Budget-friendly ideas to transform small urban gardens

Garden experts suggest maximizing limited outdoor space with raised beds, vertical plantings, built‑in seating, layered foliage and strategic lighting. Using climbing vines, pocket gardens and screened planting can add height and privacy, while lighting such as solar‑powered table lamps creates ambience.

Aldi offers a range of solar table lamps priced at £4.99, available in stores from 9 July in the UK. The minimalist mushroom‑style lamps provide a café‑chic look for tiny gardens, complementing other low‑cost solar lanterns and string lights that help create a pocket‑sized oasis without the need for electricity.