Keep routes clear
Mark the driveway, front-door path, gates and places where bins need to move. Build your layout around the routes you use every day.
Yardlet · Tools for your outdoors
Plan a front yard you can build.
Start with one manageable area. Map the space, explore materials and planting, then turn your preferred layout into a DIY project.
Open the front-yard planner ↗Give every part of your front yard a job.
Choose a maintenance level
Decide how much mowing, weeding, watering and seasonal pruning you want to do. A smaller lawn or a planted gravel bed can change that balance.
Work with the site
Record sunny and shaded areas, existing trees, slopes and where water collects. Use those observations when choosing plants and ground materials.
A practical starting checklist.
- Measure the area and draw the fixed edges: house, driveway, sidewalk and utilities.
- Choose the first zone to improve rather than changing everything at once.
- Compare a few layouts in the planner or open an editable Constructor template.
- Calculate the material volume using your measured area and intended depth.
- Check local plant suitability, access and supplier prices before ordering.
Start with a template
Try a layout, then make it yours.
Start with an editable front-yard layout. Change the materials, move plants and stones, or reshape the lawn to make it your own.
Customize this template ↗
Example: a 12 × 2 ft planting strip.
A compact rectangular planting area this size covers 24 sq ft. At an example depth of 3 inches, you would need 6 cubic feet, or about 0.22 cubic yards of ground material before any extra allowance.
Dimensions are illustrative, not measured from the image. Calculate the planting area inside the edging and confirm the right depth for your material with your supplier.
Calculate quantities for your own dimensions →Illustrative planting strip · 12 ft long × 2 ft wide
Keep your project moving.
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