Garden Design Collective | Front Yard Design

FRONT YARD DESIGN

The hello/goodbye garden

The front yard is the first impression someone has of your home. It’s an opportunity to express your personal style, enhance curb appeal, plus serves as a welcome mat to the inside of your house. A well-designed front yard can significantly increase the aesthetic value of a property, contribute to the overall ambiance and ecology of a neighborhood, and even impact the value of a home.

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The front yard is all about making a transition from the outside world to your personal space a little smoother and a lot more stylish. Plus, it can make your neighborhood look more inviting and friendly. Scott Schrader in the book, Garden Design Masterclass, often thinks of the front garden as a hello/goodbye garden because it's the first place to greet guests and the last time to say goodbye.

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Let's jump in to this amazing topic!

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The drawing above is by Mandy Orgler and the private garden below was designed by Greenhaven Landscapes in Hinsdale, Illinois.

GOODNESS FOR YOU THIS MONTH

Below you will find several items to help you learn more about FRONT YARD DESIGN. From written words to video to applied activities to our Design Library resources to group discussions. Explore our topic from different angles and gain a new perspective. Click on the images below to download PDFs of your Garden Design Guide and Activity. Further down you will find a video and links to our community, a bonus live session, plus a Q+A too!

THREE HOUSES for the ACTIVITY

I've provided three house photos for the activity above. Choose one or perhaps you'd like to use your own house or a client's. Use what will benefit you the most.

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VIDEO: FRONT YARD DESIGN in One-Point Perspective

The video below shows how I draw conceptual designs for a front yard design using a quick one-point perspective technique.

RESOURCES in our DESIGN LIBRARY

The GARDEN DESIGN GUIDES below are beautiful resources to help strengthen your overall FRONT YARD DESIGN...or perhaps you'd like to visit the entire DESIGN LIBRARY here.

GARDEN ROOMS

Garden rooms are the basic unit of landscape design and an important concept to understand as you create your front yard space.

GARDEN DESIGN GUIDE .001

DESIGNING IN ELEVATION

When you view your design in elevation (as if you’re standing in front of it) it’s easier to understand the space and be able to visualize yourself in it. This is a great tool when choosing plants for the front yard.

GARDEN DESIGN GUIDE .010

DRAWING DEMO: ONE-POINT PERSPECTIVE

This was a live presentation of me drawing in one-point perspective. Use this as an extra resource as you learn this fabulous drawing method.

DRAWING DEMO

OUR COMMUNITY

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Check in to share your activity. Try it yourself and/or learn from the submissions of your peers. No need to stress. Just enjoy!

FRONT YARD DESIGN

ACTIVITIES

This topic contains two activities. Feel free to do one or both...whatever will benefit you the most.

.01 FRONT YARD DESIGN INSPIRATION

.02 FRONT YARD DESIGN in One-Point Perspective

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LIVE SESSIONS

We have two this month: our normal Q+A, plus a one-point perspective drawing demonstration. These will be recorded in case you can't make it (then posted right back here). Visit the Q+A SCHEDULE for times and links or click below. I can't wait to see you!