9 Simple DIY Ideas for Front of House Landscaping

“Curb appeal” is more than just a trendy buzzword that real estate agents throw around. Your front of house landscaping speaks to both the general appearance and the condition of your home, and it can have a very big impact on its value. In fact, a nice looking and well-maintained front yard can boost the value of your property by as much as 5.5% to 12.7%, which can translate to ten (and sometimes even hundreds) of thousands of dollars.

Even if you have no intention of selling your home anytime soon, putting time, effort, and a bit of cash into your front of house landscaping can increase your satisfaction with how your home looks and inspire you to put that same level of effort into other exterior and interior design projects. So if you’re looking for a place to start with home improvements, curb appeal might be just the ticket.

Where to begin? Here are some of our favorite fun and easy DIY projects for taking your front of house landscaping to the next level.

Landscaping your front yard costs, on average, about $1,500 to $5,000, according to HomeAdvisor. However, you can save a lot of money by choosing to do all or most of the work yourself. While some front of house landscaping projects are generally best-handled by the pros (such as installing drainage or sprinkler systems), there are tons of simple things that you can do on your own to improve your home’s curb appeal—and many can be accomplished in just a couple of hours or over the course of a weekend.

So roll up your sleeves and consider taking on one or more of these creative do-it-yourself front of house landscaping ideas.