Garden Outline

Front Yard Landscape Design Ideas

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Hello and welcome to the Garden Outline photo gallery of beautiful front yard landscape design ideas. Below you will find a summary of the benefits, main options and some design ideas we handpicked for you along with beautiful photos. Enjoy!
 
What are the benefits of front yard landscape designs?

  • Enhances curb appeal
  • Creates a welcoming environment when coming home everyday
  • Helps provide energy efficiency to the home with trees for shade and well-placed plants to provide a cool breeze
  • Allows for easier navigation to entrance and backyard areas for guests
  • Keeps dirt, mud and water away from front entry

 
What are the main options for front yard landscape designs?

  • Structures: driveway, front porch, portico, pergola, garage, walkway, retaining wall, steps
  • Fence: picket, iron, wood, stone, stucco/cement, natural (hedge, tree)
  • Gate: garden gate, wide driveway gate
  • Walkway: stone, brick, gravel, pebble, concrete pavers, cement (slabs, poured)
  • Landscaping features: waterfalls, pond, parterre, boxwood, plant/tree hedge, edging

 
What follows are beautiful photos of beautiful front yard landscape designs along with ideas we thought may be of interest to you. For even more design inspiration, try Front Porch Ideas, Front Porch Ideas with Flowers and Backyard Landscape Design Ideas. Enjoy and happy outdoor decorating!

1. Rock Patio Accent

irregular flagstone path with ground topiaries flanking path and brick courtyard pavers and square river rocks patio accent with glazed water jar and hydrangea parterres
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Points of Interest ● irregular flagstone path ● ground topiaries flanking path ● brick courtyard pavers ● square river rocks patio accent ● glazed water jar ● hydrangea parterres

2. Decorative Step Tiles

gravel driveway with stone edging and inclined parterres and terracotta-colored steps with decorative tile accents on steps and ground cover plants on lower part of parterre
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Points of Interest ● gravel driveway ● stone edging ● inclined parterres ● terracotta-colored steps ● decorative tile accents on steps ● ground cover plants on lower part of parterre

3. Rock Waterfall

2-level waterfall feature made of river rocks and stone slabs with pond and stairs with same stone slab material and clapboard house siding and stone veneer bottom sidingPoints of Interest ● 2-level waterfall feature made of river rocks and stone slabs ● pond ● stairs with same stone slab material  ● clapboard house siding ● stone veneer bottom siding

4. Diamond Boxwoods

diamond-shaped boxwoods and two-level plant beds with retaining wall matching house facade and flat terracotta roof design with alternating tree and shrub inside boxwood
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Points of Interest ● diamond-shaped boxwoods ● two-level plant beds with retaining wall matching house facade ● flat terracotta roof design ● alternating tree and shrub inside boxwood

5. Gable on Gable

brick driveway and three-door garage and stone slabs with grass grout path and vintage brass mailbox with bronze bell-shaped pathway lights and half circle pond with fountainPoints of Interest ● brick driveway ● three-door garage ● stone slabs with grass grout path ● vintage brass mailbox ● bronze bell-shaped pathway lights ● half circle pond with fountain

6. Spheres

boxwood spheres lining the driveway and walkway and stone retaining walls with wrought iron automatic security gate and trees near house to help with cooling
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Points of Interest ● boxwood spheres lining the driveway and walkway ● stone retaining walls ● wrought iron automatic security gate ● trees near house to help with cooling

7. Tree-lined Driveway

giant oak tree arch lining driveway with Greek revival style mansion and symmetrical wraparound upper balcony and abundance of french doors with transomsPoints of Interest ● giant oak tree arch lining driveway ● Greek revival style mansion ● symmetrical wraparound upper balcony ● abundance of french doors with transoms

8. Parterre Driveway

convenient circular driveway with curved garden beds on lawn and plant beds in between rocks and stone slab steps with boulder edging and stone artwork in center parterrePoints of Interest ● convenient circular driveway ● curved garden beds on lawn ● plant beds in between rocks ● stone slab steps ● boulder edging ● stone artwork in center parterre

9. Welcoming Mailbox

pink and white azalea bush in front of the porch with black mailbox on white post and barrel planter and white picket fence with shrub garden bed separating driveway and lawnPoints of Interest ● pink and white azalea bush in front of the porch ● black mailbox on white post ● barrel planter ● white picket fence ● shrub garden bed separating driveway and lawn

10. Edgy in Brick

gravel driveway with irregular flagstone curved pathway and brick driveway and garden edging with brick steps and cypress trees flanking path
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Points of Interest ● gravel driveway ● irregular flagstone curved pathway ● brick driveway and garden edging ● brick steps ● cypress trees flanking path

11. Lined with Beds

mulched garden bed bordering lawn with iron property fence and stamped concrete driveway and lavender blooms with low stucco fence and columns and bowl plantersPoints of Interest ● mulched garden bed bordering lawn ● iron property fence ● stamped concrete driveway ● lavender blooms ● low stucco fence and columns ● bowl planters

12. Rocky Path

brick entryway with raised pond and waterfall edging and boulders and stone landscaping with dark step stones leading to backyard and cobblestone edgingPoints of Interest ● brick entryway ● raised pond and waterfall edging ● boulders and stone landscaping ● dark step stones leading to backyard ● cobblestone edging

13. Tiered Stone

front porch with wooden privacy wall and side door and adirondack chairs and tiered stone landscaping and wooden french doors with dark stained wooden steps and outdoor wall lanternsPoints of Interest ● front porch ● wooden privacy wall and side door ● adirondack chairs ● tiered stone landscaping ● wooden french doors ● dark stained wooden steps ● outdoor wall lanterns

14. Grassy Wall

broken stone slab and grass walkway with portico and vine covered walls and zen stones around tree with large cylinder planters flanking the doorway and up-lighting
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Points of Interest ● broken stone slab and grass walkway ● portico ● vine covered walls ● zen stones around tree ● large cylinder planters flanking the doorway ● up-lighting

15. Pergola Canopy

vine covered wood pergola with curved plant bed and white blooms matching facade with green diamond tile steps on lawn and dark inlay on step to front doorPoints of Interest ● vine covered wood pergola ● curved plant bed ● white blooms matching facade ● green diamond tile steps on lawn ● dark inlay on step to front door

16. A Fork in the Road

brick pathway and lady garden statue with tall bushes near porch for added privacy and boxwood garden edging and twin lampposts with twin adirondack chairs under ZebrinaPoints of Interest ● brick pathway ● lady garden statue ● tall bushes near porch for added privacy ● boxwood garden edging ● twin lampposts ● twin adirondack chairs under Zebrina

17. Grand Staircase

entryway steps flanked by colorful hill parterres with grand staircase and columns and vine covered pair of pergolas with pool
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Points of Interest ● entryway steps flanked by colorful hill parterres ● grand staircase ● columns ● vine covered pair of pergolas ● pool

18. Fountain

Italian-inspired fountain with hidden lighting fixtures and raised concrete beds with sleeping lion statue and concrete steps and uplighting on parterre and fountain
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Points of Interest ● Italian-inspired fountain ● hidden lighting fixtures ● raised concrete beds ● sleeping lion statue ● concrete steps ● uplighting on parterre and fountain

19. Half-Circle

half-circle two-tiered parterre with stone veneer raised bed matching portico columns and stairs and stone garden edging and ground cover flowers on lower bedPoints of Interest ● half-circle two-tiered parterre ● stone veneer raised bed matching portico columns and stairs ● stone garden edging ● ground cover flowers on lower bed

20. 3-Step Entry

mulched garden bed lining front lawn with white concrete landscape curbing and low stucco fence with 3 terra cotta water spots and 3-step entry path with climbing blooming vinesPoints of Interest ● mulched garden bed lining front lawn ● white concrete landscape curbing ● low stucco fence with 3 terra cotta water spots ● 3-step entry path ● climbing blooming vines

21. Large Portico

4-columned portico and cobblestone garden edging with pebble covered parterre and stacked stone entry siding and dormer windows with stone frame corbels
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Points of Interest ● 4-columned portico ● cobblestone garden edging ● pebble covered parterre ● stacked stone entry siding ● dormer windows with stone frame corbels

22. Privacy Hedges

stone retaining wall with decorative cast iron open gate and trimmed hedges working as privacy fence and evergreen trees in front of stone fencePoints of Interest ● stone retaining wall ● decorative cast iron open gate ● trimmed hedges working as privacy fence ● evergreen trees in front of stone fence

23. Bay Windows

tiered landscape and multi-hued hedges and shrubs with outdoor garden bed lighting and red full lite front door with dormer and bay windowsPoints of Interest ● tiered landscape ● multi-hued hedges and shrubs ● outdoor garden bed lighting ● red full lite front door ● dormer and bay windows

24. Brick Craftsman

brick retaining wall with running bond pattern and upright brick used as cap block with stained concrete driveway flooring and brick driveway column with white lampPoints of Interest ● brick retaining wall with running bond pattern ● upright brick used as cap block ● stained concrete driveway flooring ● brick driveway column with white lamp

25. Fair Crabapple

hedges of different heights and large window with fanlight and slate roofs and crabapple tree with mulched parterre and concrete garden edgingPoints of Interest ● hedges of different heights ● large window with fanlight ● slate roofs ● crabapple tree ● mulched parterre ● concrete garden edging

26. Curved Bed

curved garden bed with concrete pavers on driveway and raised concrete tree bed and red geraniums and bluestone steps with sand finish stucco sidingPoints of Interest ● curved garden bed ● concrete pavers on driveway ● raised concrete tree bed ● red geraniums ● bluestone steps ● sand finish stucco siding

27. Angles

geometric gravel and grass area patterns with concrete driveway and alley to front door and hedges lining path and portico with red geraniums in glazed potsPoints of Interest ● geometric gravel and grass area patterns ● concrete driveway and alley to front door ● hedges lining path ● portico ● red geraniums in glazed pots