A sidewalk garden not only brightens up the pathway to your front door, but it makes a great first impression to visitors.
A great looking sidewalk garden can make your home look more attractive and inviting.
Try these ideas.
Street-side planting
Street-side planting gives your garden an illusion of size.
By planting flowers next to the sidewalk and building a border, a yard can have a natural barrier separating it from concrete and pavement.
Adding a variety of plants, flowers, and colors gives the landscaped area layers.
Add elegance to the “hellstrip”
The small grassy area between the sidewalk in front of your home and the street is called the “hellstrip”.
This unloved area can be transformed with lush plants.
The “hellstrip” not only becomes more attractive, but it is low maintenance.
You can end those weekly mowing sessions of the small greenspace by simply adding ornate fountain grass or blue oat grass.
Layer your front yard
If your front yard slopes toward the driveway or sidewalk, building a landscaped retaining wall can eliminate a difficult to mow area.
A concrete retaining wall can be built with flower beds to dress it up.
The color and texture will provide your yard with a new dimension.
Introduce containers to your path
A garden sidewalk doesn’t have to stay off the pavement.
Plant containers can be placed on the pavement to brighten up the path.
You will need to add a few containers on both sides of the path and line them up.
Containers are not low maintenance, so you will need to water the plants inside them regularly.
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