Ideas · Front yard
Cottage front yard ideas, tried on your own house.
A path between flower borders, roses by the door and a gate. A cottage front yard is welcoming, and it gives a lot of curb appeal for the space.
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The look
What makes a cottage front yard
A cottage front yard swaps lawn for borders full of perennials, with a path, often brick or gravel, leading to the door. Roses or climbers by the entrance and a low fence or hedge at the street give it a frame.
It suits older and traditional houses especially well. Keep the path clear and the door visible from the street, so it reads as welcoming rather than overgrown.
Abundant, romantic planting. Colors: blush, lavender, leafy green. Materials: brick paths, climbing roses, perennials, picket fencing.
- A brick, stone or gravel path flanked by flower borders
- Roses, clematis or another climber by the front door
- Perennials and flowering shrubs layered by height
- A low picket fence, hedge or gate at the street
- Window boxes or pots by the steps
Try it
Three ideas to try on your own photo
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- Cottage front yard with a brick path, flower borders, climbing roses by the door and a white picket fence. Keep the house as it is.See it on mine
- Replace the front lawn with cottage planting and a gravel path to the door.See it on mine
- Cottage-style front yard with window boxes, a timber gate and lavender along the path.See it on mine
Before you build
Worth knowing first
- Keep tall plants away from the path edge so it stays easy to walk.
- Plan for winter: add evergreen shrubs so the yard still has shape when the perennials die back.
- Choose a fence height that suits local rules for front boundaries.
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How much changes
From a refresh to a rethink
- Refresh
- Planting, mulch, furniture and decor. Paving and structures stay.
- Remodel
- New surfaces, beds, lighting and features within the current layout.
- Reimagine
- A new layout for the yard. The house, fences and mature trees stay.
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