A statement of the country: tiny german garden plots

One of the attributes of Germany which I find most pleasing are the tiny garden plots clustered together around the outskirts of every city. Most Germans live in apartment clomplexes, in fairly close proximity to each other, but many people also have a garden with a miniature cottage close by to go and relax. Fantastic. The garden areas tend to be clustered together, with everyone getting their own neat 20m x 20m section of land with hedges separating the spaces.