You may have a small front yard, or it may be large. Ask yourself a few questions.

• Do you want lawn?


• Will you have automatic irrigation?


• Where do you want flower beds?


• Is there going to be a courtyard?


• Will there be a water feature in the front of the house?


• How many trees do you want in the front yard?


• How much maintenance do you want to have to do?


• Will you have outside lighting on a tree or boulder?

These questions will help you decide more exactly what you will be happy with.

Now you can draw a miniature sketch of your yard and identify all the parts of this yard:

ie:

• trees
• rocks
• lawn
• bushes
• flowers
• boulders

Now the big question is, Are you going to do the work yourself, or will you hire the work done?