10 Petite Outdoor Retreats

Staci Hill and Barbara Stock transformed a nonfunctioning lawn into a small intimate seating area with varying levels, slabs of Pennsylvania bluestone for the patio and a copper fire pit. Design by Stock & Hill; photography by Staci Hill

Though a side yard measures only 9 feet wide, John Algozzini of K&D Landscape made it function for sitting, cooking, and warming with a portable grill and portable fire pit. Photography by Molly Algozzini

Landscape designer James Drzewiecki of Ginkgo Leaf Studio likes fire pits for the warmth they introduce even in small spaces and how they can extend a garden's use. Photography by James Drzewiecki

Small urban spaces demand using every inch, which Morgan Washburn of Botanical Decorators did with a table atop a rooftop deck paved in ipe and planted with ornamental grasses. Photography by Morgan Washburn