Inspiration

On this page you will find inspiring ideas and case studies to help you bring life to your street. #WhatIf all front gardens and front yards were full of life?

Quick Examples from the Streets

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Vegetables

You do not just have to stick to flowers, shrubs and grass. Tomatoes and sweetcorn are thriving in this sunny front garden.

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Recycle recycling bins

This front garden is only wide enough to accommodate a bin, but the residents have planted up two old recycling bins with ivy and other evergreens to give themselves a green front garden all year around.

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Hanging Windows

This window garden near Victoria includes a window box stuffed full but also hanging baskets to add even more interest.

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Front garden ponds

Multiple ponds with water lilies bring life to this street.

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Front garden ponds

This is a great idea to re-use a and old sinnk, redeployed as a small pond with lilies and water plants and a fern planted into the overflow pipe.

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Dolphins

Why not try and bring a smile to passers-by?

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Clambering and draping wall tops

A small planter embedded into the top of the wall can be filled with easy colour.

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Bin or Bike garden

Add a shallow planter to the top of a bin or bike shed and you can have a mini garden at eye level. Here sempervivums are thriving.

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Bin Shelter Gardening

Add a shallow planter to the top of a bin or bike shed and you can have a mini garden at eye level. Here sempervivums are thriving.

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Bin Shelter Gardening

Add a shallow planter to the top of a bin or bike shed and you can have a mini garden at eye level. Here sempervivums are thriving.

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Case Studies

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A Real Life Restoration

Restoring a totally hard surfaced front garden providing parking for 2 cars.

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by Ealing Front Gardens Project
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