Front garden - beautiful hedges and their use in landscape design (115 photos)

Any hostess of a cottage, a small private house or cottage will strive to decorate the territory that surrounds her possessions. A special role is given to the front garden, that house territory, which is located directly between the facade and the fence, which is in full view, and is the “face” of the house.

Therefore, the question almost always arises: “How to make a beautiful and original front garden that will catch the eye, transform and complement the general appearance of the estate?” Let's try to understand all the nuances.

Summary of the article:

Determine the style

First you need to decide how you would like to decorate the house adjoining territory, to understand your tastes and preferences. You can study photos of various design options for front gardens in front of the house and find the decor, which you will use later as a sample.

All the front gardens, according to the degree of openness, are divided into two types: open and closed. From the name of the first it is clear that with this type, the space adjacent to the structure will be well visible both from the roadway and from the porch.

In this case, the territory adjacent to the house does not have a fence, the role of the front garden is played by the evenly trimmed lawn with a path leading to the entrance to the house, with flower beds and flower beds located on it.

The second option involves the presence of fencing. The area around the buildings is surrounded by a hedge or fence. If you want privacy in your area, you can install a high brick or stone fence that will reliably protect you from prying eyes.

If, on the contrary, you want to view the street from the courtyard without any problems and you are not embarrassed by prying eyes, opt for small fences, with slots and holes, wooden or, for example, forged.

The front garden can be decorated in different styles: romantic, oriental, classic, rustic, etc. It all depends on the desires and preferences of the owners. The basic rule is to ensure the combination of the kindergarten with the style of the house, other buildings and areas on the land.

The buildings built in the classical style will look great at the house adjoining territory in the spirit of minimalism, with paths laid with paving tiles, flowerbeds and flower beds of strict geometric shapes.

The design of the front garden in the Asian style will imply the presence of soft perennial plants, low conifers in combination with undersized shrubs. For this type of decoration, a prerequisite is the presence of elements such as unprocessed pieces of rock, natural stones.

In order to have romance in the air in front of your house, build garden, picturesque arches with curly, delicate plants, numerous narrow winding paths made of gravel. Flowers in such a front garden should be bright, and at the same time delicate. Magnificent peonies, charming asters, dahlias, roses will look great here.

Rural, rustic style is characterized by negligence, it is suitable for urban buildings and for small country houses. This place will be distinguished by unpretentious plants, mainly perennial, wicker hedges or picket fence.

Choose a fence

The general view of the territory adjacent to the house largely depends on the chosen fence, which, in addition to the protective fence, also performs a decorative function.

Currently, there are a lot of fencing options, in all this variety it is easy to find a fence that will fit perfectly into the overall picture, will correspond to the general style of design, both at home and the area around it.

The classic option is a fence for a front garden from a wooden fence. It can be of different sizes, with holes between structural elements, or without them, in various colors and shades. A wooden fence will be relevant at all times, its main advantages are environmental friendliness, accessibility and a wide variety of forms of finished structures.

If in your house metal grilles are installed on the window openings, then arranging the same forged front garden will be a great idea. Openwork fencing with a similar pattern or pattern will visually make up a whole picture, a single ensemble.

Metal fences are very durable, with professional forging they can become chic works of art.
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Brick and concrete fences are also very strong and reliable. If they are combined with the facade of the house, you can opt for these two types.

The front garden can also be fenced with a stone fence. This material lies under your feet, therefore it is considered the most affordable. Using stones, you can create an unusual, interesting fence, without spending a lot of money on it.

Finally, it is possible to use a mesh netting, it is an inexpensive and easy to install material. Some are embarrassed by her simple, ordinary, unpresentable appearance, however, planting curly plants along it can get a charming, beautiful hedge.

A properly selected fence will certainly decorate your possessions, give them a holistic, organic, finished look.

Additional decorating methods

The design of the front garden, in addition to beautiful hedges, paths and flower beds, can be supplemented by various sculptures, artificial ponds, fountains, original flowerpots, decorative exotic plants, alpine slides, borders, etc.

Small shrubs can be embellished with special scissors, giving them the correct geometric shape. Such a composition of, for example, spherical, square or conical plants will give the territory originality and sophistication.

The main thing is not to overdo it, overloading the territory with the same type of elements will lead to the loss of attractiveness of the general appearance of the site.

Plants in the front garden are selected carefully, it is necessary to take into account the period of their flowering, height, color. Do not forget to take into account that it will take a lot of free time to care for plants, so if you do not have them, choose plants that do not require constant monitoring and grooming.

Properly choosing flowers, various decorative elements in the front garden, you will turn it into a fabulous, picturesque place that will delight not only you, but also passers-by.

It is not necessary to invest a lot of money in this and resort to the help of professionals, to make a beautiful front garden with your own hands is not so difficult, it is enough to understand all the nuances, connect your imagination and begin to act.