Six big design ideas for tiny garden spaces

Garden designer Chris Collins shares the secrets of creating a horticultural haven anywhere, even on a city-centre balcony

Chris Collins at Garden Organic's Small Space Big Ideas show garden. Pictures: Hannah Stephenson/PA

Garden designer Chris Collins knows only too well what it’s like gardening in a small space, given that his London home only offers him a balcony.

Yet he has created a beautiful haven on that balcony, attracting bees and butterflies, including flowers and edibles and creating a beautiful oasis away from the urban grime.