Front Yard Landscaping Ideas

Money Can Grow On Trees!

As with most things in life, first impressions are crucial, and the front yard landscaping is the first impression a home makes.

If you are interested in creating attractive landscaping around your home but you just don't know where you should start, then there are many examples and ideas from which to draw inspiration. You might drive by a home that has the kind of front yard landscape design that captures your imagination and makes you feel at home. You could make notes, or snap a picture, or even venture to the door and ask the owners how they came up with their ideas or if they hired landscape professionals.

You can also get many ideas from the numerous books and magazines that are published on the topic of landscapes and design. And, these days there are many resources available online for designing and embellishing the landscape around your home. Many of these websites even offer sample design plans, pictures of various front yard landscape design ideas, tips from the experts for do-it-yourselfers, and contact information for professional landscape designers in your area.

If you've already have a well-maintained garden, don't stop there! Planting trees not only adds value, it can also save energy. It can lead to lower monthly heating and air conditioning bills, while giving you pleasure for years to come.

Deciduous trees (i.e. trees that lose their leaves in the fall) when planted on the south and west sides of your homes will grow to be an energy-reducing feature and therefore, it's a cost saving feature too. The shade produced by deciduous trees during hot summer months reduces the burden placed on cooling equipment such as fans, heat pumps and air conditioners.

Tall evergreens planted on the north side of your home will perform the same energy-saving function in the winter. They can block those northerly winter winds. This in turn reduces the work your furnace will have to do to maintain a reasonable level of warmth in your home.

Remember, energy... like money... doesn't grow on trees. But front yard landscaping ideas that include trees can be an energy and money saving device for your home.

More and more often, fountains are becoming features of home and garden landscaping for both the front yard as well as the backyard. There are the traditional, multi-tiered fountains that are reminiscent of country estates and European villas and which can bring old world charm to your surroundings. There are also the more modern fountains that utilize unique rocks and stones or huge ceramic pots which are becoming very popular in some types of landscape architecture. Of course there are many other beautiful and creative styles available to meet any taste and style.

Rock gardens are becoming quite popular as well. These have the benefit of being very attractive, but they generally incorporate very few, if any, plants. This makes them very low maintenance as they require either no watering, very little or virtually no weeding, and in general need almost no attention, except to sit back and admire how your rock garden adds to your overall landscape design.

In many front yard landscaping designs, the largest elements of the design are the lawns. Most all landscape plans will incorporate a garden lawn in some way. This is because lawns provide a great area that is both safe and inviting where family-friendly activities can take place. In addition, lawns are popular because they are easy to take care of and only require watering, fertilizing and lawn mowing to keep them looking beautiful.

  Along with front yard landscaping, check out the other possibilities to add curb appeal.

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