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Classic curb appeal ideas

Classic landscaping is what a well-kept house looks like from the street: clipped evergreen hedges, symmetrical foundation plantings, a healthy lawn and a clean edge to every bed. It is not about rare plants. It is about balance and maintenance done well.

A classic landscape rendered by YardRemake on a sample home
Rendered by our engine on a sample home, with the house kept and the yard restyled. Your photo gets the same treatment.
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How to get the look

  1. 1Mirror the planting on both sides of the front door, then break the symmetry with one specimen tree.
  2. 2Choose whatever shrub shears well locally for the hedge and keep it below the window sills.
  3. 3Edge the lawn sharply and mulch the beds dark. Half of curb appeal is the line between them.

Where it thrives

Every zone. The forms are universal; only the species change with the climate.

Up close

Three details from the same render.

Classic style, from the path
From the path
Classic style, beside the steps
Beside the steps
Classic style, across the beds
Across the beds

Plants that build the look

From our library of real plants, each rated for the zones this style suits. Every card opens the plant's page with its zones, sun, water and sources.

Climbing Hydrangea
Climbing Hydrangea
Hydrangea anomala
BorderZone 5-8Part shadeMedium water
Care details
Common Boxwood
Common Boxwood
Buxus sempervirens
AccentZone 5-8Full sunMedium water
Care details
Japanese Plum Yew
Japanese Plum Yew
Cephalotaxus harringtonii
EvergreenZone 6-9Part shadeMedium water
Care details
Yew Pine (Podocarpus)
Yew Pine (Podocarpus)
Podocarpus macrophyllus
AccentZone 7-9Full sunMedium water
Care details
Azalea
Azalea
Rhododendron indicum
BorderZone 7-8Part shadeMedium water
Care details
Hicks Yew
Hicks Yew
Taxus x media
BarrierZone 4-7Full sunMedium water
Care details
Blue Princess Holly (Blue Holly)
Blue Princess Holly (Blue Holly)
Ilex × meserveae
AccentZone 5-9Full sunModerate water
Care details
Cherry Laurel (English Laurel)
Cherry Laurel (English Laurel)
Prunus laurocerasus
Evergreen screenZone 6-9Full sunMedium water
Care details
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Real before and afters

From the gallery, made with the same engine.

Your yard, this style

See your own home in the Classic style

One photo of your yard. The house stays, the yard is restyled, and every plant in the result is a real species checked against your zone.

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