Front yard ideas (photo)

[peppapigworrrld]

I'm a non-gardener looking for some quick easy ideas to smarten up the front of our home. It's rented though so nothing permanent or too expensive. I'm clueless so would value any ideas!

Some trough planters would look lovely on the floor under the window. You could fill them with evergreen plants such as cordyline/ornamental grasses/etc. Basically go down to your local garden centre/B&Q and see what takes your fancy in the evergreen section :)

Plant bulbs in pots now to come up in the spring? Then you can replant them with summer colour.

A group of three pots
Small medium and large with one key plant in the center of each and other plants of various hights.

If you want to be fancy you could have an inner liner pot which can be swapped out to the backgarden when the plants go out of bloom

Do you have a back garden you could move the bins to? It's hard to make the front look nice with them there.

Some large pots planted up are probably your best option.

Unfortunately nowhere else to store the bins. But everyone else's bins are out front as well (terraced street) and all their front gardens look very nice! The trouble is we are renting so don't want to invest in too much.

I think I need a bit more guidance about large pots etc please? I'm useless at all things garden even though I'm good at interior design - very odd! Where exactly should I place the pots? And how tall should the plants be? We have geraniums on the window sill already.

you can have this look so welcoming, use planters that u an move, get some
climbers like boston ivy (not
normal ivy!) some lavender, a wee solar light round your window , keep everything in pots even young
trees
can stay in pots the first few years x

A bit of symmetry and balance will work wonders in a small structured yard like this.

I'd go for:

3 big pots, one by gate, one by door (both next to path), and one at the other end of the fence in front of the bins.

1 trough planter under the window

Big pots should be big - knee high - in whatever style you like, and the biggest trough thar fits - that way you won't spend your life worrying about cold and drought killing everything off.

Make sure they have drainage, put a layer of stones or broken crocks in the nottom and fill with peat-free compost

Coming into winter you need frost-hardy plants now. I'd go for a central evergreen in each one (or 2 in the trough) lots of spring bulbs (crocus and small daffodils) in the compost, and then surrounding them with trailing variegated ivy plus winter-floqering pansies.

Would look simple, pulled-together and stunning, and you can develop your ideas and have fun from there.

Comeback and post a photo when you're done!

How much are you willing to spend on some pots and plants? Big planters and mature plants are not cheap. But they do have a decent resale value - I often sell planters and pots and recoup most of my money, as people like having the “instant impact”. Likewise you could look on Gumtree and Facebook Marketplace.

Is it one bin or two in the corner? I was wondering if you could fill a large trough with bamboo to hide the bins behind - but you’d still need space to get the bins out.

There are two bins tucked in the side there. Yes we have to get them out across the shingle.

I really cannot stress how bad I am at gardening and kill everything. Even planting a tree scares me considering they cost a bit.

Thanks for these ideas...
I'd really like something that looks smart all year round.

Which direction is it facing? Is it sunny or shady?

Sunny, south facing

If you do pots you will need to water regularly as they will dry out quickly.
I was rather hoping you would say shady as pots of ferns would look so classy there!