Urban dwellers, assemble: tiny pond ideas for small gardens are making a big splash ... Thankfully, you don’t need acres of land or a formal pond installation to enjoy the benefits.

Playing with scale is an important element in a formal garden: even in a small plot, Lilliputian planting is best avoided as it can often look too fussy. If there isn’t enough room for everything you ...

Well, I've got something to show you. This charming small garden in suburban Melbourne is not a completely formal garden, but it does contain a number of those formal elements and they work ...