Finding lawn free front yard inspiration is easy! It’s not as easy to find realistic inspiration. One of my favorite ways to collect landscape design inspiration, as a designer, is by going on walks in different neighborhoods in my area (USDA Zone 8).
Come along and let’s learn how what low maintenance front yard landscape designs are possible for you, completely lawn free!
I talk about maintenance as much as I do design, because visual inspiration is not helpful if you can’t keep up with the work! Luckily, on this walk, we come across many different styles of easy, no grass options that also look amazing.
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23 Comments
YES! I have some wonderful landscaping in my neighborhood. It's a great way to see what plants thrive in our area
What do you think of this new "walk with a landscape designer" type of video? Should I do more? 🪴
I would love a video about more edibles to use in the landscape! Loving your channel, thanks!
Really enjoyed this one! The "in the field" style was great!
I appreciate your teaching. The two points I have embraced from you are focusing on ornamental shrubs instead of only perennials to fill space, and to embrace a little mess. I have a large stand of shagbark hickory trees that are beautiful but shed leaves, small branches, and bark like crazy. I keep telling myself that I’m aiming for “messy tidy”!
This was super helpful. I also live in PNW and I get so much from your videos. Thanks!! (PS Please move the camera a little slower. It makes people like me sick when you go too fast then I can't watch. )
Love boxleaf euonymus, as I do the concept and réalisation of this video! Thank you.
What you said about using shrubs as your base plants for filling in space instead of relying on just herbaceous perennials makes a lot of sense. Shrubs are larger and would fill in the space a lot better and would probably be the better economical choice because of that.
I have been taking note of what people have been growing in my neighborhood and snapping pics to research later. When I saw that you made a video on this exact topic, I was very happy to see what you were going to include in it.
I agree!! Plant as many fruit trees as you can!! The world would be a better place, just as you say!
Yes! Do more videos like this!! Lovely to watch! 🥰 I live in Sweden so it is interesting to see the differens between what and how you can grow things over there and what we can!
This was informative, thank you for taking us along. Another walk exploring hardscape options would be great, too. 💚
Wonderful. Thank you for sharing. 💞
Do you have advice for under planting under shrubs who have a few years to go until maturity?
Loved this video. Thank you!
great video. for east coast people I suggest paw paw trees, native low maintenance and delicious banna mango flavor fruit.
Love the video! Please do more of these. Even better if you can tag the plants you are mentioning to a plant website. I find these more relatable than those taken in garden books that set very high standards. Also, love that your advice is so practical and helps the wildlife.
this was a lot of fun! its always great to see real examples
Love this type of video! I also really like neighborhoods with smaller front yards. I live in a 100 year old building in Chicago and we have a porch that seats 2, a big oak tree and some ferns. It’s enough area that I can add personality eventually and actually use the space.
I have been told that euonymus can be invasive, but I live in coastal North Carolina.
I would love to learn more about landscaping with evergreen trees. We have several evergreen trees that have killed the grass beneath them, and I'd love to plant something below them to fill in that bare space, or somehow use the space.
I need to work on more evergreen options in our gardens for winter structure (in the Midwest). I also struggle with how organized my garden should look vs. the more varied garden.
Love the very real and sometimes messy examples! Great video idea.