About plants
Family yard area is relatively small, so don't plant tall trees, such as big trees, and plant some small plants, such as shrubs, herbs and vines. , can enrich the landscape of the ground and facade! In order to facilitate care, you can also build a flower pond with cement by the wall, or choose potted plants to grow plants!
About waterscape
Don't build rockery flowing water in the small courtyard, because the limitation is too strong, not only the area is relatively large, but also the space of the small courtyard can't highlight the momentum of rockery flowing water. You can choose to build a waterscape wall, leaving a small hole on the wall to let the water flow out, forming a landscape of falling water and overlapping water, or you can choose to use the finished waterscape sketch, which will look exquisite and compact!
About leisure area
Pavilions, verandas and other ways to shelter from the wind and rain are very effective, but if the courtyard area is too small, it is not recommended to choose. Of course, it is also possible to build a veranda covered with glass to make the whole space transparent! Under normal operation, it is basically to choose flexible tables and chairs and portable umbrellas!
About ground pavement
The ground pavement of the small courtyard is basically composed of lawn, gravel and slate, which gives people a simple and interesting feeling. Of course, you can also choose brick paving to create an idyllic feeling, but in most cases, there are still many modern minimalist styles. You can see your own choices and preferences!
In a word, in the landscape design of family courtyard, proper decorative space is good. The overall design intention is still practical. After all, the area is not large. Unless you say that your main activity place is indoors, then outdoor can be turned into a garden-like space, but then you need to spend a lot of time and energy to take care of it!