Lawn drives up the cost of garden maintenance. If constant mowing, fertilizing, blasting and scarifying is a thorn in your side, simply do without a green area. This guide explains how to tastefully design a front yard without a lawn.

Gravel is a modern alternative to a lawn in the front yard

Ground cover as a lawn replacement - the best hardy plants

Don't shed a tear for the old lawn where magnificently flowering or evergreen groundcovers spread. The following types and varieties are walkable and reliably suppress annoying weeds:

  • English lawn chamomile (Anthemis nobilis), does not bloom, smells alluring and does not need to be mowed
  • Roman lawn camouflage (Anthemis nobilis v. ligulosa) inspires with cream-colored flowers and is mowed once a year
  • Star moss (Sagina subulata) covers the ground with fluffy green cushions that invite you to walk barefoot

Creeping herbs are ideal candidates for banishing boring lawns from the front yard. Upholstery thyme 'Golden Dwarf' (Thymus x citriodorus) covers the area with a fragrant carpet of gold-green leaves, over which purple flowers are enthroned from July to August.

Lush cottage garden instead of boring lawn garden - that's how it works

With groundcover as a lawn substitute, the green basic chord in the front yard design is largely retained. If you are striving for a complete turnaround in appearance, we would like to recommend the concept of the cottage garden to you. Here floral thunder dominates instead of evergreen monotony. We have summarized the essential components for the garden concept for you here:

  • 4 beds of the same shape lie at a crossroads
  • Path covering made of natural stone, bark mulch or the last bits of grass
  • Planting as a combination of beautifully flowering vegetables, perennials and flowers
  • Eye-catcher in the center: hydrangea, small tree, rose-covered obelisk, fountain or statue
  • Enclosure: picket fence, low dry stone wall, hedge of flowering or evergreen shrubs

With authentic accessories, you can creatively round off your newly designed, lawn-free front yard. The old wheelbarrow from the flea market is stylish, planted with colorful flowers. The small wooden bench under a rose arch invites your visitors and neighbors to chat comfortably.

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In modern front garden design, the lawn has long since been phased out. Creative home gardeners are looking to Asia, where Japanese garden art traditionally dispenses with lawns. Properly styled components for the floor covering are either gravel, small stones, moss or water.

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