Concept 01Forward LookingContemporary
Modern Kerb Appeal
Clipped hedge bands, a single feature tree and wide paver entry path that squares up a modern facade.
- Paver entry path
- Low box hedging
- Feature tree
- Uplighting
Typical build range: $8k – $16k
20 AI designed concepts
See Your Front Yard Design
Looks Before you build
Your front yard is the only part of your home that everyone sees. These twenty concepts cover the full range of frontages — wide suburban blocks, narrow townhouse strips, steep slopes and dry sites — and each one can be viewed from above or from any of four ground level angles.
Before you choose
Four decisions that shape every front yard
Arrival sequence
Where does a visitor park, walk and stand? A path that reads clearly from the street does more for kerb appeal than any plant.
Sight lines and privacy
Decide what you want screened from the street and what you want framed. Screening at 1.6–1.8m blocks views; screening at 900mm only defines space.
Water and maintenance
Lawn is the highest maintenance surface in a front yard. Gravel, groundcover and massed shrubs cut both water and mowing.
Night presence
Most people arrive home in the dark half the year. Two or three lighting effects — a grazed wall, a lit canopy, path markers — change the whole facade.
The collection
All 20 front yard concepts
Use the view buttons on each card: Top for the drone plan, then Forward, Rear, Left and Right for ground level.
Concept 01Forward Looking
Concept 02Forward LookingCottage
Cottage Welcome
Soft flowering borders spilling over a picket edge, a curved path and a rose arch at the gate.
- Flowering borders
- Rose arch
- Gravel path
- Picket edging
Typical build range: $6k – $12k
Concept 03Forward LookingLow water
Desert Xeriscape
Succulents, feature boulders and decorative gravel that stay sharp with almost no irrigation.
- Succulent beds
- Feature boulders
- Gravel mulch
- Drip irrigation
Typical build range: $7k – $14k
Concept 04Forward LookingCoastal
Coastal Native Verge
Wind tolerant natives, timber sleeper steps and a driftwood-toned pebble bed.
- Native grasses
- Sleeper steps
- Pebble beds
- Salt tolerant planting
Typical build range: $9k – $15k
Concept 05Forward LookingFormal
Formal Symmetry
Mirrored hedges, standard bay trees in pots and a stone-edged lawn panel.
- Mirrored hedges
- Topiary pots
- Stone edging
- Lawn panel
Typical build range: $12k – $22k
Concept 06Forward LookingGrand
Circular Drive Statement
A sweeping circular driveway wrapped around a raised planted island and specimen tree.
- Circular drive
- Raised island bed
- Specimen tree
- Bollard lighting
Typical build range: $25k – $60k
Concept 07Forward LookingMinimal
Zero Lawn Courtyard
Full paving with planted pockets, perfect for narrow inner-city frontages.
- Full paving
- Planting pockets
- Screen wall
- Wall lights
Typical build range: $10k – $18k
Concept 08Forward LookingSloping site
Cascading Terraces
Three sandstone terraces stepping down to the street with planted risers.
- Retaining walls
- Terraced beds
- Stone steps
- Step lighting
Typical build range: $18k – $40k
Concept 09Forward LookingJapanese
Japanese Entry Garden
Raked gravel, a maple, moss mounds and a stepping stone approach to the door.
- Raked gravel
- Japanese maple
- Stepping stones
- Granite lantern
Typical build range: $11k – $20k
Concept 10Forward LookingMediterranean
Mediterranean Frontage
Olive trees, lavender drifts and terracotta pots against a rendered wall.
- Olive trees
- Lavender drifts
- Terracotta pots
- Rendered wall
Typical build range: $9k – $17k
Concept 11Forward LookingShade
Woodland Shade Front
Ferns, hellebores and bark mulch under an existing canopy tree.
- Fern understorey
- Bark mulch
- Shade tolerant beds
- Timber edge
Typical build range: $5k – $11k
Concept 12Forward LookingNaturalistic
Prairie Meadow Verge
Drifting grasses and perennials mown to a crisp lawn edge for a tidy wild look.
- Perennial meadow
- Mown edge
- Seasonal colour
- Pollinator planting
Typical build range: $6k – $13k
Concept 13Forward LookingFamily
Family Safe Entry
Fenced front lawn with a gated path, soft edges and no thorny planting.
- Fenced lawn
- Self closing gate
- Soft edging
- Durable turf
Typical build range: $10k – $18k
Concept 14Forward LookingPrivacy
Privacy Screen Front
A slatted screen wall and layered hedge that hides living rooms from the street.
- Slat screen wall
- Layered hedge
- Climbing vines
- Concealed entry
Typical build range: $13k – $24k
Concept 15Forward LookingHardscape
Driveway Reimagined
Concrete strips with a green centre, permeable joints and lit edges.
- Strip driveway
- Permeable joints
- Green centre
- Edge lighting
Typical build range: $14k – $28k
Concept 16Forward LookingSustainable
Rain Garden Front
A planted swale that captures roof runoff before it reaches the street.
- Bio-swale
- Rain garden planting
- Permeable paving
- Overflow drain
Typical build range: $9k – $18k
Concept 17Forward LookingTropical
Tropical Arrival
Broad leaf palms, bromeliads and a water bowl beside a shaded entry.
- Palms
- Bromeliads
- Water bowl
- Shade planting
Typical build range: $11k – $21k
Concept 18Forward LookingHeritage
Heritage Restoration
Period tessellated tiles, iron fencing and traditional cottage borders.
- Tessellated tiles
- Iron fence
- Period borders
- Brick edging
Typical build range: $16k – $32k
Concept 19Forward LookingSmall space
Compact Townhouse Front
Under 40 square metres worked hard with vertical greenery and a bench nook.
- Vertical garden
- Bench nook
- Feature paving
- Pot cluster
Typical build range: $5k – $10k
Concept 20Forward LookingLighting led
Evening Lit Entry
A design built around night arrival: grazed walls, path lights and a lit canopy.
- Wall grazing
- Path lights
- Canopy uplights
- Smart control
Typical build range: $8k – $15k
How to adapt a concept to your own frontage
Measure the boundary width, the setback to the front door and the driveway width. Almost every front yard problem is a proportion problem: a path that is too narrow, a bed that is too shallow, or a tree planted too close to the facade.
- Entry paths read best at 1.2m wide, never less than 900mm.
- Garden beds need at least 800mm depth to hold layered planting.
- Keep feature trees at least 3m from the building line and off service trenches.
- Check local rules for front fence heights, driveway crossovers and street trees.
Costing your front yard
The build ranges shown on each concept are typical full-scope figures including earthworks, paving, planting and lighting. Staging the work — hardscape first, planting in the next season — spreads the cost without compromising the design, provided the levels and drainage are set correctly at the start.