Design ideas for a large partial sun front yard stone garden path in San Diego.

Striking Texas native botanical design with local river rock top dressing. Photographer: Greg Thomas, http://optphotography.com/

Inspiration for a large partial sun front yard stone garden path in San Diego.

Lovely, clean-lined landscape by Pamela Crawford featuring lots of crotons, containers, Mexican beach pebbles, and landscape color. See over 2000 photos of Pamela's work at pamela-crawford.com.

This home had zero front landscape. The client requested low maintenance, succulents and rock elements. The area was not full sun, but had significant morning light and in fact had quite a bit of shade. This was a bit of a challenge to specify plants that could thrive in mixed light, but could handle direct sun for several hours a day. We incorporated some tough but lovely plants that require very little upkeep except to trim off spent/dying leaves to keep them looking clean. By using a rock edging and heavy mulching under the plants, we further reduced maintenance. We added landscape lighting to show off the garden at night and to provide subtle welcoming light to the entry.

Photographer: Danna Cain, Home & Garden Design, Inc.
Photo of a mid-sized traditional full sun front yard formal garden in Atlanta for summer.

Patrick & Topaze McCaffery - Taproot Garden Design "October 2015: Redwood raised boxes will be filled with fruit-bearing plants and fragrant herbs. Edible plantings in this garden include Meyer Lemon, Mexican Key Lime, Peach, and Pomegranate."

Photo of a large partial sun front yard stone garden path in San Diego.

Lots of color and texture in the plants here in this casual cottage-y front yard garden. Surrounded by an iron fence which supports a climbing rose, the enclosed space is full of texture-rich foliage to provide year round interest, from the foundation plants to the grasses and the ground covers. Photo by Laura Wright

The goal of this project was to provide a lush and vast garden for the new owners of this recently remodeled brick Georgian. Located in Wheaton this acre plus property is surrounded by beautiful Oaks. Preserving the Oaks became a particular challenge with the ample front walk and generous entertaining spaces the client desired. Under most of the Oaks the turf was in very poor condition, and most of the property was covered with undesirable overgrown underbrush such as Garlic Mustard weed and Buckthorn. With a recently completed addition, the garages were pushed farther from the front door leaving a large distance between the drive and entry to the home. This prompted the addition of a secondary door off the kitchen. A meandering walk curves past the secondary entry and leads guests through the front garden to the main entry. Off the secondary door a “kitchen patio” complete with a custom gate and Green Mountain Boxwood hedge give the clients a quaint space to enjoy a morning cup of joe. Stepping stone pathways lead around the home and weave through multiple pocket gardens within the vast backyard. The paths extend deep into the property leading to individual and unique gardens with a variety of plantings that are tied together with rustic stonewalls and sinuous turf areas. Closer to the home a large paver patio opens up to the backyard gardens. New stoops were constructed and existing stoops were covered in bluestone and mortared stonewalls were added, complimenting the classic Georgian architecture. The completed project accomplished all the goals of creating a lush and vast garden that fit the remodeled home and lifestyle of its new owners. Through careful planning, all mature Oaks were preserved, undesirables removed and numerous new plantings along with detailed stonework helped to define the new landscape.

Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional partial sun front yard brick driveway in Toronto for spring.

Front yard makeover. We kept only the nicest large shrubs from the old landscaping and replaced the overpruned, sickly and uninteresting plants with softer and more colorful shrubs and perennials. We also added a large bed in front of the porch to help to balance and anchor the view of this entry porch. Plants were chosen for deer and drought resistance as well as low maintenance. Photographer: Danna Cain, Home & Garden Design, Inc.

Beautiful blooms from spring to frost make this seaside retreat a haven.
Photo of a mid-sized coastal full sun front yard landscaping in New York.

Summer Hostas and English Laurel
This is an example of a traditional partial sun front yard formal garden in Boston for summer.

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This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary full sun front yard concrete paver formal garden in New York for spring.