10 Simple Ways to Create a Gorgeous Front Garden
Don’t neglect that space out front – spruce it up in time for summer
It’s the first thing visitors see and, done right, it will give your home added kerb appeal. Whether yours is the size of a postage stamp or fit for a mansion, check out these ways to give your front garden some love.
Attract the local wildlife
Think of an urban front garden and I bet the words ‘attracting wildlife’ don’t spring to mind. But this pretty space is designed do just that, and shows how wildflowers don’t have to be confined to country cottages.
Top marks, too, for the attractive bin storage – an off-white, slatted wooden box – with another flowerbed on top to further disguise them!
Read expert advice on how to create a wildlife-friendly garden
Think of an urban front garden and I bet the words ‘attracting wildlife’ don’t spring to mind. But this pretty space is designed do just that, and shows how wildflowers don’t have to be confined to country cottages.
Top marks, too, for the attractive bin storage – an off-white, slatted wooden box – with another flowerbed on top to further disguise them!
Read expert advice on how to create a wildlife-friendly garden
Repaint your door
Don’t forget your door when making over your front garden – it’s a big part of the first impression. Try being a bit bold: vibrant turquoise might not seem an obvious choice for a 1930s brick terrace, but here it adds a modern feel. If your front door is faded, scuffed or peeling, now could be the time to address it.
Don’t forget your door when making over your front garden – it’s a big part of the first impression. Try being a bit bold: vibrant turquoise might not seem an obvious choice for a 1930s brick terrace, but here it adds a modern feel. If your front door is faded, scuffed or peeling, now could be the time to address it.
Plant up a windowbox
Whether you live in the town or country, a series of windowboxes will instantly lift the front of your house. They’re also another way to add colour and vegetation if your front garden is paved over or a driveway. Be creative and reflect your personal style, whether you choose minimal grasses, whimsical wildflowers or structural blooms.
Whether you live in the town or country, a series of windowboxes will instantly lift the front of your house. They’re also another way to add colour and vegetation if your front garden is paved over or a driveway. Be creative and reflect your personal style, whether you choose minimal grasses, whimsical wildflowers or structural blooms.
Fill up your pots
A few pots of colourful flowers are a super-easy way to lift any exterior, however compact – and you won’t need to be particularly green-fingered, either. Simply head to the garden centre and pick up whichever bright bedding plants take your fancy. Geraniums, which come in everything from striking red to showy pink to delicate white, are a good choice, as they’re long-flowering and low-maintenance.
Grouping several pots and planters in one area is an easy way to create big visual impact.
A few pots of colourful flowers are a super-easy way to lift any exterior, however compact – and you won’t need to be particularly green-fingered, either. Simply head to the garden centre and pick up whichever bright bedding plants take your fancy. Geraniums, which come in everything from striking red to showy pink to delicate white, are a good choice, as they’re long-flowering and low-maintenance.
Grouping several pots and planters in one area is an easy way to create big visual impact.
Magic a mini front garden
Don’t actually have a front garden? No problem – you can be creative in the tiniest sliver of space. Here, two mini olive trees in pots either side of the door, plus a leafy climber up the stonework, are all that’s required for a charming exterior.
Don’t actually have a front garden? No problem – you can be creative in the tiniest sliver of space. Here, two mini olive trees in pots either side of the door, plus a leafy climber up the stonework, are all that’s required for a charming exterior.
Design a box hedge
Timeless box is still a great way to add greenery to minimal, or paved, exteriors. Use box balls in pots to complement hedges, as here, for a formal feel. But make sure you stay on top of this year’s gardeners’ scourge, the box tree caterpillar!
Timeless box is still a great way to add greenery to minimal, or paved, exteriors. Use box balls in pots to complement hedges, as here, for a formal feel. But make sure you stay on top of this year’s gardeners’ scourge, the box tree caterpillar!
Hide your bins
Let’s face it, bins aren’t the most beautiful of objects, but you could copy this smart owner and build a wooden house for them. It’s a great way to ensure the rest of your front garden isn’t spoilt by their less-than-lovely looks.
See more creative ways to disguise your rubbish and recycling bins
Let’s face it, bins aren’t the most beautiful of objects, but you could copy this smart owner and build a wooden house for them. It’s a great way to ensure the rest of your front garden isn’t spoilt by their less-than-lovely looks.
See more creative ways to disguise your rubbish and recycling bins
Copy country cottage style
The chocolate box front garden is a classic look for a good reason. All you need is a gravel path and an abundance of flowering shrubs, wildflowers and grasses either side. Choose a good variety of hardy plants that will weather sunshine, snow and showers.
Live in the city, rather than in a charming stone cottage like this one? There’s no reason you can’t re-create this look there, too.
The chocolate box front garden is a classic look for a good reason. All you need is a gravel path and an abundance of flowering shrubs, wildflowers and grasses either side. Choose a good variety of hardy plants that will weather sunshine, snow and showers.
Live in the city, rather than in a charming stone cottage like this one? There’s no reason you can’t re-create this look there, too.
Make it an interesting journey
If you’re lucky enough to have a grand front garden, like this one, why not lead visitors to the front door with a striking design? This garden offers a pleasing walk to the house, with tall, architectural trees leading the way down smart stone paving, and clipped topiary and wilder flowerbeds adding interest along the way.
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If you’re lucky enough to have a grand front garden, like this one, why not lead visitors to the front door with a striking design? This garden offers a pleasing walk to the house, with tall, architectural trees leading the way down smart stone paving, and clipped topiary and wilder flowerbeds adding interest along the way.
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What ideas do you have for creating a great front garden? Share them in the Comments below.
Good old gravel can be an affordable option and, neatly laid, a simple way to smarten up a front garden. A few planters or raised beds will add interest, while low-maintenance plants, such as lavender or grasses, are all you need for some greenery. This simple design could be used to smarten up any front garden, big or small.