75 Beautiful Terraced Front Yard Home Design Ideas & Designs (2024)

Goodbye to grass! A colorful palette of long-blooming perennials, shrub roses and ornamental grasses create a charming front yard cottage garden, brimming with curb appeal.

Glencoe Residence Landscape. Brick Paver Driveway with Bluestone Motorcourt Border, Radiant Snow Melt Heat System, French Inspired Formal Entrance Landscape, Low Voltage Lighting, and Irrigation. Entire property Constructed by: Arrow. Designed by: Marco Romani, RLA - Landscape Architect.

A side view, looking across the front terraces, shows the increased visual depth of the space. The triptychs of chamaecyparis nootkatensis on the one side and the granite spheres on the other are seen to balance one another. The bluestone planks bring continuity between the right and left terraces. Photo by Jay Sifford.

Front yard gardening can be fun and functional! Add edibles into the mix, and enjoy nibbling your way through your yard!
Photo of a traditional front yard garden for summer in Minneapolis with natural stone pavers.

These homeowners are interested in sustainable landscaping. To capture the rain water coming off the tin roof, they put a rain garden in one corner of their front yard.

The front of this townhouse was boring and obscured by overgrown bushes. We replaced the siding and shutters, installed a new front door, etched and stained the boring concrete step, added a curving brick walkway, built a lattice shield to hide the trash can, redesigned the landscaping and added a river birch.

Front Yard Landscape Design installation in Monroe County, Webster, NY. Designed and Installed for this beautiful home about 3.5 years ago. I need to go back and take new pictures as I'm sure the plants have grown and are looking even more mature now. Included in this Front Yard Landscaping Plan was a Front Entrance Garden with a Gorgeous Maiden with Urns Water Feature Fountain, a Pondless Waterfall Design and Installation, Low Voltage Landscape Lighting and Low Maintenance Plantings. Acorn Ponds & Waterfalls, Certified Aquascape Contractor, Landscape Designer, Fountain Contractor, Installer, Pond Designer of Rochester NY 585.442.6373.Check out our website http://www.acornponds.com and give us a call 585.442.6373.Front Yard Landscape Designs, Ideas, Monroe County Rochester NY, Front Yard Landscape Designer, Front Yard Landscaping, Front Yard Walkways, Front Yard Landscape Contractor, Front Yard Design Installations, Front Entrance Gardens, Front Yard Plantings, Low Maintenance Front Yard Designs, Renovations, Redesign, Re-Design, Front Yard Remodel, Front Yard Replace. Lawn, Front Yard Trees, Front Yard Plants, Front Yard Design Concepts, Front Yard Ideas by Acorn Ponds & Waterfalls of Monroe County, Rochester NY, 585.442.6373, is a Certified Aquascape Contractor, Landscape Designer, Outdoor Lighting Designer, Installer, Builder, Contractor and Design Service Company. Sign up for your personal design consultation here: http://www.acornponds.com/contact-us.htmlClick on the link below to view our Facebook album on LED Landscape Lighting Ideas: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.274149295955533.59089.103109283059536&type=3To learn more about some of our projects, please click here: http://www.acornponds.com/landscape-design.htmlClick here for a free Magazine all about Ponds and Water Features: http://flip.it/gsrNNAcorn Ponds & Waterfalls of Monroe County, Rochester NY, 585.442.6373, Certified Aquascape Contractor, Landscape Designer, Outdoor Lighting Designer, Installer, Builder, Contractor and Design Service Company. We have professional Installation and Design Services available for the following:Landscape Design Outdoor Room DesignOutdoor Living Area DesignBackyard Ponds and Waterfalls Design & ConstructionFront Yard Landscape DesignBackyard Landscape DesignPatios and Walkways: Paver, Stone, BrickLow Voltage Landscape LightingLED Landscape LightingSwimming PondsSmall Garden PondsAquascape Ecosystem PondsLED Outdoor LightingRetaining WallsFountains Water FeaturesPondless WaterfallsPond Maintenance and DesignAquatic and Under Water LED LightsBubbling Boulders and UrnsNatural Stone Patios and Rock GardensPaver Patio DesignGarden PondsOutdoor KitchensPizza OvensFire PitsFish or Koi PondsWaterfall PondsLow Maintenance PlantingsCommercial Landscape DesignResidencial Landscape DesignDrainage Issues, SolutionsAquascape Rainwater Collection SystemsWe serve Pittsford NY, Penfield NY, Brighton NY, Fairport NY, Webster NY, Greece NY, Victor NY, Henrietta NY, Irondequoit NY, Rush NYAcorn Ponds & Waterfalls585.442.6373 http://www.acornponds.com

This NY Rockland County front yard planting design uses a variety of shrubbery, perennials & annuals that change in color and feel from month to month.Landscape design and build services in the New Jersey and New York areas. 845-590-7306 http://summersetgardens.com

Newton, MA front yard renovation. - Redesigned, and replanted, steep hillside with plantings and grasses that tolerate shade and partial sun. Added repurposed, reclaimed granite steps for access to lower lawn. - Sallie Hill Design | Landscape Architecture | 339-970-9058 | salliehilldesign.com | photo ©2013 Brian Hill

Design / Construction / Craftsmanship by: Arrow. Land+Structures. Marco Romani, RLA. Landscape Architect.
Traditional entryway in Chicago.

DIY front landscaping with pondless waterfall. A mixture of perennial and annual flowers keep the flowerbed looking lush all summer and is an inexpensive way to add curb appeal (tip: install a drip line for the hanging baskets - much easier than hand watering!) The black adironack style front porch swing that we built serves as the perfect place to sip lemonade and enjoy the blooms!

"The circular seating area links a large side yard with the equally large front yard, giving both a raison d'etre. The rounded "carpet" of crushed stone has some nice detailing, including the block edging and the flagstone path that cuts through it. Not too casual; not too formal. Definitely inviting.The rounded area (complete with two charming turquoise Adirondack chairs and a small side table) serves the same purpose as a front porch, providing bonus seating to the two benches on the entry threshold of this traditional home. This side yard treatment is both attractive and neighbor friendly."Debra Prinzing More at www.WestoverLD.com

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Contemporary front yard garden in Orange County.

The year-round front garden was designed to be welcoming and reflect the informal nature of the residents and to soften the lines of the raised foundation planter. Photo by Ralph Mercer (ralphmercer.com)

Not everyone wants a sea of grass for a front yard. This pocket garden provides a "living" room just steps away from the front door.
Eclectic backyard garden in Houston with natural stone pavers for summer.

New front yard landscape with terraced stone walls, boulders, plantings and concrete walkway
Inspiration for a small modern front yard full sun garden for summer in San Francisco with a retaining wall and natural stone pavers.

this tiny water-wise front yard is on a terrace leading up to the house, viewed both from the inside of the house and looking down on the garden from the stairs to the front door. The garden is designed to be a 'garden of curiosities', a visual painting with dramatic foliage color and architectural plants. Succulents include Agava 'Kara's Stripes', Various Aeoniums, Phormiums, Coprosma 'Pacific Sunset', Oxalis 'Zinfandel', Chondropetalum, Agave 'Blue Glow (pot) among other plants

It started with vision. Then arrived fresh sight, seeing what was absent, seeing what was possible. Followed quickly by desire and creativity and know-how and communication and collaboration.When the Ramsowers first called Exterior Worlds, all they had in mind was an outdoor fountain. About working with the Ramsowers, Jeff Halper, owner of Exterior Worlds says, “The Ramsowers had great vision. While they didn’t know exactly what they wanted, they did push us to create something special for them. I get inspired by my clients who are engaged and focused on design like they were. When you get that kind of inspiration and dialogue, you end up with a project like this one.”For Exterior Worlds, our design process addressed two main features of the original space—the blank surface of the yard surrounded by looming architecture and plain fencing. With the yard, we dug out the center of it to create a one-foot drop in elevation in which to build a sunken pool. At one end, we installed a spa, lining it with a contrasting darker blue glass tile. Pedestals topped with urns anchor the pool and provide a place for spot color. Jets of water emerge from these pedestals. This moving water becomes a shield to block out urban noises and makes the scene lively. (And the children think it’s great fun to play in them.) On the side of the pool, another fountain, an illuminated basin built of limestone, brick and stainless steel, feeds the pool through three slots.The pool is counterbalanced by a large plot of grass. What is inventive about this grassy area is its sub-structure. Before putting down the grass, we installed a French drain using grid pavers that pulls water away, an action that keeps the soil from compacting and the grass from suffocating. The entire sunken area is finished off with a border of ground cover that transitions the eye to the limestone walkway and the retaining wall, where we used the same reclaimed bricks found in architectural features of the house.In the outer border along the fence line, we planted small trees that give the space scale and also hide some unsightly utility infrastructure. Boxwood and limestone gravel were embroidered into a parterre design to underscore the formal shape of the pool. Additionally, we planted a rose garden around the illuminated basin and a color garden for seasonal color at the far end of the yard across from the covered terrace.To address the issue of the house’s prominence, we added a pergola to the main wing of the house. The pergola is made of solid aluminum, chosen for its durability, and painted black. The Ramsowers had used reclaimed ornamental iron around their front yard and so we replicated its pattern in the pergola’s design. “In making this design choice and also by using the reclaimed brick in the pool area, we wanted to honor the architecture of the house,” says Halper. We continued the ornamental pattern by building an aluminum arbor and pool security fence along the covered terrace. The arbor’s supports gently curve out and away from the house. It, plus the pergola, extends the structural aspect of the house into the landscape. At the same time, it softens the hard edges of the house and unifies it with the yard. The softening effect is further enhanced by the wisteria vine that will eventually cover both the arbor and the pergola. From a practical standpoint, the pergola and arbor provide shade, especially when the vine becomes mature, a definite plus for the west-facing main house.This newly-created space is an updated vision for a traditional garden that combines classic lines with the modern sensibility of innovative materials. The family is able to sit in the house or on the covered terrace and look out over the landscaping. To enjoy its pleasing form and practical function. To appreciate its cool, soothing palette, the blues of the water flowing into the greens of the garden with a judicious use of color. And accept its invitation to step out, step down, jump in, enjoy.

New front yard landscape with terraced stone walls, boulders, plantings and concrete walkway
Inspiration for a small modern front yard full sun garden for summer in San Francisco with a retaining wall and mulch.

This is an example of a mid-sized midcentury front yard full sun xeriscape in Orange County.