Tiny Gardens

Here in Copenhagen, I am finding an abundance of cute, tiny things. All of the teacups in my apartment can hold about two sips worth of a warm beverage, but they are so delicate that they are perfect. Ceramic shops are full of tiny candlesticks and bowls that can only be intended as salt cellars or egg cups. And everywhere I look, there are tiny gardens that, in the US, we might have said "What's the point? It's such a small space..." However, in Copenhagen, even the tiniest gardens posess a unique personality.

This garden is called Dufthaven (Fragrance Garden). It consists of stacks of old packing boxes, that are filled with colorful scented flowers. This garden occupies space along the main canal where the ferry from Sweden used to arrive, before the Øresund Bridge was completed. There is also a small lawn on a pile of dirt, with an indentation just big enough for two people to sit and have a picnic.

This little rain garden is at an awkward intersection where the sidewalk widens next to a blank wall. The small stone basins catch rain water, and hold tiny plants.

This small garden is one of many on a green roof above what I believe is a parking garage. People come out here to eat their lunch.

This garden is not that tiny from the outside, but I imagine that the individual experience from the inside of the building is. I love the way different colors of flowers were used to make a colorful pattern on the facade. It is hard to see in the photos, but in places where the plants haven't filled in, photos of flowers fill in the gaps.