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	Home \| Designs \| Decorating \| Ideas Screen Porches \| Enclosures \| Build Mobile Home Porches \| Build Porch Roof 3 Season Porch \| Screen Porch Windows Vintage Porch Parts \| More By Dave and Mary Front Porch Landscaping Ideas For Beauty and Comfort Our porch landscaping ideas will improve your home's curb appeal, add aesthetic value, and may even increase the size of your porch. Whether looking for sophisticated landscaping ideas or simple ones that won't break the bank, see how you can easily transform your porch and home from ordinary to be the envy of the neighborhood. Have you ever driven past a home that has an amazing appeal? Usually it is a combination of several factors, one of the most important being the front porch and front yard landscaping. Our home landscaping photos, tips, ideas, and free landscaping information is the perfect place to start to create your own fabulous yard! Landscaping around your porch can range from very affordable to a small fortune. It need not be costly if you just start with a few of the right plantings and placements. Our own porch garden is cottage-like and we have done it over time; hence, nice and easy on the budget. Porch Landscaping Ideas Directory and Projects Inspiring Walkway Ideas Interesting and intriguing pathways can add charm to your home and porch Front Yard Landscape Designs Transform your yard with the right landscape design Creative Front Yard Landscaping Create an "entry experience". You know it as your front yard and front porch Overflowing Hanging Baskets For exceptional color on your porch and undeniable curb appeal Picket Fence Ideas See these neat picket fence ideas you can use in your yard Hanging Baskets from Vinyl Ceiling How to hang a beautiful hanging basket from a vinyl porch ceiling Home Landscaping Photos Landscaping photos highlight beautiful yards and lovely porches Front Porch Landscaping Ideas Tips and photos of landscaped porches for inspiration Ideas for Landscaping with Rocks Landscaping with rocks is a fantastic way to add texture and beauty 10 Easy Landscaping Ideas To up the curb appeal factor to your front yard and porch Picket Fence Design Ideas Amazing picket fence designs to enhance your porch and home Use Our DIY Walkway Idea See how we installed a cottage-style walkway in front of our porch Front Lawn Landscaping Ideas See our new front porch landscaping project along with our plant guide Make This DIY Garden Bench We show you how to make a DIY garden bench for your yard or porch Lawn Drainage Problem Solved See how we resolved a lawn drainage problem we had Build This Wild Bird Feeding Station Build this bird feeding station near your porch to enjoy our feathered friends Container Gardening Ideas If you have a porch, try container gardening as part of your landscaping Perennials for Zone 5 Zone 5 perennials provide generous charm around this country porch Cool Garden Art See these neat garden art ideas for your yard Succulent Garden Designs Use these succulent garden design ideas around your porch or in your yard Self Watering Planters When it's really hot or you leave home for a few days Front Yard Landscape Ideas Get tips from our expert landscaper who has lots of great information you can use.... Privacy Porch Ideas Use landscaping to create a little privacy on your porch Flower Pot Trellis Ideas Want to support a beautiful climbing plant? Take a look at the ideas we have for you - DIY and ready-made trellises. We have porch trellis ideas for a boost in ambiance and subtle privacy! Featured Porch Landscape Ideas and Designs Mary and I are excited to share several front yard and front porch landscape designs by Lisk Landscape Management. See before and after photos depicting how they've landscaped small front yards and front porches to create lots of curb appeal. Check out their design ideas! Listen to Our Porch Landscaping Audio Programs Listen to our interviews with front porch and front yard landscaping experts who share their tips and ideas to enhance the look of your porch and home. J. Paul Moore's passion for both plants and photography makes for an interesting interview. You'll discover ideas for planning your porch's landscaping, deciding what plants to use, and lots more. Don't miss our interview with Troy Marden, host of a local PBS's The Volunteer Gardner. Troy travels the world searching for exquisite gardens and he shares his modern landscape ideas for combining edible plants around your front porch and yard. Porch Landscaping Ideas for Appeal We absolutely love the walkway, the landscaping and the amazing porch! This whimsical landscaping around the porch boosts the charm The hostas do a beautiful job of lining the walkway and porch. A beautifully designed front porch along with the right landscaping can create not only added value but immense appeal as well. A porch without landscaping is like a banana split without the whipped cream. Landscaping is not only aesthetically pleasing but also enhances the look of your front porch. When planning your front porch landscaping, consider such factors as line of sight from your porch and traffic patterns in addition to color and textures. The porch landscaping idea shown below is an excellent example of an established landscaping plan that has matured over time. Note how it makes the porch a more welcoming place. Often times it is difficult to imagine what your landscaping plan will look like once it has matured. A great porch landscaping idea is 3-D renderings. See our Before and After renderings below: Before Very minimal porch landscaping After Lush landscaping adds immense appeal Be sure to see our Front Porch Designs Illustrator. We show both a one-story and two-story homes with over 30 different porch designs plus walkway and landscaping ideas. Porch Landscaping Architecture Basics See how the rose plant "frames" the porch and softens the lines of the foundation? Photo is courtesy of gs archeologist Is your home and porch formal or informal, traditional or contemporary, southwestern or a Cape Cod, tall and boxy, or short and angular? Our porch landscaping ideas will help you enhance or downplay your home's architecture. For example, if you have a formal brick, symmetrical colonial home, landscaping suggestions include manicured shrubs, a central path or walkway of brick, and period railings on your porch. If you have a Cape Cod style home consider window boxes and/or planters attached to your porch railing and stone paths leading to the porch. If your house is symmetrical plantings should match on either side of doors continue matching as you move away from center or add a little variation the farther you go - make sure they are balanced ensure plantings are geometrically arranged and trimmed If your house is asymmetrical balance is important but now balance plants with specific architectural features instead of with each other create natural looking mixed plantings ensure plantings are geometrically arranged and trimmed If your house is horizontally designed: use a low sheared hedge along the base. tall and narrow: use columnar trees to accent its height boxy: use large round trees large: use deep foundation beds, a large tree to anchor a corner with a mix of evergreens and deciduous shrubs underneath Porch Landscaping Ideas to Highlight Your Porch and Front Door Place taller plants on either side of the stairs or landing If your doorway is symmetrical (light panels or matching lights on each side) match the plantings on each side If your doorway is asymmetrical you have the option of either treating it formally (matching) or informally. Have plants one either side but vary them in color and type. To attract attention to your porch use matching round or conical shrubs on either side. To downplay the porch, use softer and taller plants such as a dogwood or vine maple to create a canopy effect Not all porches need skirting along the entire run. If it is aesthetically pleasing you may opt to have some of it show. If not, use low shrubs to conceal it. Don't limit yourself to just the area immediately in front of your porch. Extending the plantings away from the porch can create a softer look. Also consider the shape. Rounding the beds will make it not only interesting but will also give it a professional look. Flowering vines can be extend across your porch but understand they may be shaded by the eaves of your roof. Pots are great. Choose ferns, impatiens, and other shade-loving plants. Hanging planters work well; include small vines and trailing plants. Choose large baskets to retain more moisture. If your porch extends to a corner of your house, use peninsula beds that extend into the yard and create a sense of cohesiveness with the side yard. Small Porch Landscaping Ideas Although larger porches are making a comeback, many newer homes only have a small-sized porch or portico. Many are pretty bland and without great architectural features. Notoriously small city porches like the charming one depicted below (Boston brownstone apartments) have little space for landscaping. Perhaps the only option is to create a space! There are many porch landscaping ideas that you can add to enhance the look of your small porch wherever it's located. For instance, you add an enclosed terrace beside your porch and have a great place for dining, a place to enjoy a glass of wine, or a secluded spot to read your favorite book! Extend your small porch with an arbor and plant clematis to cover it. Not only will it be an inviting entrance to your home but fragrant as well. Or, soften hard surfaces with potted plants of boxwood topiary and clematis. These porch landscaping ideas are really worth the extra effort. A small porch has the advantage of cost savings; you'll be able to purchase more quality materials. Upgrade your door hardware, add antique light fixtures, and consider resurfacing the landing. Use stone, tile, or brick pavers. Small landings and stoops are great for patterned floors. Install vine covered trellises, planters over your railings, hanging baskets, or clusters of evergreens. Return to Top More Porch Landscaping Ideas! Beautiful Gardens in Front Yard Gardens are beautiful at this lovely Wisconsin home - not only in the front, but also the sides and backyard. We had the pleasure of meeting the homeowner and she expressed how much joy her gardens bring her and to people passing by. She even has delight fairy gardens in the back yard that her grandchildren enjoy. Make a Memorable Stepping Stone We made this stepping stone for our dear friend, Liz. In addition to the pretty pieces of stained glass, this stepping stone also includes some mementos that are meaningful to her. Porch Landscaping Idea - Make Some Cool Garden Art You will want to read our story about the stained glass panel that we wanted for above our porch swing. It turned into some cool garden art that at first we thought was a fail! Landscaping for Winter Interest We planted decorative kale around our porch. It is more beautiful (even in almost zero degree weather) than we would have guessed. More Porch Landscaping Tips Tie your home and porch visually to the surrounding landscape- give it personality. Make your porch welcoming with porch landscaping that draws attention with color, shape and textures Block wind or noise from your porch with porch blinds or shades - you will be happy you did Accentuate the positive and hide unsightly features like an old dilapidated building or your neighbor's rusting car. Don't forget to light your landscaping. See our how to install landscape lighting section. Check out our amazing walk way ideas. Keep walk ways clear and control the water runoff. When planting, keep in mind what the landscape will look like when it's fully grown - and how much care it will take. If you love working in the yard, then fussy plants might be a good pick for you. Otherwise, pick plants, grasses and elements that are sturdy and low-maintenance. Photo at right courtesy of eklektick Take advantage of Mother Nature to save you money like collecting water in rain barrels Want a very innovative porch? Landscaping ideas can include a beautiful water garden beside the porch! Photo is courtesy of shlake. Another great source for porch landscaping ideas are Bed and Breakfast Inn porches. Bed and Breakfast Inn owners go to great lengths to ensure their landscaping complements the porch. Porch landscaping ideas should include hanging baskets. See our Hanging Basket section in the directory above to create exquisite hanging baskets and learn about other options like creating hanging gardens or placing them on plant stands instead. Return to Top Please send us your landscaping ideas and pictures of your landscaped yard and porch; we'd love to share them with others. You Are Here: Home / Porch Landscaping Ideas Hi! We're Mary and Dave, lifelong DIYers, high school sweethearts, and we both love porches. You've come to the right place for thousands of porch ideas. 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