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Are you ready to improve your home with some simple garden ideas? It takes some work and effort to create and maintain a beautiful garden, but it’s a worthwhile endeavor. We have compiled 152 effective front yard landscaping ideas and tips to give you some inspiration.
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Magnolia Bluff
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Custom Cottage Community – First Pocket Neighborhood
Why Curb Appeal Matters
When you have a beautiful front yard, it can bring a lot of joy. There’s nothing as soothing as sitting on your porch or a garden chair and enjoying the fresh air and beautiful scenery. It could be the trees, the flowers, the shrubbery, or the different forms of greenery that inspire you the most and help you take a break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
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Front Stamped Concrete Walkway
Besides the personal benefits to you and your family of a beautiful front yard with lots of curb appeal, there are benefits for your whole street and neighborhood. When your front yard landscaping is done well, this improves the look and appeal of the entire street. You might even inspire some of your neighbors to d the same and give their front yards an overhaul.
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Comstock Hills – Total Renovation, Spanish Transitional
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Georgian Style Home Walkway
Should you ever decide to sell your property, its curb appeal might be a major influence on how many potential house viewers and buyers you get. The better the front yard landscaping and maintenance, the better the house’s interior is likely to be. Front yard landscaping projects are always worth the investment.
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Mid-Century Pool Build
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Our Work
Front Yard Landscaping on a Budget
You don’t have to have a very large budget to make your front yard or your backyard look exceptional. There are lots of front yard landscaping ideas and suggestions you can use to make the space look good and even appear more expensive than it really is. By paying attention to the fine details and having a clear garden design in mind, you can make it elegant yet simple. There are many places to find front yard landscaping ideas and inspiration.
One great way to keep your landscaping costs low is to pay attention to the products and services you use. You can save a lot when you repurpose and reuse garden material.
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Walkways
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Front Landscape – Bel Marin Keys Lagoon Side Residence
If you don’t want to pay for a professional landscaper, you can always go with the DIY approach and cuts your costs. DIY landscaping may be something you want to look into particularly if you enjoy gardening, have some spare time, and only have small front yard landscaping to do. You can use most of the front yard landscaping ideas we’re going to touch on as DIY ideas if you are leaning towards that approach. If you are just starting with gardening, you are going to need some landscaping equipment, including a wheelbarrow, and other garden tools.
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Walkways & Paths
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Urban Garden Roof Entrance
Simple Front Yard Landscaping Ideas to Try
It’s time to explore our five landscaping ideas to transform your front yard garden.
Go Long-term with Perennials
When you plan out your front yard landscaping and consider various garden design ideas, it’s always good to have a long-term view. After all, you don’t just want a lovely garden this season, but for years to come. One way to expand your garden planning is to include more perennial plants in addition to any annuals you already have. They have the benefits of lasting more than two growing seasons and requiring less work and maintenance than annuals. Some great examples include the encore series of azaleas and lush hydrangeas. You can check which flowers and plants grow best in your climate region before you set up your flowerbeds.
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Center Moriches
by Bay Gardens
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Conscious Stream Scape 2 Year Update – Silverlake
Heighten the Appeal with a Garden Trellis
Trellises serve both aesthetic and functional purposes in a garden. These fence-like structural provide a sorting framework for growing climbers. There are so many plants you can grow here to enhance the beauty of your front yard and the entrance to your home. A clematis climbing wall plant is one idea, and it produces beautiful flowers. You can also add climbing vegetables like sweet peas. The choice is yours. This setup can also double up as a privacy screen to segment various places in your front yard layout.
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Gardens/Landscaping
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Landscaping Highlights
Lead Up to the Front Entryway
The best front yard landscapes have one thing in common- they center the focus on the main entrance. If you are going to do one thing with your garden and home renovation project, make sure that the doorway leading up to the front door has some statement features and greenery.
The easiest way to accomplish this front yard landscaping idea is to add a path down your front yard. There are lots of pathway options you can explore, including brick, cobblestone, and concrete. Remember to think about the colors and styles of the pavement material you choose. To top it off, you can add some type of greenery to line the edges of the path and make your walkway stand out all the more. A cheerful floral border is among the best garden decor ideas in combination with a new or remodeled walkway.
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Chic Sustainable Entry Garden- Los Feliz
Freshen the Yard with a Water Feature
Most landscapers and designers agree that adding a water feature to your front yards is among the best methods of making an impression with your garden. You can go big with an elaborate water fountain or small pond. As an alternative, you can choose a simple and low-cost option. You can also highlight the borders of the feature with some stones or water-loving plants, depending on what looks best.
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Summer Havest 2
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Long Beach Drought Tolerant Landscape
There’s something about having an attractive and well-kept water fountain or feature in your yard that can make the place look more expensive and feel more welcoming. It’s a great way to attract more birds to the area as well. You’re going to enjoy admiring the new feature from your porch or the indoors through the windows.
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Modern cottage with low water frontyard planting
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Driveway, Front Yard and Backyard Landscaping
Don’t Neglect Lawn Care
It might seem obvious, but taking good care of your front yard grass is an easy way to transform the area. Keep the grass mowed down, and make sure that it is watered well. You should focus a lot of your landscaping efforts on maintaining good borders and edges around the variety of island features and distinct sections in the landscape. A crisp and clean edge around your lawn grass can speak volumes and serve as the foundation to all your other front yard landscaping efforts.
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Modern Rain Garden Driveway
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Plantig design and planting
Other Front Yard Landscaping Ideas to Consider
There are so many other ideas worth exploring. Here is a shortlist of some of them:
- Landscape lighting
- Hanging baskets
- Island of succulents
- Rock garden
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Chicago Bluestone Retreat
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Before and After Landscape Transformation
Conclusion
We gave you several great front yard landscaping ideas to increase the curb appeal of your home. With this inspiration, you can change up the configuration of your front yard and make it everything you dream it could be. Expect to get a lot of comments from your visitors and everyone who passed by your home
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Adirondack Style Inside & Out
by Art Gems
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Transitional Entry & Water Feature
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A Progressive Mission Style Casa in San Juan
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homes by the sea
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Residential 4
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Lake Forest Estate
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Cazenovia Lake House
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Sea Glass House
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Zero Lawn Xeriscape
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Burlingame Garden Retreat
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Driveways and Courtyards
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Four Tiered Marble Fountain
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Barrington Hills Residence
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spagat front
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Cottage Garden with Curb Appeal
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Front Yard Landscape Project in Buffalo
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Wilmington Estate Landscape
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Bird Key Modern Bungalow
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Elegance in Design
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Succulents in the front
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Idyllic Modern
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Queen Anne Hill, Seattle WA
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Cabins – American Dream Builders
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Garde Details-Planting Design
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New Perennial Style
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English Garden, California Style
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Myrtle View House
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Landscaping
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Big Alpine
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Nichols HIlls – OKC
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Front Planting Design and Walkway. Wantagh, NY.
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Design Build: Spanish – Early California
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Surrounded By Beauty
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flora
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Front walkway redesign
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tresarca
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Low Water Gardens
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Sullivan’s Island Beach House
by REMARK
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Merrick Luxurios Landscape
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Clopay Products
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Ponderosa Renovation
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Daniel Island, Charleston Residence
by REMARK
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Commencement Bay Residence
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English Jewel Box
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Mid-Century Post and Beam
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California Heights Craftsman Xeriscape
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Naples, Florida Modern Private Residence
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Key West Formal
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Pavers
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Ft. Washington, PA
by GLDesigns
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Aisian Inspired garden Sculpture
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Unique Outdoor Entrance
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Custom Cottage Community – First Pocket Neighborhood
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Spring Bulb Design
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Design Build: Carlsbad Tuscan Colors
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North Arlington Residence
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Landscape and Pavers Moraga
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Lawn Care Maintenance
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Manhattan Beach House
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Global Syn-Turf artificial grass installation in San Antonio, TX
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Entry Gardens
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San Diego Landscape Lighting
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Amazing Before and After Photos
by SYNLawn
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Brick Patio, Flagstone Steppers, and Plantings
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Quaint Village Home made of Stone
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Historical Courtyard
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Bright, Whimsical Oklahoma Landscape
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Big Alpine
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Garden Spaces
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Hardscape and Landscape
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Colchester Residence
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Miami Beach “Tree of Life”
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La Jolla Beach Estate
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Fitzpatrick Residence
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Hardscapes & Pavers
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Dayliliy Border along driveway
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Browne Project
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Contemporary Custom Home Landscape Renovation
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New England Farmland
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Northern Influence
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Formal garden
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Brentwood Estates Subdivision | Cumming, GA
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Front-Yard Landscaping
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Etobico*ke Frontyard Renovation
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Landscape Designs
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Charles McClure, landscape architect
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Re-Imagined Shoreline | 02
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Tropical front & backyard landscapes….Palms & Color
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House in Glover Park
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Goodbye grass, Hello San Diego landscape!
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Gorski Landscaping
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Frontyards
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Baytown townhomes
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Frontyard in Kleinburg’s The Boulevard
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Mix of Natural with Formal
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Encino Landscape Design Project
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Cliffwood
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Quaint front yard and walkway
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Asian Garden / Japanese Garden
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Mercer Island, WA
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Kew House
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The Jobson Project
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Suburban Retreat
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Paradise Valley Residential Resort |
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Landscape Ideas
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Jules Bruck
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The Fish Camp
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Contemporary Oasis
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Austin Hillside Estate
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6115 N 38th Pl Custom Luxury Home
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Ranch Residence
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Water Features and Ponds
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Pescador
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Desert Landscape
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Brooklyn NYC townhouse rear yard landscape design renovation:NYC custom planters
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Sonoma
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Flowing stone walls in front yard woodland provide curb appeal
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Wilsonville
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Caruth Home – Fall 2012/Winter 2013
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Intercoastal Luxury Home Landscape & Pool
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Front Yard Paradise
by EcoLawn SB
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Toldo deslizante vivienda unifamiliar
by Tecnicortina
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Project Four
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Rosedale Garden 6
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Itamar Ben-Dor has been in the home improvement business for over 25 years. Itamar Ben-Dor is a jack of all trades. He's worked in the renovation field for years, doing everything from locksmithing to carpentry. He's a small repairs specialist. But his true passion lies in furniture construction and renovation - he loves seeing old pieces come back to life with some new woodwork or a fresh coat of paint.
He has taken courses on many topics in these fields at professional colleges in Israel. Over the years, Itamar has also become quite skilled in gardening, carpentry, and renovations. He's worked on projects of all sizes, from massive renovations to small repairs. No job is too big or too small for him!
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