{"id":7656,"date":"2020-08-11T14:26:45","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T14:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7656"},"modified":"2021-03-11T13:37:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T13:37:46","slug":"front-garden-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/front-garden-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Front Garden Ideas And Why Front Gardens Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our front gardens are neglected. We don\u2019t tend to spend time out there because it\u2019s often a tiny space filled with the car, or it\u2019s too near a road for comfort. Despite these shortcomings, front gardens can be turned into attractive spaces and used to your advantage. Read on to learn how and to get some useful front garden ideas.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"wp-image-7659 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/small-front-garden-full-of-blooms.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;&lt;yoastmark\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When we\u2019re all fighting for space in an urban environment every patch of soil is precious. Here\u2019s why front gardens matter.<\/p>\n<p>1. Who doesn\u2019t love returning to an attractive home? A parking space surrounded by weeds or concrete isn\u2019t welcoming at all &#8211; you deserve a leafy, warm welcome home after a hard day at work.<\/p>\n<p>2. Bees, birds, butterflies, and hedgehogs \u2013 there\u2019s all manner of wildlife struggling to survive in our urban spaces. Give your local fauna a hand with some sweet nectar-filled plants, evergreen winter shelter, and a bowl of life-saving water.<\/p>\n<p>3. Front gardens add value \u2013 it\u2019s said that buyers make up their minds on a property within a few seconds. Make those seconds count with a \u2018wow\u2019 factor as they approach your home.<\/p>\n<p>4. Do you know your neighbours? Spending time in the front garden means you\u2019ll see them more often and have a readymade \u2018front garden\u2019 subject to discuss. This is true of everyone walking past because people love to comment on greenery and flowers.<\/p>\n<p>So now we\u2019ve persuaded you that front gardens matter, here are some front garden ideas to get your imagination jump-started.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7663\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7663\" class=\"wp-image-7663 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/hydrangeas-holland-park-front-garden.jpg\" alt=\"Hydrangea Paniculata Limelight in Holland Park\" width=\"600\" height=\"435\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hydrangea Paniculata Limelight in Full Bloom<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Front Garden Ideas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hot or Cool? When you\u2019re designing a garden, you can\u2019t go wrong building a structure of evergreens and adding colour that suits the conditions. Good evergreens for a front garden include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/ixk\/ilex-x-koehneana.html\">holly<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/pyraredcol\/pyracantha-red-column.html\">pyracantha<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/choisyaternata\/choisya-ternata-shrub.html\">choisya<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/camellias.html\">camellia<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/skimmiapabella\/skimmia-japonica-pabella.html\">skimmia japonica.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If its shady add some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/tree-ferns.html\">ferns<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/bamboo.html\">luscious bamboo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/hmpp\/heuchera-micrantha-palace-purple.html\">heuchera<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/hos\/hosta.html\">hosta<\/a> to green up your home. If it\u2019s hot then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/lig\/lavandula-intermedia-grosso.html\">lavender<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/ctr\/ceanothus-thyrsiflorus-repens.html\">ceanothus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/csp\/cistus-silver-pink.html\">rock roses<\/a>, and any woody herbs are a great choice. Whatever the conditions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/lighalf\/ligustrum-half-standard.html\">topiary<\/a> is always a good bet. It\u2019s modern, stylish and looks good planted up with a blast of colour from spring-flowering bulbs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"430\" class=\"wp-image-7662 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/evergreen-and-topiary-front-garden.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;&lt;yoastmark\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Go Up<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Front gardens are compact spaces but they can be planted with small, slender trunked trees or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/climbers.html\">climbers<\/a> trained against the brickwork on a trellis or wire support. Good small trees for a front garden are ornamental cherries such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/prunamano\/prunus-amonogawa-japanese-flowering-cherry.html\">Prunus Amanogawa Japanese Flowering Cherry<\/a> or even a half standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/mdte\/malus-domestica-tydemans-early-worcester.html\">apple tree<\/a>. Climbers such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/cah\/clematis-armandii-hendersonii-rubra.html\">clematis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/hydrangemir\/hydrangea-petiolaris.html\">climbing hydrangeas<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/loniceracopper\/lonicera-henryi-copper-beauty.html\">honeysuckle<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/wistshirokapitan\/wisteria-brachybotrys-shiro-kapitan.html\">wisteria<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/pqe\/parthenocissus-quinquefolia-engelmannii.html\">virginia creeper<\/a> cling to a trellis with gusto and take up little room.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"444\" class=\"wp-image-7660 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/planting-small-trees-front-garden.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;&lt;yoastmark\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Container Life<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If your front garden is paved use containers. Containers can hold trees right down to bedding plants \u2013 whatever tickles your fancy. A window box is a great way to add colour without taking up parking room too. Kitchen herbs, trailing tomatoes, and small ferns are good choices.<\/p>\n<p>And let\u2019s not forget hanging baskets which can hold contemporary trailing ivy or traditional bedding at height without sacrificing your parking space.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"437\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7661 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/window-boxes.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;&lt;yoastmark\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Low Growing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A great way to introduce food for insects is that space beneath your car. It\u2019s only the tyres that need support so plant it up with low growers like chamomile, ajuba, thyme, or Lysimachus Nummularia Aurea, better known as Golden Creeping Jenny.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frame Your Doorway Or Window \u2013 Or Both!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Try a couple of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/psa\/prunus-subhirtella-autumnalis.html\">flowering cherries<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/hollytreesfullstandard\/holly-full-standard-trees.html\">standard hollies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/laurus\/laurus-nobilis.html\">bay<\/a>, or interesting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/topiary.html\">topiary<\/a> on either side of your front door to welcome you home all year round.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Choose A Theme<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re keen then a themed front garden looks spectacular. Cottage garden is always popular. Pick up some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/wists\/wisteria-sinensis.html\">wisteria<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/hydrangeawimsred\/hydrangea-paniculata-wims-red.html\">hydrangeas<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/rscr\/rosa-santana-climbing-rose.html\">tea roses<\/a>,\u00a0hollyhocks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/lig\/lavandula-intermedia-grosso.html\">lavenders<\/a>, and wildflower seeds to fill the gaps.<\/p>\n<p>Or if you prefer structure go Japanese with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/unique-plant\/maple-trees-584\/maple-trees.html\"> acers<\/a>, white-barked small trees, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/psv\/phyllostachys-sulphurea-viridis.html\">bamboo<\/a>, and a water feature such as a birdbath with a solar fountain. Topiary such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/buxusb\/buxus-globes-and-balls.html\">box balls<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/taxcone\/taxus-baccata-cone.html\">yew cones<\/a> look good in a structured garden with white stone chips to keep the weeds down.<\/p>\n<p>Very popular now are wildlife-friendly spaces and luckily they are easily achieved. Pop in a wall-hugging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/pyrgold\/pyracantha-golden-glow.html\">pyracantha<\/a> for its generous flowers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/soau\/sorbus-aucuparia-rowan.html\">berries<\/a>, nepeta, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/lonigrhthom\/lonicera-periclymenum-graham-thomas.html\">honeysuckle<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/hhodb\/hedera-helix-oro-di-bogliasco.html\">ivy<\/a>, and winter box.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget that at Christmas, Halloween, Eid and New Year your front garden will look amazing adorned with twinkling lights strewn through small trees, around your window box, and into the climbing plants.<\/p>\n<p>Front Gardens Matter &#8211; Transforming your front garden, no matter how small, can make a big difference to your well-being, wildlife welfare, and the value of your home.<\/p>\n<p>Even a few climbers, a slender tree, or a container of evergreens can boost a drab front garden and lift your spirits every day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7664\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7664\" class=\"wp-image-7664 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cottage-garden-look-for-front-gardens.jpg\" alt=\"Cottage Garden Style Front Garden\" width=\"600\" height=\"661\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Front Gardens Matter!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our front gardens are neglected. We don\u2019t tend to spend time out there because it\u2019s often a tiny space filled with the car, or it\u2019s too near a road for comfort. Despite these shortcomings, front gardens can be turned into attractive spaces and used to your advantage. 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