing a courtyard garden is more complex than it seems. It includes an eye for creativity, planning and other space effective considerations. The team at Mosarte Garden Living know how to design and create the most functional and stunning urban courtyard spaces.
Whether a contemporary courtyard garden or a relaxing Sydney oasis, we have the experience and creativity to bring your vision to life.
Contact us below to discuss your ideas and arrange a consultation.
Mosart Garden Living
sales@mosarte.com.au
PH 9907 2299
