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Front Yard Landscaping Ideas

Our front yard, landscpaing ideas are quite important because that's the first thing our guests see -it's the face we present to the world.  And we all want that face to be our best (even if it is only to really impress the neighbors) :-)

The articles on this page should give you some great ideas for your landscping plans and techniques to get your garden looking the way you want it to.

Lawn Alternatives - there is a growing trend away from having a lawn on the front yard.   Here's a realistic discussion of the level of garden effort each of the alternatives requires.

Landscaping with Rocks - why people put hordes of tiny rocks in their front yards is beyond me - here are a few guidelines on how to use rocks in your garden so they look good.

Container Gardening Ideas.  Here are 3 thoughts on what you need to create an outstanding container plus a video describing the two ways of actually designing and planting to fill it in.

 

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Front Yard Container Gardening with Hardscape (lawn alternatives)

hanging baskets
Front Yard Hanging Baskets



Winter Gardens - great gardens look good year-round, good gardens look good in the summer
winter gardens
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