| When people come to visit your house, the front | | | | immediately have a better idea of both space and |
| yard is the first impression made about you and your | | | | what you have to work with. If you have got toys, |
| family. Realtors call this "curb appeal", meaning that as | | | | bikes or a bunch of pots from summer garden work |
| a person drives up or walks by, your front yard sets | | | | cluttering the area, clean that up as well. Simple tasks |
| an expectation of what's to come. | | | | like these can inspire you with ideas of what you |
| Much like going on a job interview, your initial | | | | might like to see in their place. |
| presentation sticks in the mind of the viewer long | | | | The now cleared area you have serviced with the |
| after the interview is over. Likewise, if your front | | | | weed whacker may be larger than you would have |
| yard is overgrown and landscaped in a haphazard | | | | thought and in your mind's eye, your new front yard |
| way, your visitor receives an uninviting impression of | | | | landscape should have an eye-filling burst of |
| not only your home, but you and your family, which | | | | springtime color, with tulips and daffodils dotting the |
| is clearly undesirable. If you are trying to sell your | | | | area. Maybe a climbing rose would look nice making |
| home, your front yard landscape can kill the deal | | | | its way along the porch supports. Look through |
| before they ever set foot in your house. | | | | garden magazines and books,which are full of front |
| So you can see that your front yard landscape is | | | | yard landscape ideas. How about a natural stone |
| important. Maybe you do not see yourself as an | | | | pathway or brick retaining wall? |
| artistic landscaper and feel at a loss as to how to | | | | Everyone knows what they would like to see in their |
| proceed. If you can afford it, the easiest solution is | | | | front yard landscape, even though they may not |
| to contact a reputable landscaper to help you out. | | | | know exactly how to execute their plan. Get out a |
| Depending on the size of your front yard and the | | | | tape measure and make a scale drawing of the |
| amount of work required, a professional front yard | | | | portion of the house facing front as well as the |
| landscape design can prove quite expensive. | | | | dimensions of the front yard. Mark tress and fences |
| However, even if you do not feel up to the entire | | | | and other garden elements you wish to retain. |
| task, there are a number of aspects you can define | | | | Roughly sketch in areas in which you would like |
| and tasks easily accomplished before consulting a | | | | certain color schemes and features in your front yard |
| professional. | | | | landscape plan. Now you are ready to call a |
| For example, if you have overgrown areas which you | | | | professional. You will make their job easier, get a |
| obviously want to get rid of, get out the weed | | | | front yard landscape just to your taste and save |
| whacker and spend the morning clearing that area. | | | | money too! |
| Just like cleaning up a cluttered room, you will | | | | |