Mindy Gayer

The right front yard can give your home beautiful curb appeal.

It doesn’t have to cost a fortune.

Here’s an abundance of front yard landscaping ideas to get you started.

White ranch style home with perennial beds and young trees

Mindy Gayer

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This house has a well-defined area below the front steps with a stone patio and pavers.

One easy way to have landscaping that lasts through four seasons is simply to plant evergreen shrubs.

Modern house with low boxwood hedges and lawn in front of pink and white hydrangea shrubs in bloom

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This summer scene includes echinacea,daylilies,daisies, andphloxin shades of red, pink, and white.

Well-placed pavers and natural rocks and stones complete the natural cottage look.

Low-Maintenance Hosta Bed

There are many varieties of low-maintenance hostas for ashady spotin your front yard.

White cottage with aqua trim and small shrubs and desert plants in front

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Divide your hostas every 3-4 years and you’llhave plenty to plantand share.Add some color contrast withshade-lovingheucheras.

Charming window boxes hang from windows on both floors.

The beds across the front are filled with’Limelight’hydrangeas.

Front patio and walkway with plantings on both sides and large lawn beyond

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There are two young trees planted oneither side of the doorand container plantings on the stoop.

These antique cast iron urns contain an unexpected, attention-getting combination of curved willow branches and brightly colored annuals.

Tropical-Style Window Boxes

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Make an impression with window boxes filled to the brim.

Cottage style house with front porch and mature trees and front flower beds

Michelle Berwick Designs

Choose an early bloomer, a mid-season flower, and a May tulip to keep the color going strong.

Shade perennials includingboxwoodsand ferns fill up the middle section.

No doubt the oranges merge from time to time with the glorious desert sunrise and sunset skies, too.

Colorful row of perennial flowers in front of black metal fence and arbor vitae hedge

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The golden light from inside the house softly illuminates the fairy-tale forest setting.

Drought-Tolerant Cottage Garden

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Planting adrought-tolerantcottage garden should never mean skimping on color.

Lawn-Free Front Yard

Design by Mindy Gayer

No need for grass leading up to your gated entryway.

Large, low house with walkway pavers and day lilies, shrubs and mature trees

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Simple yet dramatic, this design shows thoughtful consideration of the entire property’s footprint.

Colorful Autumn Hues

Consider the impact of your landscape design throughout the seasons.

With room to plant, the retaining wall looks like a terraced garden.

Lush flower garden with a vintage birdbath.

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Check your growing zone to be sure you plant winter-hardy varieties.

This prolific grouping of daisy-stylechrysanthemumslooks great against the evergreen hedge with autumn gold in the background.

Desert-Friendly Containers

This eco-friendly northern California desert home relies on sustainable, drought-tolerant plantings.

Hostas and heucheras in a flower bed

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Lavender adds color, texture, and fragrance to a garden but you canachieve a similar lookwithsalvia plants.

Place it where there’s plenty of foliage to give the birds cover so they feel safe from predators.

Daylilies and hostas are planted strategically to hide the remains of the early spring daffodils.

Green lawn next to woodland setting with spring bulbs blooming

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The centerpiece is a reblooming mountain hydrangea that is compact and colorful (‘Tuff Stuff Ah Ha’).

The combination of variegated foliage and lace-cap hydrangea flowers brings airy lightness to this shady bed.

These can be divided every two to three years, providing even more beauty.

large white brick house with hydrangeas planted in front

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Pastel and white flowers (including mini hydrangeas anddianthus) contrast the dark house exterior color.

Potted plants by the door continue the airy outdoorsy “surrounded by nature” feel of the open porch.

Cozy Front Porch

Make the most of limited outdoor space like this narrowfront porchoasis.

Woodland Garden

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The comfortable wicker chairs are softened with washable outdoor cushions, a small table, and potted ferns nearby.

This cozy outdoor sanctuary features an open railing that overlooks billowing hydrangeas.

The plantings fit perfectly on the other side of the walkway ofsquare paversand gravel.

Front entrance area with circular path of brick pavers, water feature in center, Japanese maple and other perennials

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The enticing pathway welcomes visitors and draws the eye down the path to the larger gardens behind the house.

But a simple, symmetrical design softens and enhances the front yard.

Long-blooming annuals, frompetuniasandbegoniastoimpatiensandlobelia, provide colorful blooms for weeks, even months, during the growing season.

Wrought iron goblet planters with spring arrangement on brick steps in front yard

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The cool blue-green foliage of the evergreen shrubs contrasts beautifully with the warm autumn tones of the house.

Open-Air Porch and Plants

This minimalistic design feels expansive yet also intimate thanks to strategically placed greenery.

The airy ferns continue the theme of diverse textures, all in bright green foliage.

window boxes on gold brick apartment building with tropical plants, hanging ivy and vines

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Short rounded boxwoods in front of small, airy white hydrangeas do the trick.

Matching Front Door and Flowers

Bright colors seem to be able to shift moods.

Yellow in particular is a cheery sight in spring, which may explain the popularity of daffodils.

Large grey house with mature tree surrounded by pink tulips

Finding Lovely

These golden beauties are a sunny companion to the bright yellow front door of this stone cottage.

This flower bed also has early-blooming deep purplehelleboresfor extra drama, and a reflecting pool to multiply the colors.

The low-maintenance perennials, including boxwoods and clumping grasses visible from the porch, offer texture and color.

Grecian sculpture in walled shade garden with shrubs and trees

The Spruce / Peg Aloi

The small tree offers shade and gives the simple front yard landscape design a sense of fullness.

If you think you don’t have enough room for a beautiful garden space, think again.

The upward growth draws attention to the small trees behind the wall.

Row of trees with perennials planted symmetrically beneath them with gravel walkways in front

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This perennial bed looks abundant and gorgeous with a mix of just purple hydrangeas and whiteastilbes.

This stunning maturebougainvilleavine makes a dramatic entryway to this house.

The complementary color scheme of purple and yellow is strikingly beautiful.

White house with red trim and wooden picket fence and row of pink hollyhocks

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The pink annuals in containers are a vibrant accompaniment to the seasonal show.

Consider annuals in pots that can complement the blooming perennial shrubs in your front yard.

Beachside Beauty

This house in the Hamptons has plenty of space for large, tall plantings.

Round flower bed with two tall trees and white and pink caladiums

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Winter Wonder

Thewinter gardenhas a quiet beauty.

A Perfumed Welcome

The heady fragrance and visual treat of English roses create a showstopping front yard.

Southwestern DIY Native Landscape

Turquoise and Tobacco

Front yard landscaping doesn’t need to be difficult.

Desert home with bright orange door and sculpture with assortment of cacti planted in front

Dazey Den

Plant a few native plants yourself and watch them thrive in their natural environment.

Here, cacti and succulents are right at home with this Southwestern house.

This affordable, low-maintenance landscaping option useslandscaping with rocks, mulch, and colorful perennials.

Modern home set in forest with lush growth surrounding

Nile Johnson Interior Design

Instead, focus on thatperfect carpet of greenand accent it with a few lush evergreen shrubs.

Plant affordable and colorful annuals every season to keep the area fresh.

Golden mums fill the planters and echo the colors of the autumn leaves.

Colorful border of cottage style plantings in desert landscape

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Here’s an organic geometric-style walkway leading up to a white porch with a green door and coordinating plants.

Use solar-powered lights for a glow that will show up each evening.

Use it with vibrant flowers for splashes of color.

Flagstone driveway and large perennial garden alongside it and large fence at entrance

Design by Mindy Gayer

Add to your collection of perennials each year, creating an abundant,more-is-more garden.

These round pavers create a fun geometric pattern amidst the round boxwoods.

Create a modern look by putting gravel aroundrock garden-friendly plantsand adding a few pavers for a low-maintenance walkway.

Front yard with perennial beds, trees and shrubs

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Incorporate pavers for walkways and edging for a neat look.

A budget-friendly way to make your yard look nice is to add annual plants.

Annuals are affordable, grow fast, and add loads of color to a front yard.

Large home with black wood stained exterior and shingled roof, with large lawn, curving brick walkway and minimal plantings

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Adding retaining walls, for example, can be extremely costly.

Modern stone faced home with brown trim and autumnal decor that matches the trees’s changing leaf color

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White house with large tree and white retaining wall with plantings

White Sands Design/Build

Stone house with herb gardens on either side

Finding Lovely

Evergreen hedge in front of gold autumn leafed trees with brightly colored assortment of mums

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Entry way of desert home with gravel walkway and potted tropical plants

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House with purple and white trim with purple and white irises in bloom

The Spruce / Peg Aloi

White house with white stone walkway and lavender plantings in front of house on both sides

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Semi-shade flower bed with caladiums, hydrangea and echinacea

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Birdbath feature set amid perennial plantings and tree in front yard of brick house

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Window box in front of shuttered window with pink and purple hydrangeas and white petunias

Musings by Madison

Large shingled bungalow with wraparound porch and perennial beds with large shrub

Erin Williamson Design

Front yard planted with perennials including purple salvia, pink peonies and hostas.

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Shade bed with blue lace cap hydrangea, variegated dogwood and ferns

@thepsychgarden/ Instagram

Pale grey house with yew shrub hedges and perennial beds on either side of curving walkway

Cake and Confetti

Country home covered in ivy with flagstone walkway and cottage style plantings alongside

Style by Emily Henderson/ Photo bySara Ligorria-Tramp

Small dark grey bungalow with low wrap around stairs with brick walkway and cottage flower beds

Kate Marker Interiors

Front porch of brick house with wicker chairs, table and potted plants and gate overlooking hydrangea hedge

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Tall hedge on left side of paver walkway by black wooden house with shrubs planted on right

@themayflygarden/ Instagram

Large Ducth Colonial house with pillared entryway and plantings of various shrubs in front

Britt Design Studio

Southern coastal home with large palm trees and smaller shrubs

Calimia Home/ photo byJeanne Canto

Mature tree with round perennial bed around it and pueple flowering clematis vine

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White bungalow with front porch and evergreen shrubs low brick wall with annuals planted in front

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Modern house in woodland coastal setting with sloped garden on side by entrance

Michelle Berwick Design

White house with concrete walks and overhang with lavender plants and small shrubs in beds

Design by Mindy Gayer

Small garden by a walkway with tall clumping grass, variegated hosta and ferns

@themayflygarden/ Instagram

Large white house with perennial beds containing boxwoods and hydrangeas

Kate Marker Interiors

Wrought iron gate with purple clematis vine, flowering catmint other purple flowers

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Large white house with tall mature tree in front and flower beds along side front porch

Design by Mindy Gayer

Flower bed in partial shade with white echinacea and pale yellow coreopsis

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Stone house with bright yellow door and yellow daffodils growing in front

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Flower bed with small tree, reflecting pool and blooming spring flowers

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Colonial house with open porch with perennial beds and shrubs

JK Interior Living

Spiky grasses and succulents planted in front of a white house

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White townhouse with fence and shrub hedge separating it from adjacent property

White Sands Design/Build

Triangular trellises with pink climbing roses and boxwoods

@themayflygarden/ Instagram

Large white brick house with brick wall with vines growing over it

Marie Flanagan Interiors

White house with front stairs and rock edges flower bed

Marie Flanigan Interiors

Walkway beside shingled house with large evergreen shrubs, purple hydrangeas and white astilbes

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Bright purple bougainvillea flowers on vine in front of yellow house

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Large shingled house with hydrangea shrubs and pink annual flowers in containers on the stairs

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![Containers with black tulips, a burgundy Japanese maple and ink tulips on a porch with purple foliage in a garden

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Singled grey house with large perennial garden with flowers in shades of purple and orange

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Pampas grass with snow in wintry landscape

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Pale pink roses climbing on a black metal fence

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Rose garden with chairs

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Cactus out front of house

Turquoise and Tobacco

Front yard with small patio

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Front lawn with simple landscaping

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Landscaping with mulch

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Lawn with simple grass and marigold planters

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DIY slate walkway

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Front yard with lighting

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Dark mulch with colorful tulips

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Cottage garden

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Pavers as garden decor

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Gravel garden

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