Smallest patio presents challenge, Diane Keaton's courtyard reveals inventive method for greenery addition - effective in any garden or paved area
Bringing Nature to Paved Spaces: Lessons from Diane Keaton's Spanish Courtyard
Incorporating greenery into paved backyards or patios can be a challenge, but Diane Keaton's Spanish revival courtyard offers a simple and effective solution: container gardening on tables. This approach maximises greenery in confined or fully paved spaces without the need for soil or garden beds.
The key points from Diane's design style to apply in your patio or paved backyard are:
- Arrange plant containers on a table or elevated surface to create lush greenery focal points while keeping the ground bare and easy to maintain.
- This technique works well for small or urban gardens where space is limited, as you don’t require ground planting space—just a sturdy table or surface.
- Choose a mix of pots with flowers or foliage you love and place them clustered on the table to visually enrich the space.
- The Spanish revival aesthetic often includes clay or terracotta pots, but any container works depending on your taste.
- This method keeps the courtyard or patio clean, spacious, and stylish while still bringing nature close to your living area.
Styling with succulents like purple Aeoniums and Echeverias can elevate outdoor areas, according to Thom Rutter, a master gardener and content editor at Homes & Gardens. The planters used in Diane's courtyard are suitable for a variety of large plants and flowers, including succulents. They are available in a set of three and are ideal for both indoor and outdoor use, making them suitable for plants like Monstera, Snake Plants, Fiddle Leaf Figs, Palms, Aloe Vera, and herbs.
The design of the indoor plant pots in Diane's courtyard is minimalist and sleek, with a natural stone coloring that makes each one unique. The only requirement for implementing this design is a table ready to be decorated with your favourite flowers. Thom Rutter suggests that there is no incorrect way to decorate a table with succulents.
Signing up to the Homes & Gardens newsletter provides design expertise and practical gardening advice to help you create your own lush and stylish courtyard or patio. Whether you're looking to replicate Diane Keaton's Spanish-inspired design or create your own unique space, container gardening on tables is a clever and adaptable way to add plants where ground planting isn’t feasible.
[1] Source: Homes & Gardens
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