Hello everyone.
I’m looking for some nice ideas to design our “front garden.”
It faces east, with a bit of southern sun coming around the corner as well.
The actual front garden is on the south side, and the style will likely continue there in a similar way as on the east side...
One idea was to cover everything with stones and let grasses grow.
Another thought was to plant a hedge along the fence.
Or should I keep it more or less as it is and just plant a few new, attractive shrubs and bushes?
The rooms you see are our children’s bedrooms, and unfortunately, there is also a main road nearby (from where I took the photo).
Hmm. Do you have any opinions on this? Or maybe some ideas and tips?
Looking forward to suggestions. Thank you!
Merymery
I’m looking for some nice ideas to design our “front garden.”
It faces east, with a bit of southern sun coming around the corner as well.
The actual front garden is on the south side, and the style will likely continue there in a similar way as on the east side...
One idea was to cover everything with stones and let grasses grow.
Another thought was to plant a hedge along the fence.
Or should I keep it more or less as it is and just plant a few new, attractive shrubs and bushes?
The rooms you see are our children’s bedrooms, and unfortunately, there is also a main road nearby (from where I took the photo).
Hmm. Do you have any opinions on this? Or maybe some ideas and tips?
Looking forward to suggestions. Thank you!
Merymery
kaho674 schrieb:
Awesome! Now we know who takes care of the front yard. 😀She will do it as long as she can; she is the gardening expert here ☺️
haydee schrieb:
I would create a meadow there (a low-nutrient meadow or wildflower meadow) instead of a lawn. You can let it grow wild.
A perennial bed with ground cover, a prairie garden, or a rock garden (a real one, not gravel with just three green shrubs).
With the gravel and those three green shrubs, you have the challenge of keeping it clean. Leaves, needles, pollen, street dirt. This is especially an issue on a main road.
I might also consider replacing the hedge, depending on how healthy it still is. Either choose Thuja again or opt for hedges labeled as bird-friendly hedges, bee hedges, or four-season hedges. That way, something will always be blooming.
Think about where you want a wall or fence for children and/or dogs, or where it can be open.
My “front garden” will have a prairie bed of about 80 sqm (860 sq ft). The soil is quite rocky, and there is always something blooming. In about two years, it should be quite low-maintenance: pruning and thinning in spring and autumn, no watering, no weeding.
I will report if it works. Hopefully, I can establish it this year.I think I need to start from scratch and share the entire property here, so you can help me design the garden ☺️
A wild meadow is not an option there because something else is planned behind the house. Theoretically, a fence or wall is not necessary there because of children and dogs, since the front garden is separate from the “main” garden 🙂
A prairie garden sounds interesting. I will have to look up some pictures. Maybe that would suit another part of our property.
Thanks for your ideas!
kaho674 schrieb:
Awesome! Now we already know who takes care of the front yard. 😀Great
The front yard has to look nice, but who has the time to kneel down every week to remove weeds or water daily?
@kaho674
Not just grasses, but also perennials and flowers. Almost everything that can handle stones and drought.
Purple coneflower
Asters
Feather grass
Blue fescue
Steppe salvia
Also bulb flowers like tulips are included
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hampshire28 Mar 2019 12:21Make it colorful and fragrant. On sandy soil, various rose bushes, lavender, lupines, and other perennials, hazelnut, and wormwood thrive.
In between, either neat little paths or stepping stones made from local stone.
A pergola with wisteria is also wonderful. It might become a favorite spot to sit and relax. You can never have enough of these in the garden when multiple generations live in the house.
In between, either neat little paths or stepping stones made from local stone.
A pergola with wisteria is also wonderful. It might become a favorite spot to sit and relax. You can never have enough of these in the garden when multiple generations live in the house.
hampshire schrieb:
Make it colorful and fragrant. On sandy soil, various rose bushes, lavender, lupines, and other perennials, hazel, and wormwood thrive… Between them, either tidy little paths or stepping stones made from local stone. A pergola with wisteria is also wonderful. It might become a favorite spot to sit. You can never have enough of those in a garden, especially when several generations live in the house.Thank you. Unfortunately, that spot isn’t inviting for sitting since the main road runs right by there. We sometimes place a bench there as decoration. I don’t think that’s a bad idea either.
haydee schrieb:
Great
The front garden has to look nice, but who has the time to weed on their knees every week or water daily?
Yes, I know. That’s why we wanted to make it a bit easier to maintain there.
My mother enjoys doing it, but she certainly won’t be able to keep it up for the rest of her life. So it should be a bit more low-maintenance.