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10 Creative Front Bed Landscaping Ideas

Here are the most creative front bed landscaping ideas for you to apply in the yard to make it look a bit better. Some are low maintenance and some might require good efforts to maintain, I will point those out.

Make sure you do not let the budget come on the way as some ideas will take significant investment to set up and keep up and running. So with all those introductions, let’s get started.

1. Use Artificial Grass as Your Front Bed

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Decorate your front bed with artificial grass as it looks clean and weed-free. Then add flowers and plants along the edge to cover up the area.

Also, add a touch of color with colorful plants to mix and match the greenery. It is low maintenance and does not cost that much despite the artificial grass cost.

2. Add a Rocky Waterfall

rock garden bed
Field Outdoor Spaces on Flickr

First of all, this front bed idea is pretty tough to set up and maintain and may need some professionalism. In Japan, they built it for a calm and peaceful yard.

You can also build it by adding some river rocks or pebbles, some rocky plants, and large rocks. Then use a motor to make the water flow over it.

So yes it is costly and tough. But looks awesome, is not it?

3. Build a Long Colorful Flower Bed

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If you like colorful flowers, then setting up a flower bed can be the perfect thing for your front bed. They add a touch of color to your life and look awesome from far away.

Maintenance can be challenging for a larger flower bed but a smaller one may not be so. So give it a try and see how it turns out.

And one more thing, add some black mulch beneath the flowers so that the weeds do not grow often.

4. Build a Small Garden Bed

Garden Flower Bed
Chris Wood (User:chris_j_wood).CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The thing I was talking about was the size and maintenance. This garden bed idea is easy to set up and does not need that much maintenance work.

It is suitable for a small front yard. Just mix different flowers and plants to make this design.

5. Mulch Around the Plants

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Tom Britt on Flickr

Separate your plants and the whole front yard with mulch. The mulch will make the garden bed look better and more creative. Try it.

6. Build a Tulip Garden

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Tulips look good as your front bed garden with a touch of a small pond. When they bloom they will color up your garden bed.

But make sure you plant different types of tulips or any other colorful flowers for this purpose.

7. Edge Your Garden Bed with Brown Mulch

garden bed edging
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I have talked about the black mulch and that looks good.

But if you want to edge your garden with either stones or bricks then the brown mulch will be the best. They will add a touch of classy look and reduce dirt in the front bed. Try it.

8. Build a Focal Point with a Gravel Bed

gravel garden bed
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First, build a bed with gravel, then add a focal point with something strong like bricks, stone, or any water feature. That will attract eyes and make your bed look awesome from far away.

9. Use Natural Mulch to Separate Your Garden

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Black mulch and brown mulch are good but natural mulch is the best for an environmental look.

Separate your yard with yard with these so that do not mix up and destroy your garden bed.

10. Build a Raised Bed Garden

rasied bed garden
B. BlechmannCC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A raised bed garden will also add a touch of elegance to the front bed area. A few vegetable gardens will do that work. Try it.

Last Words

So these are the best front bed landscaping ideas for your front yard that you can set up.

Some are low maintenance and some might take some professional to set up. Keep the cost out of the equation for a better design. Good luck!

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Nazim Ali

Nazim Ali is an engineer who loves fixing things at home. He loves to try new things and share the knowledge with the world.