Our low maintenance front yard landscaping ideas will instantly boost curb appeal.
A well-designed front yard landscape can transform your homes curb appeal.
A restrained wooden fence with a minimalist detail at the top emphasizes the Asian influences.
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Carefully selected varieties reinforce the clean lines of this garden.
Fewer plants also equal less daily tending of the garden.
Mulch isnt finicky, retains water, and keeps down weeds, which reduces the need for upkeep.
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See five secrets to a gorgeous landscape, as well as inspiration for your front yard landscaping project.
Grand and Graceful
Shrubs and trees combine for striking, expansive back or front yard landscaping.
A smattering of river rock provides an informal but distinct edging between the garden bed and lawn.
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Gracefully arching shrubs such aswillowand cryptomeria keep the garden distinctly low-key.
Here, awhite pinedominates against a wooden fence.
Transitioning between tall plants and groundcovers is essential for any landscape, and low-maintenance gardens are no different.
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A globe blue spruce bridges the divide between the path and the trees behind it.
Choose accents that involve little effort, too, such assolar-powered landscape lighting.
A mostly monochromatic color palette is soothing to the eye and easy to create for nearly any gardener.
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Lungwortand ferns offer hardy growth patterns with little TLC.
Bountiful Bed
A congenialgrouping of perennials and annualsdresses up a narrow flower bed in this front yard.
A no-maintenance garden doesnt mean the plantings have to be boring.
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you’ve got the option to make a distinct color impact byadding dahliasor other heat-resistant, summer-flowering bulbs.
Structural plants such as ornamental grasses provide a play of color and maintain visual interest during autumn and fall.
Maintenance is easier with garden beds that are accessible from both sides.
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Otherwise, add pavers through the bed at regular intervals to make weeding and deadheading easier.
The Grass Is Greener
A front yard landscaping nook relies on a soothing and low-key setup.
Multiple materials supply varied layers in a landscape; try mixing a solid surface with loose gravel.
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Striking leaves from canna andNew Zealand flaxstand out against the otherwise green plants.
Afence provides a tidy borderbetween the single row of daylilies and more diverse plantings closer to the house.
A lush, planted front yard requires less care over the long term than a lawn.No weekly mowing!
Pebbles and Plantings
This landscaping idea relies on no-fuss design and pretty plant accents.
Dark gray pebbles surround paving stones for a no-mow, easy-care landscape accent.
A series of irregularly placed, large-scale pavers offers a minimalist path.
Conifers at the back edge of the yard offer year-round color and visual interest.
Learn easy ways to create a cohesive look with your landscaping.
Odd-numbered clusters of plants appear more natural in the environment.
You will save money on labor costs by doing your own landscaping.
General maintenance, like mowing and weeding, should be done every week or every two weeks.
