No dream home is complete without an inviting outdoor space. The secluded garden invites you to relax and becomes a popular retreat in the summer months. And while your own paradise is well protected from prying eyes, another outdoor area welcomes house residents and guests - the front garden. The entrance fulfills several functions at the same time - on the one hand it connects the house, the garage and the garden shed, on the other hand it offers an inconspicuous storage space for mailboxes and garbage cans. Anyone who wants to create an inviting front garden faces a big challenge - we give some useful tips for easy-care and effective design.
Creating a front garden: the basic principles
To ensure that the front garden area appears friendly and at the same time practical, several simple tricks can help with planning. First, the individual elements of the garden design are determined - garden path, steps/stairs, house entrance, garden fence, garage door. While still in the planning phase, the garden path and the necessary free space in front of the garage must be marked on the sketch. Next, an entire design concept is created - the front garden should correspond to the style of the house. A guide can come to your aid here –There are numerous design ideas at Gartenbistafound in various garden styles.
The four most important design elements at a glance:
The garden path.A non-slip surface /clinker, paving, concrete blocks/ and sufficient lighting are an absolute must for the garden path. Whether it is straight or slightly curved depends more on the garden style you choose.
Steps – The garden path is not always sufficient; sometimes a staircase leads to the house entrance instead. If you want to add steps, you should plan them no higher than 20 - 25 cm.
The garden size– it determines the selection of plants. Basically, the rule applies - if you have a small garden, avoid climbing plants and tall shrubs/trees and instead plant low perennials and flowers. This trick visually increases the available area.
direction– a north-facing garden will benefit from flowers in cheerful colors such as yellow and orange, a secluded southern garden with evergreen plants will look inviting.
Choose the right trees, perennials and flowers
Trees quickly become eye-catchers, even in small front gardens, and can completely transform the outdoor area. Particularly suitable: trees with a spherical crown that grow slowly - for example the easy-care spherical locust or acacia.
Perennials and shrubs
The Japanese garden offers an easy-care alternative for the hobby gardener - evergreen conifers and lush perennials give the outdoor area a structured look all year round and create a visual connection between the individual zones in the garden. Possible examples include peonies /shrub/, Chinese dogwood, viburnum.
Create flower beds in the front yard
Flower beds successfully replace the lawn in the allotment garden. But even if there is enough space for a lawn, the effort is simply too great. If you prefer to do without it, you can combine various flowers with grasses instead - Daffodil February Gold, Rose Snowflake, Cushion Asters /Spring/, Allium, Steppe Candles, Catnip /Summer/.
Plant pots as an accent
Planters offer several advantages– on the one hand, they bring a splash of color to the garden, and on the other hand, they can be redesigned again and again. The entrance to the house looks particularly stylish when it is highlighted by two large planters.
