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Garden screening ideas perform a whole host of functions. They can stop neighbors and passersby seeing into the yard. But they might also be needed to hide a less than lovely view from the space.

Screening can also make different areas of the yard distinct when backyard landscaping ideas include creating different zones, leading to a richer design that slowly unfolds rather than becoming apparent in a single glance.

They offer design opportunity in themselves, too, using interesting materials, plants including climbers, trees and shrubs, and even garden buildings and, here, we’ve collected ideas to inspire.

Garden screening ideas 

In an ideal world we wouldn't need garden screening ideas – our yards would be private sanctuaries where we can spend time gardening, entertaining and relaxing away from prying eyes. 

But being overlooked is the reality for most people living in urban areas with houses on either side, or with yards immediately backing onto an outside space.  

You may also want to use screening as an important element of your garden design to create a sense of a journey through the space. 

1. Double up boundary planting

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Creating more privacy in a garden overlooked by the surrounding houses needs thinking through carefully. Sometimes ‘double wrapping’ the space is the most effective option. 

‘In this garden we dealt with the issue of being overlooked in two ways,’ says designer Charlotte Rowe . ‘We planted a row of pleached hornbeam trees and tall hornbeam hedging along the far end boundary. Then we planted a second small group of Cercidiphyllum japonicum (katsura) trees further inside the garden for additional screening.’

This arrangement achieved the objective of dealing with the garden being overlooked as well as creating an added sense of depth and enclosing a ‘secret garden’ sunk on a lower level to add a little mystery to the design.

Trees contribute height, structure and a focal point but it’s important to choose the best trees for privacy and screening. The elegant Cercidiphyllum japonicum used in this yard is a medium-sized tree with a lovely light, delicate canopy that’s perfect for smaller spaces. The heart-shaped leaves unfurl bronze in spring and gradually take on yellow and orange tones in fall, adding interest throughout the seasons.

2. Draw the eye into your own space

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It’s worth upgrading fences to a high spec finish like cedar if yours are quite prominent but not up to scratch. Climbers will add softness and much-needed greenery to a fence, as well as year-round structure if you choose an evergreen variety. Another alternative is to attach modern trellis panels which plants will soon scramble over. Both ideas turn the focus inwards.

‘If your garden is overlooked the trick is to make it as cozy and inviting as possible, to focus attention on your own space rather than neighboring properties,’ says designer Catherine Clancy . ‘Clad the boundaries with greenery, using climbers like evergreen star jasmine (trachelospermum jasminoides). ’ Plant shrubs generously to make the garden as lush as possible, which will help by adding a lovely distraction.  

Another clever idea is to position your seating area so that you are looking in towards your own house rather than out. If space is at a premium consider built-in seating like this and include lots of planting to further enhance a sense of privacy.

3. Layer the planting

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A combination of trees and shrubs can create an impressive layered look that also makes a space feel more private. Here, the depth as well as the height of the planting makes the backyard a secluded location. 

A formal arrangement like this, which includes topiary, requires maintenance, so if you can’t dedicate sufficient time to clipping, opt for a more informal planting combination instead. 

4. Use living walls to screen boundary walls 

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The use of living wall ideas for garden screening ideas can have a two-fold benefit – hiding unsightly or plain boundary walls, as well as adding another planting dimension to your yard.

‘Using vertical garden ideas offers the opportunity to make the most of every space in your garden – there is a plethora of possibilities, and living walls are especially useful in small gardens, courtyards and balconies, to use every perspective,’ says gardening writer Leigh Clapp.

Living walls are planted more densely than a garden bed and can provide a tapestry of color and form. 'Use reliable, long-living, disease resistant plants that are light with shallow roots, as they will have restricted root space. For a year-round effect select mostly evergreens, then highlight with seasonal color,' adds Leigh.

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The use of screens to loosely partition and create ‘open’ rooms, artfully divided, is a design trick employed by garden designer by Anthea Harrison in this beautiful country garden. 

Decorative laser-cut and solid Corten steel screens gently restrain the garden’s more formal elements, while funnelling the view towards specific focal points or garden vistas, and also act as features in themselves.

6. Divide and screen areas with arbors and arches

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Arbors, arches and tunnels can become lovely focal points adorned in profusely flowering vines or flowering climbers. They also act as garden screening, dividing different areas of the garden, and indicating an entry point to a separate garden room which can have its own discrete feel and planting palette.

An arbor nestled among dense, colorful planting creates an illusion of space, which can be particularly effective in small garden ideas. 

7. Create a garden journey with screening planting

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If there is enough room, divide areas with planted barriers for a feeling of a journey through the garden to hidden places. 

You can create an illusion of space with planting. Curving pathways running between a profusion of flowers and plants can be more interesting and create mystery, generating a surprise around every turn.  

8. Disguise unsightly areas

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The most practical use of garden screening is to hide out of view the less sightly elements of your garden, such as storage or composting areas.

‘Most small gardens in particular have to be practical as well as visually appealing. They often serve as a room outside as well as a garden. 

'Creating attractive storage outside can contribute hugely towards making your garden a truly unique space and one that lends itself to use all year round,’ explains garden designer Kate Gould .

There is a wide choice of garden screening ideas to disguise a less attractive corner or element of the garden, depending on where it is located and the surrounding area. A decorative trellis panel smothered in evergreen climbers, or edibles can serve both a beautiful and practical purpose.

9. Use architectural salvage 

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Architectural salvage opens up a wealth of possibilities, and reclaimed sections of stone walls or follies can be reused as screens to create divisions between garden rooms.

This folly stone wall includes a quatrefoil window through which you can glimpse a further seating area of the garden.

10. Create a garden screening structure

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‘Creating a sense of enclosure, cosiness and privacy is a big contribution which an overhead structure, such as a pergola can make,’ explains garden designer Barry Chambers . 

‘Added to this, it could be concealing you from neighboring windows, or with plant cover and panels or trellises, a screen can also provide shelter from the breeze,’ he adds.

'If the best spot in your backyard for a seating area is overlooked, a smart structure is the quickest and lowest maintenance way to create garden screening,' says Homes & Gardens Editor in Chief Lucy Searle. 

'The smart pergola roof idea above is in the spirit of the garden screening idea I have in my own city garden, the sunniest part of which is overlooked by my neighbors. By using angled louvers, you can keep out prying eyes and create dappled shade, which is perfect for a seating or dining area. It's also a wonderful way to create a focal point in a large space.'

11. Add color and privacy with a pretty awning

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If you are looking for patio cover ideas that offer color, shade and screening, the solution may not be planting, but a garden awning. Those that extend outwards above your head by more than a 6ft can offer some privacy, but you can also find awnings that extend down to the ground on either side that will provide garden privacy and screening from the weather, too.

12. Choose trellis for subtle screening

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'Adding trellis to the top of a fence will of course offer extra screening and privacy in a backyard, but there are other ways to use trellis ideas cleverly,' says H&G's garden expert Rachel Crow. 

'One of those ways is perfectly illustrated above, where the trellis provides screening that isn't entirely opaque. The benefit of this is that you can either simply divide a backyard by zone, for example, a kids' play area from an adults' seating area, while still being able to see into the other area. Or, you can make the most of a "borrowed view", perhaps a beautiful woodland to the back of your yard, which can help to make a small garden look bigger.

13. Plant lush shrubs for privacy

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Whether you are starting a planting scheme from scratch or want to add garden screening ideas to an existing garden, choosing the best shrubs for privacy is one of the best ways to please both garden users and wildlife.

These include laurel, as above, holly, rhododendron, privet, laurel, photinia, honeysuckle and forsythia, some of which have made our best fast-growing shrubs list, too – a bonus if you want garden privacy ideas fast.

14. Hide a structure with planting

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A tall wall, whether brick or rendered blocks, is a great way to increase garden screening and security at the same time, but it can look stark and uninviting, which may not be the effect you want to create. The best way to disguise this type of garden privacy device is to match it with evergreen climbers, which will soften the structure, provide shelter for wildlife and – if you plant flowering climbers – color and scent, too.

15. Plant ornamental grasses 

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While some people like to spend as much time as possible in their gardens year round, others tend to see their outdoor space as a spring/summer attraction.

If you are in the latter camp then tall, airy ‘see-through’ plants like bamboos or ornamental grasses around a seating or sunbathing area will provide sufficient screening, and still allow light to filter through without the need for more heavy duty garden fence ideas.

Likewise, a medium-sized feature tree planted in the sightline of a bedroom will provide privacy for your house. Just don’t plant it too close to the building itself. An upright ornamental cherry would make an attractive and effective shield, as would an ornamental pear such as Pyrus ‘Chanticleer’.

16. Create garden screening with trees

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Planting trees is the best way to create a hidden spot. But if you are worried that having trees will mean sacrificing light, worry not – there are two techniques that will help. 

By cutting a few of the bigger branches right back to the trunk, you will allow more light through and prevent vigorous regrowth, which is also important to preserve space in small gardens.

You can also try something called ‘lifting your tree’s skirt’, which simply involves removing lower foliage, as in the garden above. 

17. Create tall boundaries with hedges

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Finding effective garden screening ideas can seem daunting, but that doesn’t mean you have to give in and accept that your every move will be observed forever. There are plenty of ways to improve privacy without resorting to tall fences or towering garden wall ideas.   

A good place to start is with your boundaries. Some backyards are defined by low walls or ‘see-through’ fences that offer very little cover. The ideal solution is to establish the best privacy hedges, using fast-growing species.  

Deciduous hedges are best planted from late fall to early spring using bare-rooted plants. Evergreen hedges, using container grown plants, should be planted from mid to late spring.

18. Build a sheltered structure on an exterior wall

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A dining or lounge space close to the house can take inspiration from these porch ideas with the addition of a covering structure attached to an exterior wall.  

‘Every garden has those places you automatically drift to, as well as natural areas of shade, light and privacy,’ explains award-winning landscape and garden designer Sarah Eberle . 

‘Climbing plants for pergolas and walkways might seem like a romantic option that also offers an element of privacy, but the truth is that many quickly grow out of control, damaging supporting structures, so it’s important to choose non-vigorous species. Pillar roses work well and so does clematis, but this needs to be paired with something evergreen, such as Akebia quinata. ’

19. Go underground

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Sunken gardens make great retreats and are especially useful garden privacy ideas when designing urban plots or looking for long garden ideas, where boundary fences may cast unwanted shade. 

Lowering a terrace by just 18 to 20in (46 to 51cm) makes it easier to create a sense of privacy with garden screening ideas, such as planting or awnings; if you want to go lower, ask a landscape architect to check the water table level and advise on drainage. 

In a sloping garden, carve out terraces and create an outdoor room on the lowest level.

20. Enforce border controls

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Lining paths or patios with perennials, grasses and bamboos is a good way to hide seating areas from view. 

Plants that die down in winter offer privacy during summer when you are relaxing outside, but will not block out light during the rest of the year. 

By placing seats strategically, you may find flowers and foliage do not need to be very tall to make an effective screen.

21. Opt for a cover up

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Garden shade ideas and garden screening ideas can be synonymous. A sail shade suspended over a seating area will not only block direct views from upper storey windows, but will also give protection from sunlight and showers. 

The frame can be adorned with climbers, to enhance the enclosed feel. Check that they will grow tall enough to cover the structure, and fix wires to the uprights for the stems to cling to. 

22. Build a summerhouse or pavilion

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Position a summerhouse or pavilion so that it backs onto the backyard boundary where it is most overlooked; the building's roof and walls will create a visual barrier and a private space in front.   

Concealing the structure behind trees or large shrubs can increase the sense of seclusion, especially if it is reached by a journey through the garden via charming garden path.

Where there is no space for a building, alternative privacy ideas such as an arbor seat next to a boundary will have a similar effect.

23. Install a water feature for noise screening

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Although water feature ideas may not be the first thing that springs to mind when you think of garden screening, screening noise in a garden is crucial for a tranquil ambience. 

Water spouts and fountains help to drown out the sound of traffic and noisy neighbors, and ensure your conversations are not easily overheard.   

The most effective water features produce just the right level of sound – soothing rather than irritating – and form an integral part of the garden design. 

24. Step into the woods 

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Trees offer unlimited scope for providing privacy. A small copse planted at the end of a garden will form a quiet refuge. In a large, open space, use ornamental trees to screen off a sheltered area with a dramatic view – and edge it with hedges or low walls.   

In smaller gardens, three or four trees with slim trunks, such as Himalayan birches, are the best trees for a small garden because they create a snug wooded retreat.

How can I get privacy in my garden?

Garden zoning is one of the most effective garden screening ideas.

Consider the sightline – where are you trying to get privacy from? Then block these areas off to create private spots. 

To do this, play with planting – layers of tall grasses help to softly zone a private area in your garden. Screening helps, too. Choose a material which sits in your garden style, perhaps bamboo, metal or wood. 

If you're trying to block off sight from above, then adding a pergola is a great way to achieve privacy. Rush matting at the top, or growing climbers such as ivy or clematis, will allow light to filter in but not wandering eyes.

How can I stop neighbors overlooking my garden?

Tempting though it may be to block yourself off from the world, high panel fencing often isn’t the answer. For starters, erecting a fence more than 6ft (2m) high will not only annoy your neighbors but may require planning permission. Secondly, doing so will likely shade out some of your garden, and reduce your planting options.

So instead of reaching for the fencing, try and make the best use of what you already have. Take a stroll around your garden to identify where any privacy issues might lie. Is there any part of your plot where you cannot be seen at all? If so, ask yourself whether you are currently making the best use of this precious space. It’s also worth considering exactly when privacy is most important to you.

Ultimately, with a bit of thought, a few simple techniques and clever use of garden privacy ideas, you can enjoy your time in the garden without an audience – and will not have to sacrifice light to do so.

What plants make the best privacy screens?

Use these raised garden bed ideas around the perimeter of your space. Filled with tall plants like bamboo, ornamental grasses and Carex pendula they will naturally create privacy. Like net curtains, they’ll provide a screen between you and the outside world without casting too much shade. 

Jennifer is the Digital Editor at Homes & Gardens. Having worked in the interiors industry for a number of years, spanning many publications, she now hones her digital prowess on the 'best interiors website' in the world. Multi-skilled, Jennifer has worked in PR and marketing, and the occasional dabble in the social media, commercial and e-commerce space. Over the years, she has written about every area of the home, from compiling design houses from some of the best interior designers in the world to sourcing celebrity homes, reviewing appliances and even the odd news story or two.

13 Landscaping Ideas for Creating Privacy in Your Yard

In rural areas, privacy in your yard is often taken for granted. But residents of more densely populated areas might consider it a hard-to-attain luxury. Privacy solutions come in many forms to suit your needs. Follow these backyard privacy ideas from design experts to gain privacy and block unsightly views. 

115 photos of original and stylish front garden decorations

Any owner of a cottage, a small private house or a dacha will strive to decorate the territory that surrounds her possessions. A special role is given to the front garden, that adjoining territory, which is located directly between the facade and the fence, which is in full view, being the "face" of the house.

Therefore, the question almost always arises: “How to make a beautiful and original front garden that will catch the eye, transform and complement the overall look of the estate?” Let's try to understand all the nuances.

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Deciding on the style

First you need to decide how you would like to decorate the local area, understand your tastes and preferences. You can study photos of various design options for front gardens in front of the house and find a decor that you will use as a model in the future.


All front gardens, according to the degree of openness, are divided into two types: open and closed. From the name of the first it is clear that with this type, the space adjacent to the building will be clearly visible both from the roadway and from the porch.

In this case, the adjacent territory does not have a fence, the role of the front garden is played by a trimmed lawn with a path leading to the entrance to the house, with flower beds and flower beds located on it.

The second option involves the presence of a fence. The area around the buildings is surrounded by a hedge or fence. If you want privacy on your site, then you can install a high brick or stone fence that will reliably protect you from prying eyes.

If, on the contrary, you want to view the street from the yard without any problems and you are not embarrassed by prying eyes, opt for small fences, with slots and holes, wooden or, for example, forged.


Front garden can be decorated in different styles: romantic, oriental, classic, rustic, etc. It all depends on the desires and preferences of the owners. The main rule is to ensure a combination of the garden with the style of the house, other buildings and zones on the land.

Buildings built in the classical style will look great near the house territory in the spirit of minimalism, with paths laid with paving slabs, flower beds and flower beds of strict geometric shapes.

The design of the Asian style front garden will suggest the presence of dim perennials, low conifers combined with low shrubs. For this decoration option, a prerequisite is the presence of such elements as raw pieces of rocks, natural stones.

In order for romance to soar in the air in front of your house, build garden, picturesque arches with climbing, delicate plants, numerous narrow winding gravel paths. Flowers in such a front garden should be bright, and at the same time tender. Lush peonies, charming asters, dahlias, roses will look great here.

Rural, rustic style characterized by casualness, it will suit both urban buildings and small country houses. Such a place will be distinguished by unpretentious plants, mostly perennials, a wicker fence or a picket fence.


Choosing a fence

The general appearance of the local area largely depends on the chosen fence, which, in addition to being protective, also performs a decorative function.

Currently, there are a lot of options for fences, in all this variety it is easy to find a fence that will perfectly fit into the overall picture, will correspond to the general design style of both the house and the area around it.

The classic version is a front garden fence made of wooden picket fence. It can be of different sizes, with or without holes between structural elements, of various colors and shades. A wooden fence will be relevant at all times, its main advantages are environmental friendliness, affordability and a wide variety of forms of finished structures.

If metal bars are installed on the window openings in your house, then it would be a great idea to equip the same wrought iron front garden. An openwork fence with a similar pattern or pattern will visually make up a whole picture, a single ensemble.

Metal fences are very durable, and if professionally forged, they can become chic works of art.

Brick and concrete fences are also very strong and reliable. If they are combined with the facade of the house, you can opt for these two types.

You can also enclose the front garden with a stone fence. This material lies underfoot, therefore it is considered the most accessible. With the help of stones, you can create an unusual, interesting fence without spending a lot of money on it.

Finally, chain-link mesh is possible, it is inexpensive and easy to install. Some are confused by its simple, ordinary, unpresentable appearance, but by planting climbing plants along it, you can get a charming, beautiful hedge.

A properly selected fence will certainly decorate your property, give it a holistic, organic, finished look.


Additional ways of decorating

The design of the front garden, in addition to beautiful hedges, paths and flower beds, can be supplemented with various sculptures, artificial ponds, fountains, original flowerpots, ornamental exotic plants, alpine slides, borders, etc.

Small shrubs can be embellished with special scissors, giving them the correct geometric shape. Such a composition of, for example, spherical, square or cone-shaped plants will give the territory originality and sophistication.

The main thing is not to overdo it, overloading the territory with the same type of elements will lead to a loss of attractiveness of the general view of the site.

Plants in the front garden are selected carefully, it is necessary to take into account the period of their flowering, height, color. Do not forget to take into account that it will take a lot of free time to care for the plants, so if you do not have it, choose plants that do not require constant monitoring and care for them.

Properly choosing flowers and various decor elements in the front garden, you will turn it into a fabulous, picturesque place that will delight not only you, but also passers-by.

It is not necessary to invest a lot of money in this and resort to the help of professionals, making a beautiful front garden with your own hands is not so difficult, it is enough to understand all the nuances, connect your imagination and start acting.

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Designing a front garden in the most popular styles, features and techniques

Arranging a front garden - the visiting card of every country house and the most important area in the garden - is a rather complicated process. The main task that a designer faces when choosing a way to implement ideas is to find the perfect balance between the personal preferences of the owners, the style of the house and garden, economy and existing conditions. The plot in front of the house requires delicate restraint, functionality and stylistic conciseness. It is the choice of style that is the basis for the successful design of the front garden.

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Regular Style Variations

Evergreen Front Garden

there will be an opportunity to pay due attention to the plants), refer to one of the variations of the regular style - the evergreen front garden. Pine, dwarf gray spruce and boxwood, as well as other evergreen decorative deciduous trees, planted in complex compositions and surrounded by squat sheared hedges, will not let you down either in summer or winter.

Try splitting the landscape group on either side of the paths, imitating flower beds, or create a combination of a separated tree group surrounded by shrubs and a lawn area. The only thing you will need to take care of is mowing the lawn and hedges. The classic fence and hedge in this variation of the design of the front garden must be replaced with a live sheared strict fence. Of the materials for decoration, preference should be given to stone, placing large blocks between plants in groups or decorating with natural stone.

Minimalism

Minimalism in the design of the front garden clearly stands out among other areas of the regular style. The path leading to the house, within this current, should be made of rough materials with geometric masonry (stone rectangles, clinker or tiles) and, of course, be straight. The area in front of the house should be planted with an even grass lawn that is resistant to trampling, and the plants should be placed on it.

Walkway borders should be discarded by limiting the passage with clipped, globular boxwood bushes (they can be planted in soil squares, paths left on the sides or cut out of the lawn, or arranged in strict flower pots).

Near the wall of the house, you can plant a tall flowering or evergreen bush, and fill the rest of the space with symmetrically arranged standard trees (preferably with a rectangular or curly crown if your house is in a classic style, and spherical if it has strict modern lines). Near the doors, make a composition of several tubs that are easy to cut.

In this variation of the regular style, all free-growing plants with indistinct outlines and small flowers should be avoided, in favor of large-flowered roses of the classic varieties.

How to design a front garden in country style

Classic country style

Classic country style suggests abandoning fences and hedges in the arrangement of the front garden: the entire space on the sides of the path is turned into a large flower bed with herbaceous perennial low plants typical of rural style. Above the path or near the house, a climbing rose is usually planted, which rises along the arch or pergola, giving a special charm to rustic-style houses. The flower garden in the front garden should be surrounded by a wattle fence or a green border, for example, a low fence made of short-cut boxwood.

Chaotic country style

Another country style trend is the chaotic country style used in large front gardens. On the free plots adjacent to the house, there is a place for flower beds, and for spreading shrubs. White picket fence, lush hydrangea, yellow cuff, austere foxglove and fabulous columbine surround taller classic rosehip bushes or small trees in a chaotic sea of ​​flowers.

Such “thickets” look great next to rose bushes growing in the middle of a lawn or a carpet of ground cover plants, clearings of Carpathian bluebell and periwinkle, climbing roses climbing along the supports on the wall of the house, clematis and a hedge of lush spirea bushes surrounding a winding path. Everything in such a front garden should be free, natural and unpretentious, the gradation of plant height should be strictly consistent. The best fence for such a front garden would be a wooden fence.

Asian-style front garden

Asian-style multi-level compositions give the front garden not only coziness, but also a special atmosphere of privacy. The front garden in the Asian style is characterized by minimalism and conciseness of forms. The entire area to the house is laid out with stones or tiles, leaving a small round area for a large tree, most often a decorative representative of the coniferous family. The trunk circle is surrounded by a higher fence made of the same stone as the site cover.

In an Asian front garden, it is better to abandon fences and fences: raised flower beds and flower beds will help separate you from prying eyes and neighbors. A decorative flower garden is carried out at a level of at least a meter height from the base of the site; for this, a fortified wall is laid out of stone along the perimeter of the flower garden (strictly vertical from the side of the street or neighbors - an analogue of the "fence" - and of arbitrary shape from the side of the house). Soil is poured between the walls, creating the basis for a flower bed. If space allows, then the flower bed does not have to be flat: try creating a rock garden or a multi-level flower garden that gradually lowers into the patio.

Typical Asian "inhabitants" are planted on such a flower garden - shrubs with an openwork crown, miniature conifers, lush sakura, herbaceous perennials and ornamental grasses, imitating Japanese stone gardens. If you decide to arrange an alpine hill on such a flower garden-fence, then in the foreground of the front garden (closest to the entrance) along the "fence" plant tall sprawling plants that will hide your site from prying eyes.

Mediterranean front garden design

The Mediterranean style of front garden design offers not only greater mobility of compositions, but also lower costs for arranging the site: the front garden is based on all kinds of tubs. In large and small pots, they are randomly placed on the steps of the porch, against the walls of the house and along the perimeter of the zone.

The ideal option for decorating the entire area of ​​the front garden is to completely lay out the area with stone or tiles and surround it with high walls (materials for the fence and the platform should be the same or similar).

The basis of the Mediterranean or southern style - potted gardens - will be complemented by all kinds of accessories: lanterns, lamps, hanging figurines, beautiful signboards, clay figurines or decorative fountains. In such a front garden, you can even put a small table and chairs, equipping a small patio in front of the house. Weaving plants that climb the walls of the house or terrace should also be planted in separate containers.

One of the advantages of the Mediterranean style is the possibility of growing even exotic plants - they are simply transferred indoors for the winter. Typical tub representatives of the style are gentian nightshade, abutilon, winged tunbergia, kumquat, pigtail, etc.

Front garden in landscape (nature) style

Landscape modern

A modern trend within the landscape (or nature) style offers soft outlines and bold combinations of materials. A low dry wall made of any natural unpolished stone should be used as a fence in the landscape modern style (the stones are fastened together so that the binding mixture is not visible and the effect of stones simply stacked on top of each other is created). Behind it, the entire territory should be filled in complete “mess” with different crops that tolerate drought and bright sun well - both herbaceous perennials and flowering bushes.

Planting should be done without adhering not only to one scale, but also to the sequence in height (low plants in the foreground, and tall plants in the background). Try to randomly scatter the views, hiding the squat bushes behind the openwork tall ones, creating a contrast in color and height. Start planting with plants with a large bush diameter, moving towards more compact ones. Having chosen plants with lush outlines, do not forget about the “upper floor”: plant a tall Asian-style standard tree closer to the house, which will give the composition a bold touch.

Combining the incongruous and finding natural harmony among the chaos is the main principle of the modern landscape style.

Border direction

Another variation of the natural style - border - the dominance of lush flowering plants in dense, free-growing borders surrounding a winding path.

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