Planting ideas for front gardens
Nine Ideas for Front Gardens
Front gardens play an important role, particularly in our towns and cities. They can breathe life into grey streets, helping to provide wildlife habitats and reduce pollution. They can also make us feel good about where we live.
Creating a front garden requires careful thought. You may need to find space for wheelie bins and off-street parking, which can limit your design and planting choices. However, this doesn't mean that front gardens can't be beautiful, practical and wildlife-friendly spaces. The key is to keep things simple and ensure any plants and materials work well together.
- Ensure your design works from indoors. Think about what you want to see from the windows and where you'd like to create privacy
- Use surfaces that let water through, such as gravel, permeable setts or grass sown into heavy-duty plastic modules (that cars can be parked on)
- Don't create an awkward route from the pavement to the front door – visitors will always cut corners
- Don't use a loose surface such as fine gravel right up the door, it will get trodden through the house
- Don't build up paving or soil levels against the house wall, as they can cause damp issues
- Seek advice or planning permission for paving, which can increase risk of localised flooding.
More on front gardens:
- Six ideas for garden screens
- Alternatives to garden paving
- 11 ideas for garden fences
Be inspired by our tips for designing a front garden, below.
1
Use complementary colours
Front garden with slate paving and chippings, planted with hostas, grasses, irises and climbing roses
Try to use colour to tie in with the colour and tones of the house. This front garden is planted with low-maintenance plants in various shades of green, set off by loose slate tiles and chippings.
Design tip: Note here the colour of the window frames and door awning complement the slate paths. Climbing roses further bring the garden to the house, while also softening the house walls. The front door and wood store are both painted black.
Save money: loose materials are cheaper than solid ones such as paving stones, and allow water to percolate into the soil, preventing flooding. Always lay landscape fabric beneath loose materials – it will stop weeds coming up but let rainwater through.
2
Use white to create a focal point
White garden gate surrounded by cottage style planting
The entrance to a front garden can immediately set the style of the space. This welcoming white wooden gate, surrounded by cottage-style planting, signposts that there's a fabulous cottage garden waiting to be explored.
Design tip: white can be quite a dominant colour. Use in small doses only. It may be just a bit too garish for your garden – try various colour samples before choosing.
Save money: look out for reclaimed or second-hand gates, and spruce them up with a fresh coat of paint.
3
Hide bins with bespoke screening
Sempervivums with a gravel mulch planted in a blue wooden wheelie-bin cover
Bins and recycling boxes are often the first thing you see in a front garden. It's easy to hide them away. This box unit has been designed to hide the bin while still enabling easy access, and the planting space above looks pretty while reclaiming the lost earth taken up by the bin. Use a variety of plants of your choice – green roof plants, such as sedums and sempervivums, don't need much soil depth and are drought tolerant.
Design tip: cover the base of the planting pocket with plastic membrane to stop it rotting, then fill with a mix of peat-free, multi-purpose compost and grit.
Save money: make it yourself from old pallets and decking planks.
4
Use containers to enhance paved spaces
A tiny front garden packed with plants in containers
It's amazing how many plants can be grown in pots and other containers. This front garden is paved, and all plants are grown in pots, which are hidden by trailing flowers and foliage.
Design tip: Browse our list of plants for pots and choose wisely, taking into consideration how much time you'll have to water and feed your plants. Choose the largest pots you can find or afford – the bigger the container the better, as you can combine several plants together and reduce the amount of watering required.
Save money: grow as many plants from seed as possible. Try to recycle and upcycle containers – virtually anything can be used, from old sinks to large olive oil tins.
5
Use topiary for a formal look
An eye-catching cloud-pruned box beside white house walls
Consider a formal layout if you have a symmetrical house with a central front door. Topiary trees and shrubs work well in these situations, such as this cloud-pruned box. You can also buy lollipop trees of bay, yew and privet.
Design tip: plant your specimens symmetrically – such as on either side of your front door, in matching pots, for the best effect.
Save money: there are some very convincing faux terracotta and faux lead planters on the market – they cost less than the real thing and are also lightweight.
6
Use hanging baskets for height and colour
Red begonias and purple petunias in a basket hanging from a red-brick wall
Hanging baskets help to break up a harsh brick wall and soften the front of the house. Change the plants seasonally to keep the display looking cheery and welcoming.
Design tip: choose flower or foliage colours that work well with your house bricks or front door, such as the orange flowers, here, which pick out the colour of the bricks behind.
Save money: raise your own bedding plants from seed, or buy as plugs early in the season, then grow them on. Keep summer bedding plants indoors until after the last frost.
7
Use pots of different sizes
A display of flowers growing in terracotta pots
Here a random collection of vibrant plants in pots of various sizes has been brought together by using the same terracotta finish.
Design tip: this display works well because the pots have been arranged by size, with the tallest at the back and a row of dianthus along one side. Add fragrant plants for passers-by and visitors to enjoy.
Save money: look out for small plants and multi-buy deals – you can often make great savings by buying seasonal plants in quantity.
8
Grow shade-loving plants in shady gardens
Container-grown ferns in a shady spot beside a house wall
Shady gardens needn't be tricky. These ferns show that even a few plants in pots can break up an otherwise harsh junction between a wall and concrete path.
Design tip: include some evergreens, as the garden will be seen daily throughout winter. Evergreen ferns such as the hart's tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium) or the soft shield fern (Polystichum setiferum) are perfect for shade.
Save money: you can often buy multi-packs of young fern plants, which are great value for money.
9
Add height where possible
Tall miscanthus fronds forming a semi-screen in front of a window
Try to get some height into even a small space. A single small tree or large shrub will make all the difference and can be grown in a large container. Read more about trees for small gardens. A deciduous tree can act as a net curtain, giving a degree of privacy from the street all year round but letting light in in winter – read more about trees for privacy.
Grasses are a great option in a sunny front garden. They have a long season of interest and many keep their form all winter. This miscanthus is the ideal height to provide a soft screen for the window behind it, creating a little privacy indoors.
Design tip: let ornamental grasses stand tall through the winter months. Wait until spring to cut them back and tidy them up.
Save money: grasses are usually fast-growing and will quickly bulk up, so don't waste your money on large specimens.
Front Garden Ideas - Best Front Garden Design Ideas
Front gardens are special and very different from rear gardens. They are often for show not for relaxation, and for kerb appeal, not for parties and play.
There are lots of ways to create instant impact and maximise space out front, all whilst adding value to your property in the process, and no matter how small your front garden, is, with careful planning you can make it both a beautiful and useful space.
Before your house comes into view, your front garden is the first thing visitors will see, and a neat exterior will most certainly create a warm welcome. A well-maintained, flower-filled front garden also adds to the overall look of your neighbourhood, and most importantly, 'A front garden full of plants also means a home and food for wildlife,' says Leigh Hunt, horticultural adviser at the Royal Horticultural Society.
In reality, for much of the year we're likely to see more of our front garden than our back. – until spring and summer arrives, of course. Every time we walk to our car or out of our house, whatever the weather, we'll be immersed in this front garden, so why not give it the attention it deserves?
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Front Garden Ideas: 7 Golden rules
Follow these and everything will fall into place. ..
1. Fit in with the street scene
Every road has a 'look' and if you take your front garden too far away from what's normal for your street, you will create a 'wow', but not in a good way. But you can still raise the tone – if other front gardens in your street are neglected you can go for quietly smart, and if every other garden has been made over like a daytime TV programme, you might have to work a bit harder. If in doubt go for low key, neat and formal.
2. Symmetry and structure
When it comes to a front garden lean towards well defined flower beds, straight lines and solid planting. The hardest look to pull off in a front garden is a wildflower meadow with plants flowing everywhere – go for the opposite of this and you'll be on the right track.
3. Think about winter
Structure like this will work in winter as well as summer – and winter is a key time in the front garden. This will likely be your one glimpse of greenery on your way from house to the car, so getting the winter look right is crucial. The shapes of the flower beds will be seen, and the structural bones are visible in winter, so it's essential to make sure those bones look good.
4. Consider the layoutThe layout – the bones of the garden – needs to signal where people should go. It's an obvious point but one that's often forgotten. When visitors walk to your house, the front garden needs to show them the way to the front door; its purpose, if you like, is to direct. The easiest way to do this is with a clear path and a big signal to mark the front door. Big pots either side of the front door will do the job.
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5. Work with the house
When you're putting in the structure, work with the house and the windows. So planting is high between the windows, low in front of them. Accentuate the patterns of house, don't work against them. This will often give you a good pattern to copy around the rest of the front garden. The pace of the lower and higher planting can be used at the sides and alongside the road. Use the same spacing and the whole thing will come together like a symphony.
6. Kerb appeal
You may not think about selling right now, but it's likely to happen at some point, so if you're putting money and effort into your front garden think about kerb appeal to buyers. What would you like to see if you were thinking about buying this house? It's another really good reason to avoid anything whacky at the front. Kerb appeal is about looking neat, well maintained and cared about. Case in point: Dustbins can be a real eyesore, so screen them with shrubs or trellising, or invest in wheelie bin storage, or as horticulturist Alys Fowler suggests, 'Make your garden so pretty your eye won't be drawn to the bins at all!'
7. Watch out for planning rules
These are often specific to front gardens and can cover anything from the height of your front fence to the colour of your house. To find out what applies in your area, the planning department of your local council will be a good place to start.
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Front Garden Ideas: Choosing The Perfect Plants
The main requirements for plants in a front garden is that they give structure and don't take too much looking after. They need to be steady, not glamorous. As a general rule, choose plants that flower in every season, that way you'll always have something new to welcome you home, and window boxes are great for adding a splash a colour.
Shrubs which stay green and have a good bulk all year round are key to front gardens. Try box or yew, hebes or sarcococcas. Choose the size you need to create your look and one of these will fit the bill.
2. ClimbersIf your house isn't pretty there's a great temptation to grow climbers up the front. That's not necessarily a bad thing. What is a bad idea is to grow self-clinging climbers. So, say no to ivy, boston ivy, climbing hydrangeas – these all have suckers and will find their way into the guttering, the mortar and, eventually, the windows. The climbers that are less likely to damage your house are ones which need support to grow up, so wisteria, clematis and roses. These can't get a hold themselves so are a lot less scary. A good tip is to grow them up sturdy trellis which is just hooked on to the wall. The trellis (and the climber with it) can be removed for cleaning or painting the walls.
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Best of 3: Climbing plants for front gardens
3. TreesPretty much inevitably, if a tree is growing in a front garden, it's going to be close to the house. Even small trees grow into big trees and you might think, 'Oh we can take it out if it gets too big,' but no, you might not be able to. Once the roots go down under the foundations, taking a tree out can cause as much damage as leaving it in. It's just safer all round to avoid trees anywhere near your four walls.
Front Garden Ideas: Seasonal Changes and Affordable Updates
The biggest joy in gardening is to ring the changes: to herald spring, to celebrate summer and to the bask in a winter wonderland. And there's no reason not to do this in the front garden. In fact, it's possibly more important since it's the front garden that you see pretty much everyday without fail.
1. Front gardens are perfect for pots and those pots can bring colour to every season. Violas for winter, tulips in spring, alliums in summer and agapathus in autumn. As you get more confident you can start to get more adventurous with your containers and combine colours to make really bold and wonderful statements.
2. Keep eight big pots on the go in the rear garden and plant them up in pairs for each season. Wheel them out as they begin to shine. The great thing about this is, if an experiment goes wrong and doesn't look good, a quick trip to the garden centre for some emergency flowering plants will fix it in an afternoon.
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3. Use evergreens in the borders. A great low maintenance front garden idea, these will quietly get on whilst giving you shape and structure. They don't grow too much, don't need staking, and once they're established, usually after one season, they don't even need watering. OK you won't get many flowers from them, but they tick every other box.
4. Gravel or paving are popular low maintenance options; the rule is that the more hard landscaping you have the lower the maintenance will be. The easiest solution to look after is paving – bricks, slabs, driveway pavers – but it can prove to be expensive to put these over the whole of the front, even if your garden is small, so gravel is a decent halfway house. It'll need an occasional bit of work to rake it back into place.
5. Battery operated, warm, white fairy lights, wound around the structural plants like box balls will make the garden look wonderful in winter. You don't have to wait until Christmas and they don't have to come off in January, keep them going until spring for a really magical look which will make you, and the neighbours, smile.
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Front Garden Ideas: Mistakes To Avoid
1. Going whacky
I'm sure you've seen the front gardens with big personalities but they often stick out like sore thumbs. The place for expressing yourself in your garden is in the back. In your rear garden you can paint your fence blue, grow tropical plants and fill it with all the wonderful ornaments you like. At the front, tone it down and think of the way the street looks as a whole – your neighbours will silently thank you.
2. Making life more difficult than it needs be
If you need access to your windows make sure there's a path there and the plants aren't too big. A winding path might look lovely for a few days but you can be sure of two things – firstly, that you will curse having to go around and about just to get to your front door, and secondly, that people (including you) will cut the corners.
3. Not thinking about security
Big pots or ornaments are lovely but will they go walkies? Plants to hide the view to the road are great but will they also hide burglars trying to get into your property. There's a very good argument for keeping anything expensive hidden away at the rear. If you do want to use expensive pots they can be secured.
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Front Garden Ideas: Luxury Updates
It's not a good idea to put anything too expensive in the front garden, but there is a way to introduce luxury without that danger – think about the flooring you use. There are some beautiful (and expensive) options. For example, if you live in a Victorian house have a look at reclaimed or replica tiles – these come in that classic chequerboard black and white or other geometric shapes. In a modern house, the luxury options for paving are things like travertine or reclaimed York stone, although porcelain is a great way to combine style and durability.
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Decorating the front garden in front of the house - 20 photos of ideas and recommendations
Beautiful front garden in front of the house After all, the front garden is the “front porch” of your garden, which means it simply has to be beautiful.
In this article I will present my vision of the design of this landscape area. In addition to the basic information, I will also give links to my other publications on related topics.
Rustic front gardenThe subtleties and tricks of the design of large and small front gardens are detailed in a separate article - http://1dacha-sad.com/12-krasivyx-foto-kak-ukrasit-palisadnik-svoimi-rukami-xitrosti-malenkix-i-bolshix-palisadnikov /.
Here I will consider options for decorating the front garden with flowers, we will select materials for planting, and analyze the nuances of flower arrangements.
Front garden decoration with small formsBeautifully blooming flowers and ornamental plants delight us not only in flowerbeds and alpine hills, but of course, at the entrance to the yard - in the front garden!
What flowers to plant in the front garden An example of a simple front garden
Decorating the front garden in front of the house begins with the selection of flowers for planting. The basic rule is simplicity . This means that all flowers should be beautiful and unpretentious in care. But do not get carried away and plant everything in a row.
A beautiful front garden full of elementsAmong the variety of plants offered in shops and nurseries, you should choose those that will ensure uninterrupted flowering in your front garden from the first days of spring until late autumn.
Some flowers fade, others bloom. You can see the schemes for planting flowers in a flower bed here in this material.
Front garden design exampleColorful, cheerful front gardens are pleasing to the eye and uplifting. Golden balls, phloxes and mallows are reminiscent of childhood spent with a grandmother in the village or in the country. Many amateur flower growers arrange such front gardens in the country.
Mistakes beginners make Flowers in the front garden
Beginning gardeners often make the mistake of choosing a lot of flowers on tall trellises for a design. Caring for such elements is quite laborious and this creates certain inconveniences.
Decorating the front garden with marigolds
It is impossible to imagine a front garden without marigolds. Varieties of these annual flowers are presented in various colors and sizes. In order for flowering to begin in June, seedlings should be planted in April.
A beautiful front garden is impossible without flowersAn early blooming front garden is an example for you
Hyacinths, primroses and colchicums can be chosen for flowering from the first days of spring. These are perennial plants. To prevent hyacinths from dying in winter, they must be covered with fallen leaves or peat. Colchicums and primroses can winter without shelter.
What to plant in the middle of the front garden?
Aquilegia, or common catchment area, will decorate the middle part of the front garden. The unusual shape of the flowers and decorative openwork foliage will look beautiful in combination with rudbeckia, echinacea, bluebells, annual dahlias and delphinium.
Let's say no to voids when decorating
Temporary voids that form between young perennials that have not grown can be filled with a three-month-old lavater. This hardy, fast-growing annual will add a playful touch to your front garden design.
Lavater is sown immediately in open ground in early spring. Seedlings appear within two weeks. Due to the fragility of the stems, it is undesirable to plant this plant in open areas.
Timely removal of wilted flowers and seed pods will ensure lush long flowering from July until the first frost.
Flowers in the front garden - the basis of the compositionIn the photo: tuberous begonia - one of the unpretentious plants for flower beds, seedlings of which are often sold already in bloom.
Some flowers in the front garden are propagated by cuttings and shoots
When transporting cuttings and shoots, it is necessary to strictly observe the temperature regime in order to completely exclude the possibility of hypothermia or overheating of the planting material. To accelerate the development of the root system, it is advisable to treat the cuttings with a special solution before planting.
How to make a beautiful flower bed in the front garden in front of the house
Interesting video ideas from Tanya Nikonova. I recommend viewing!
My other publications on front gardens:
How to decorate a front garden - a story about different options for organizing beautiful entrance groups - http://1dacha-sad.com/krasivyj-palisadnik-kak-ukrasit-palisadnik-na-dache/.
3 interesting options for front gardens - rose garden, strict elegance and rural style - http://1dacha-sad.com/landshaftnyj-dizajn-palisadnika-pered-domom-3-varianta-s-illyustraciyami/.
7 examples of front garden design in front of the house with your own hands - this is the visiting card of a private house, the first thing that draws attention. It should be unique and attract attention. To achieve such a result, you will have to spend a lot of effort, learn a lot. So, how to decorate the front garden in front of the house? Consider the main points and recommendations of design professionals.
The front garden is the first thing people pay attention to
The front garden should be beautiful and attract attention
To beautifully decorate the front garden, use the recommendations of specialists
Content
- 1 Where to start the design
- 1.1 of which the front garden consists of
- 2 Choice of style
- 3 Choosing plants
- 4 Creation0122
- 7 Small front garden
- 8 Video: How to decorate the area in front of the house
- 9 50 photos of private house front garden design ideas:
- 9.1 See also
How to start registration
The front garden can be both open and closed. The open one is visible to all people passing by it, and the closed one is designed to please the owners of the house and their guests. If there is a desire to make the front garden in front of the house beautiful both inside and outside, then it is worth considering the original transparent fence.
First of all, you need to determine the size of the ornamental garden. Here you have to take into account the area of \u200b\u200bthe house. The front garden looks ideal with a width of 2/3 of the height of the building.
The next step will be planning. It is better to draw a small plan of the garden with dimensions. Do not miss this moment, as the entire site must be thought out completely.
It is better to plant bushes and tall plants closer to the front of the house. The garden as a whole should resemble a river valley, in the role of which a path or path is released. The shrub can also be used as a fence around the front garden. The enclosed space can be of any shape. If there is a blank wall, it should be beaten by planting a tall tree nearby.
The front garden can be open or closed
First of all, it is recommended to draw a diagram of the garden
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What does the front garden consist of
Now it's time to figure out what can be located in the front garden. It most often includes:
- flower beds;
- shrubs;
- flower arches;
- design compositions;
- original fence.
All elements should be organically combined with the architecture of the house, become its unique decoration.
Flowers are an obligatory attribute of the front garden
The front garden should be in harmony with the house
The front garden should be a unique decoration of the house
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Choosing a style
After the plan of the front garden is determined, it is necessary to choose a design style. Let's take a look at a few popular trends.
No. p/n | Title | Description |
Romanticism | Delicate light flower compositions are inherent in the style. A beautiful wrought-iron fence decorated with climbing plants will be a good addition. | |
Japanese | The focus is on coniferous plants, compositions made of natural stones. They should differ in shade and size. | |
Asian | Such a flower bed is characterized by dim colors, multi-tiered forms. Stones are the main fence. | |
Country | The easiest style to do is perennials. A wooden fence is often used as a fence. | |
Mediterranean | The main feature of such a front garden is the ability to move. This is because almost all plants are planted in tubs or containers. A lamp would be a nice addition. Such a front garden will be a good addition to the recreation area. Plants can surround chairs, a table, a playground. | |
Modern | The choice here should be stopped at unusual plants, natural stones. |
Picket fence adds cosiness to the front garden, but in some cases you can do without it. It all depends on the chosen style, filling the garden. The picket fence can be replaced with a hedge.
In addition to the fact that the garden has a certain style, front gardens are divided into two types according to their design.
- Russians are distinguished by rich colors, bright appearance, decorated with painted motifs, artistic elements, figurines.
- Neat, strict lawns and well-defined garden paths are inherent in European design.
The first step is to choose the style of the garden
Russians prefer bright colors
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Selection of plants
There are several rules for choosing plants for front garden design. First of all, qualified specialists advise to pay attention to the following factors.
- Determine the sun exposure of the front garden. Some flowers are considered light-loving (daisies, phloxes, asters, peonies), while others bloom well in dark areas (forget-me-nots).
- Take into account the timing of flowering plants. If you want to get a blooming front garden for the entire summer season, then you should pick flowers that bloom at different times.
- Plants of different heights should be selected for a harmonious appearance of the garden. At the same time, the taller ones are planted closer to the fence or wall of the house.
- It is also worth paying attention to the life span of plants. There are annuals, biennials and perennials.
Competently following the described rules will allow you to get a beautiful front garden that will delight the owners with its blooming appearance all summer. At the same time, perennials are not recommended to be planted very densely, as they have the ability to grow over time. First, annual flowers can be planted between them to take up space.
There are several rules for choosing plants for front garden design
When choosing plants, consider their flowering time
Perennials should be diluted with annuals
It will be easy to choose flowers that bloom all summer. It can be phloxes, roses (including bush ones), hydrangeas. These plants are perennial. For one season, you can plant petunias, cosmos. The main thing is to choose the color scheme and provide the flowers with timely care.
If you don't have time to mess with the flower beds, you can plant unpretentious plants. For example, irises, peonies, marigolds.
But in any case, a lot of attention will have to be paid to composition. Necessarily in the front garden, created by oneself, there must be a central element, which is the focus of the entire flower bed. More often, a bush, a beautiful tree, a sculpture are chosen for this role. Smaller components are placed around the host plant to create the desired backdrop. Do not forget that background plants should not overshadow the main ones.
It will not be difficult to choose flowers that bloom all summer
The flower bed must have a central element on which all attention is focused
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Creating a fence
The appearance of flower beds also depends on the fence. Do not overlook the correct selection of the fence. Most often, it also performs a decorative function. Landscape designers offer a large selection of fences that allow you to complement the overall composition in an original way.
- Wrought iron bars on the windows of the house will perfectly match the low metal fence.
- Wooden picket fence will add coziness to any front garden.
- Wicker fence will decorate the garden in a rustic style.
- A neat wooden fence will always look stylish and original. Especially if it is evenly painted and complemented with decorative elements.
- In specialized stores you can buy interesting plastic fences.
- Natural stone always makes a stylish, low-maintenance fence.
When choosing a picket fence, remember that creating a beautiful front garden is not only for trained professionals. To get a good result, it is enough to carefully think over each element, reasonably approach the choice of plants and devote time to them.
Background plants must not overshadow the main plants
The main thing is to choose the color scheme and provide the flowers with timely care
The appearance of flower beds often depends on the fence
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As a rule, when designing a front garden, planting flowers, trees, and shrubs is not enough. An original path from the gate to the porch of the house and various buildings on the territory can be an excellent addition. If it is decided to plant lush flower beds around the path, then they are placed so that the width of the path does not visually decrease and, walking in the garden, no one touches the flowers.
An important stage in the design of the site is lighting. It is good if the soft backlight turns on in the evening. Devices can be placed directly in the flower beds.
Figurines, garden figurines can be an excellent addition. But they must be combined with the general style.
The decoration of the front garden does not end with the planting of flowers. Can make a small lake
Figurines, garden figurines can be an excellent addition
Sculptures in the garden can be made of stone, wood, clay. Instead of sculptures, you can simply use compositions made of natural stones of different sizes. Often, when decorating a front garden, figurines of animals, fairy-tale heroes are used. They are available in a wide variety of garden supply stores. You can also make them yourself from improvised materials.
There should not be a lot of decorations on the site. They should complement the overall composition, and not overload with the number of shapes and bright colors. The focus is still on plants.
Sculptures in the garden may be of stone, wood, clay
There shouldn't be too many decorations in the front garden. They should not overshadow the main picture
The focus must be on plants
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Advantages and disadvantages
Sometimes owners of private houses do not understand why front gardens are needed and what their benefits are. Let's look at their main advantages.
- Decorative garden in front of the house will hide the building from casual passers-by.
- A mailbox can be installed on the territory of the flower bed.
- In the front garden you can find a place for a playground. Sometimes a swing is enough and, for example, a playhouse or a sandbox (you will have to think about installing it so that the sand does not crumble).
- Among the landings, you can successfully disguise garbage containers.
- Fruit and berry plants can also be planted on the territory of the front garden.
- The ability to hide certain flaws on the facade of the house, emphasize the chosen style.
There is only one drawback to creating a front garden: the need to constantly look after the plants, keep the garden in order.
With the help of the front garden, you can hide the shortcomings of the plot
Wicker flowers perfectly complement the overall picture of the front garden
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Small front garden
If the area on the territory for the front garden is small, then you should not be upset.