The front garden is often very small, but should still look beautiful and individual and encourage walkers to stop and look. Ideally, it is an eye-catcher all year round. That doesn't make the design easy.

The front yard provides the first impression

What should I consider when designing the front yard?

Your bed in front of the house is your calling card, so to speak, what your visitors see first of you. At least some people will draw conclusions about your personality from this, for example regarding your order or your character. Nobody wants to look boring or messy.

In addition, the front yard should match the style of your house and always be well maintained. If you only have little time for care, then plant it easily. Alternatively, cover the bed with bark mulch. This is more decorative than a fully paved front yard.

First determine the course of the garden path to the front door, you can align everything else with it. The path should be easy and ideally for two people to walk at the same time. There are often rubbish bins or bicycles in the front garden area. If this is the case with you, then try to integrate this space harmoniously or to conceal it, for example with tall, slender plants.

Which plants go well in the front yard?

Place small plants directly next to the path to the front door, so that the path remains clear without too much work. Overhanging trees or overgrown plants often cause problems over time, whether they cast too much shade or overgrow other plants.

If you would like to plant trees in your front yard, then choose trees with a small crown such as maple. You can design a rural front garden with hydrangeas, hollyhocks, foxgloves or columbines or even filled rose varieties.

The essentials in brief:

  • Front yard not overloaded
  • don't plant too big trees
  • Design the bed to match the style of the house
  • maintain well or plant easily
  • Plan space for bicycles or rubbish bins

tips

Since the front yard is your calling card, so to speak, you should take care of it carefully. If this is not possible, then plant the bed easily.

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