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Front Yards & Driveways · 37 ideas

Front Yard Planting Ideas

Planting is what makes a front yard look finished. These designs layer foundation beds below the windows, add a tree or two for scale, use hedges to frame the walk and keep the lawn — or the gravel that replaces it — simple.

Interlocking Paver Driveway with Brick Border Modern front yard Curving Paver Driveway with Brick Border Classic front yard Sweeping Paver Driveway with Brick Border Mid-century front yard Gravel Driveway Framed by Tree Allée Coastal front yard Curved Gravel Driveway Bordered by Mature Trees Colonial front yard Gravel Driveway Framed by Tree Allée Mountain front yard Stone Walkway to Covered Front Entry Farmhouse front yard Curving Flagstone Walkway to Covered Entry Mediterranean front yard Flagstone Walkway to Shingled Front Porch Classic front yard Flagstone Walkway Approaching Sheltered Brick Entry Mid-century front yard Curved Flagstone Walkway to Colonial Porch Colonial front yard Gravel Entry Courtyard with Stone Fountain Coastal front yard Gravel Courtyard with Circular Stone Fountain Mountain front yard Gravel Courtyard Entry with Stone Fountain Farmhouse front yard Wood Entry Bridge Across Concrete Driveway Modern front yard Cedar Shingle Home with Raised Boardwalk Classic front yard Mid-Century Carport with Cedar Slats Mid-century front yard Cedar Slats Carport beside Paver Driveway Colonial front yard Slatted Cedar Carport on Paver Driveway Coastal front yard Terracotta Planters Framing Mediterranean Entry Steps Mediterranean front yard Flagstone Walkway Flanked by Path Lights Modern front yard Flagstone Walkway Leading to Craftsman Porch Classic front yard Brick Façade Framed by Illuminated Walkway Mid-century front yard Slate Paver Walkway to Modern Entry Modern front yard Circular Gravel Driveway with Tiered Fountain Colonial front yard Circular Gravel Driveway with Central Fountain Coastal front yard Stone Fountain Anchoring a Circular Driveway Mountain front yard Curving Walkway Through Desert Agave Garden Farmhouse front yard Xeriscape Garden with Weathered Steel Planter Mediterranean front yard Gravel Walkway Beside Weathered Steel Planter Modern front yard Tiered Stone Steps to Shingled Bungalow Classic front yard Terraced Stone Steps and Retaining Walls Mid-century front yard Tiered Stone Steps and Retaining Walls Colonial front yard Walled Mediterranean Courtyard with Tiled Fountain Mediterranean front yard Enclosed Gravel Entry Courtyard with Slat Wall Modern front yard Gravel Courtyard with Potted Boxwood Farmhouse front yard Circular Stone Fountain in Walled Courtyard Colonial front yard

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Front Yard Planting Ideas, explained.

Planting is what makes a front yard look finished. These designs layer foundation beds below the windows, add a tree or two for scale, use hedges to frame the walk and keep the lawn — or the gravel that replaces it — simple.

Lower near the door, taller at the corners, and repeat plants across the whole frontage. Save the palettes that suit your region.

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