Inspiring ideas for welcoming front gardens—from modern, low-maintenance designs to classic, flower-filled looks. Turn that first impression into a real showstopper.
Path, bins, bikes and letterbox on a few square metres: how to work out the numbers for a small front garden, which plants look good all year and what's allowed with gravel.
Native wild plants for sun and shade, gravel between plants rather than a gravel surface, room for insects and hedgehogs: how a nature-inspired front garden works and how to convert a gravel garden.
Path, bins, bikes, letterbox, lighting and plants: the decisions for a front garden that works day to day, with the German rules on gravel gardens.
Ideas for a modern front garden, plus a traditional option for older houses: what each idea needs, what it suits and where its limits are.