This foundation garden plan ensures your front yard will have eye-catching color and curb appeal all year long.
Want a colorful alternative to the standard all-green row of shrubs along the front of your house?
This foundation garden plan mixes flowering perennials and groundcovers with broadleafevergreen shrubsand a sculptural tree to offer year-round interest.
Credit: Illustration by Mavis Augustine Torke
Adding a fewspring-blooming bulbsamong the plants will make this garden plan even more eye-catching.
Frequently Asked Questions
Foundation plantingcan soften corners and the harsh lines between the building and the ground.
Keep large trees at least 20 feet away from your house so that roots don’t damage the foundation.
Avoid planting anything that grows too large, or planting anything that grows too close to the house.
