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World-Inspired Front Garden Ideas and Designs

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Florida Front yard garden design
Florida Front yard garden design
Matthew Giampietro Garden DesignMatthew Giampietro Garden Design
Florida front yard garden design landscape design
Inspiration for a world-inspired front garden in Miami.
Secret Garden
Secret Garden
Craig Reynolds Landscape ArchitectureCraig Reynolds Landscape Architecture
Tamara Alvarez
This is an example of a medium sized world-inspired front full sun garden in Miami with brick paving.
Ocean front landscape lighting, FL estate
Ocean front landscape lighting, FL estate
Coastal SourceCoastal Source
Photo of an expansive world-inspired front driveway full sun garden for summer in Philadelphia with concrete paving and a garden path.
Planting Styles
Planting Styles
Land AestheticLand Aesthetic
Inspiration for a world-inspired front garden in San Diego with gravel.
Japanese Rustic
Japanese Rustic
Native Sun GardensNative Sun Gardens
Photo of a medium sized world-inspired front xeriscape full sun garden in Denver with a garden path and concrete paving.
Curb Appeal from a Clean-Lined Landscape Color
Curb Appeal from a Clean-Lined Landscape Color
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Colorful bromeliads and agaves adorn this lovely North Palm Beach, Florida tropical landscape designed by Pamela Crawford. Pamela's services include landscape design and installation, pottery, outdoor living areas, and paving design. She covers Palm Beach County, including Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Palm Beach, Wellington, and Palm Beach Gardens. See her work at pamela-crawford.com.
O'Brien, K. - Balinese Inspired Garden
O'Brien, K. - Balinese Inspired Garden
Mom's Design BuildMom's Design Build
Spacecrafting
Photo of a world-inspired front garden in Minneapolis with a water feature and natural stone paving.
Tuscany Pavers @ Dilido Island
Tuscany Pavers @ Dilido Island
DRIVEWAYS BY DESIGNDRIVEWAYS BY DESIGN
Photo of a medium sized world-inspired front driveway partial sun garden in Miami with a garden path and concrete paving.
Japanese entrance
Japanese entrance
Laura Campbell Landscape DesignLaura Campbell Landscape Design
Laura Campbell
Small world-inspired front formal full sun garden in Boston with a garden path and natural stone paving.
Front Yard Landscape
Front Yard Landscape
Tri County LandscapeTri County Landscape
Front Yard Landscape with black pebble grave.
Photo of a medium sized world-inspired front full sun garden in Tampa with gravel.
Kona Classic
Kona Classic
Strata Landscape ArchitectureStrata Landscape Architecture
Inspiration for a world-inspired front driveway garden in Hawaii.
Recent project
Recent project
Charles McClure - Professional Site PlanningCharles McClure - Professional Site Planning
Charles McClure Professional Site Planning - Santa Barbara, California
Design ideas for a large world-inspired front driveway partial sun garden in Santa Barbara with concrete paving.
Asian Landscape
Asian Landscape
Design ideas for a world-inspired front xeriscape garden fence in San Diego with a wood fence.
Woodside Woodland Gardens
Woodside Woodland Gardens
Skyline design studioSkyline design studio
A Japanese Maple creates a leafy overhead to the waterfall by the front door. photo: Diane Hayford
Inspiration for a medium sized world-inspired front partial sun garden in San Francisco with a water feature and natural stone paving.
Asian Inspired Front Walk - New Berlin, WI
Asian Inspired Front Walk - New Berlin, WI
Ginkgo Leaf StudioGinkgo Leaf Studio
The new concrete front walk becomes more interesting with the addition of beach pebble runnels dividing the walk into sections. Renn Kuhnen Photography
Miami Beach Residence
Miami Beach Residence
Tyler Schwartz DesignTyler Schwartz Design
Dominican Coral Driveway with Traveler Palm Screening and California Alocasia and dwarf heliconia border
Photo of a medium sized world-inspired front formal and private partial sun garden in Miami with natural stone paving and a stone fence.
Rock Walls
Rock Walls
Broward Landscape, Inc.Broward Landscape, Inc.
Stone wall
Design ideas for a medium sized world-inspired front driveway full sun garden in Miami with a raised bed and brick paving.
Spice - Oak Beach - Far North Queensland
Spice - Oak Beach - Far North Queensland
bàlay Vandykebàlay Vandyke
Photos by Louise Roche, of Villa Styling. Recycled timber arbor and entry path
This is an example of a world-inspired front garden in Cairns with a pathway.
Florida Front yard garden design
Florida Front yard garden design
Matthew Giampietro Garden DesignMatthew Giampietro Garden Design
Florida front yard garden design landscape design
Design ideas for a world-inspired front garden in Miami.
California Dreaming in Miami
California Dreaming in Miami
Botalia DesignsBotalia Designs
Lady palms in bed of river rock
This is an example of a medium sized world-inspired front formal fully shaded garden in Miami with gravel.

World-Inspired Front Garden Ideas and Designs

A beautifully designed world-inspired garden is as important as the emphasis we place on the designs of our interiors. After all, our grounds (however modest) frame our homes and contribute to first impressions not only of our houses, but also of the households within. Options for garden designs can be as elaborate or low maintenance as your lifestyle and preferences permit – consider both your aspirations for how it should look and how much time you can invest in garden maintenance. Consulting a gardener or landscape designer will ensure you have a garden that suits your lifestyle, the local climate and soil conditions. But don’t forget that with Houzz your first stop can be collecting images of garden ideas and designs you love in order to inspire your garden plans and potentially share them with a landscape gardening professional.

How do I come up with a world-inspired front garden design?

The priority for a front garden is kerb appeal. Begin by considering the area immediately around and leading up to your front door. You may want to opt for front garden designs that blend well with the style of your home – for example, abundant foliage and flowerbeds will perfectly complement a period property, whereas man-made materials, geometric shapes and contrasting textures are great ideas for a contemporary garden design. Even if your front garden is a small space, keep it tidy – if you have more space, make the most of it with garden ideas and features such as a manicured lawn, gravel driveway, water feature or garden fencing. If you don’t have the time or commitment to devote to gardening, then neatly pruned hedges, statement paving, hanging baskets, garden benches and outdoor lighting are all decorative, low maintenance garden ideas for your world-inspired front garden design.

How should I design my world-inspired back garden?

Back gardens typically offer more space than front garden designs and serve a more recreational purpose, so it’s important to know how you want to spend time in your garden before you design it in order to build in the features that you will enjoy. If you love relaxing in the garden and dining al fresco, think about patios, decking, garden furniture and BBQs. For the more horticulturally-inclined, incorporate flower beds, greenhouses or vegetable garden designs. Your landscape gardening professional can help you install structures such as sheds, pergolas and gazebos that complement your garden design, and artfully-placed garden ideas such as lawn edging and lighting will add definition to your chosen design.

How do I create a low maintenance garden?

The great news is, gardens aren’t exclusively for the green-fingered. Whether you’re not horticulturally-inclined or simply don’t have the time for a bit of landscape gardening, you can still have a world-inspired garden design that looks the way you want by making some smart design choices. While many of us favour low maintenance gardens like urban gardens, roof terraces and patio gardens, lovers of greenery don’t need to sacrifice grass for paving slabs. Whatever you want from your garden, there are a variety of gardening solutions that can be built in to make life easier. For example, labour intensive features such as vegetable patches, greenhouses and flower beds can be optimised with an automatic irrigation system. These can be offset with fuss-free garden ideas such as hard landscaping, including gravel, paving or decking, and hard-wearing evergreens that require minimal upkeep. You might even consider replacing your garden fencing with slow growing hedging, which can be maintained less regularly than wooden fence panels. If having a lawn is important, there are different types of grasses in varying degrees of durability and maintenance. You may choose to take a more relaxed approach to your lawn – “wild” garden designs can have great charm if the grasses and flowers are chosen carefully. If you prefer a manicured lawn, it’s a good idea to invest in a “mulching” lawn mower that will recycle clippings and remove the need for cleaning up. Finally, there isn’t a more low maintenance garden lawn than artificial grass which can look highly realistic and keep your garden looking green. Garden ornaments are a great way to add interest to your low maintenance garden design – go for smart garden ideas such as solar garden lights which are both decorative and functional. Find some of the most popular design ideas on Houzz.
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