Gardening Garden Plans Gardens Plans for Special Spots A Foundation Garden Plan to Increase Curb Appeal A mix of blooming perennials, shrubs, and evergreens will make your home look welcoming throughout the seasons. By Viveka Neveln Viveka Neveln Instagram Viveka Neveln is the Garden Editor at BHG and a degreed horticulturist with broad gardening expertise earned over 3+ decades of practice and study. She has more than 20 years of experience writing and editing for both print and digital media. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on July 28, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email A colorful alternative to the standard all-green row of shrubs along the front of your house, this foundation garden plan mixes flowering perennials and groundcovers with broad-leaf evergreen shrubs and a sculptural tree. All these plants do best in full sun or part shade. Lay a path of stepping stones along the front of the border to define the garden's shape and to provide access to the side yard. If you'd like the color scheme to emphasize shades of pink, exchange 'Eenie Weenie' daylily to 'Minnie Pearl' daylily; Serbian bellflower to 'Siskiyou' evening primrose; and select the 'Pink Ice' variety of silver-and-gold chrysanthemum. Illustration by Mavis Augustine Torke Plants for Creating the Foundation Garden Plan Blue pine (Pinus strobus 'Rocky Mountain'): Zones 3-9 Euonymus (Euonymus fortunei 'Moonshadow'): Zones 4-8 Boxwood (Buxus 'Green Velvet' or 'Winter Green'): Zones 5-9 Golden mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus'): Zones 5-9 Rhododendron (Rhododendron yakusimanum): Zones 5-8 Hosta (Hosta 'August Moon'): Zones 3-9 Spotted deadnettle (Lamium maculatum 'Friday'): Zones 3-9 Dwarf fountaingrass (Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny'): Zones 4-9 Dwarf daylily (Hemerocallis 'Eenie Weenie'): Zones 3-9 Silver and gold chrysanthemum (Ajania pacifica): Zones 5-9 Serbian bellflower (Campanula poscharskyana): Zones 3-9 Creeping phlox (Phlox douglasii 'Crater Lake'): Zones 2-9 Creeping thyme (Thymus serphyllum 'Coccineus'): Zones 4-9 If you aren't able to find the exact cultivars listed above, substitute others in similar colors, shapes, and sizes. Because in certain climates, some plants can become overly aggressive and spread out of control, always check which species are considered invasive in your area before planting. Get the Free Foundation Garden Plan The garden plan for this design includes an illustrated version of the planted garden, a detailed layout diagram, a list of plants for the garden as shown, and complete instructions for installing the garden. Free, one-time registration allows unlimited access to all our garden plans, available as printable PDFs. DOWNLOAD THIS PLAN More Garden Plans to Try Easy Streetside Garden Plan Colorful Front-Yard Garden Plans English-Style Front Yard Garden Plan Easy-Care Butterfly Garden Plan Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit